Tag: Engineering With Nature
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Engineering With Nature featured in NPR
Last week, the Engineering With Nature® movement was referenced in an NPR article that covered the risk of flooding in California due to a complex confluence of issues: record-breaking precipitation over the winter, aging flood infrastructure, and development that crowds the rivers’ natural floodplains. The article highlights the Engineering With Nature practice of giving rivers…
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Remembering a Great Partner and Friend
It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of Justin Ehrenwerth, a much-respected member of the Network for Engineering With Nature. Justin’s contributions to N-EWN and the broader field of natural infrastructure are immense. Justin’s kindness towards people and enthusiasm for his work were inspiring. One of Justin’s most recent contributions to…
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ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Lab (CHL) Researchers Participate in Network for Engineering With Nature (EWN) Kick-Off Workshop with the University of Florida’s Center for Coastal Solutions
ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) researchers participated in a kick-off workshop in St. Augustine, FL with the University of Florida’s Center for Coastal Solutions through a partnership within the Network for Engineering with Nature. The ongoing collaborative effort which includes the ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Lab, the ERDC Environmental Lab, and the University of…
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EWN Podcast S5 E8 – Visionary Ideas for Restoring America’s Estuaries
Over 40% of Americans—that’s 130 million people—live along the coasts of the United States. That high concentration of people is putting a lot of pressure on sensitive coastal ecosystems. Host Sarah Thorne and Jeff King, the new National Lead of the Engineering With Nature® Program, are joined by Daniel Hayden, President and CEO of Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE).…
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Beneficial Use of Dredge Materials: Video Highlight
N-EWN Partners Dr. Rhett Jackson, Dr. Mark Risse, Oscar Villegas, and Caleb Sytsma joined USACE Savannah District Biologist Summer Wright to visit the Marinex cutter suction dredge Hampton Roads on the upper Savannah River Harbor to learn more about standard dredging operations.
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Don’t miss out! Upcoming N-EWN Events & Media
Live Lecture: Engineering the Nature of Change TONIGHT 7 FEB, 6:30 PM CT The first lecture in this five-part series features Dr. Todd Bridges, National Lead for USACE Engineering With Nature®. Dr. Bridges will speak about Innovating for a More Resilient and Sustainable Future. The series is one of only two Presidential Dream Courses held by…
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Use of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Estuarine Systems
At the 11th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and Management, a N-EWN team, including Amanda Tritinger, Jeff King (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Matthew Bilskie (University of Georgia, IRIS), and Justin Ehrenwerth (the Water Institute of the Gulf) hosted a short course on Engineering With Nature practices. The full day workshop included over…
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S5 E2 EWN Podcast: Nature-Based Solutions from the Halls of the Exec Office of the PresidentS5 E2 EWN Podcast:
What happens when a nation focuses on addressing the critical challenges posed by climate change by investing in nature? That’s what we’re talking about in Season 5, Episode 2, of the Engineering With Nature® Podcast. Host Sarah Thorne and Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the…
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Operationalizing equity for integrated water resources management
The N-EWN People and Policy team, which consists of representatives from the University of Georgia and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently published a new paper in the Journal of American Water Resources, titles, “Operationalizing equity for integrated water resources management.” Abstract: Advancing social equity has been implicitly and explicitly central to water resources policy…
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Happening today! The NASEM Benefits, Applications and Opportunities of Natural Infrastructure Workshop
We’re excited that the NASEM Benefits, Applications and Opportunities of Natural Infrastructure Workshop is finally happening! The event explores the benefits, applications, and opportunities of natural infrastructure and its efficacy in areas such as natural hazard resilience, climate change adaptation, and sustainable, multi-purpose infrastructure. N-EWN Member Dr. Marshall Shepherd snapped the photo above of Provost…