Tag: Network for Engineering With Nature
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Understanding Biofiltration Ponds
Austin, Texas’ Watershed Protection Department (WPD) is embarking on a multi-year effort to understand the performance of biofiltration ponds (a nature-based solution) across the city. Each pond is unique, influenced by factors like saturated zone thickness and soil composition. To assess their performance, WPD staff will compare influent and effluent concentrations. This ambitious study will…
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Conference Recap: City of Austin WPD at SFS 2025
Team members from Austin, Texas’ Watershed Protection Department were delighted to attend the Society of Freshwater Science conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico in May 2025. Here’s a quick recap: Angel Santiago presented our latest results on modeling sediment and water quality in Austin. The modeling mimics conditions under storm and base flow and was…
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Partner Takeover: City of Austin, TX Watershed Protection Department
Introducing our next partner takeover: The City of Austin Watershed Protection Department! Austin, Texas’ Watershed Protection Department (WPD) has submitted the several exciting manuscripts for publication, focusing on nature-based solutions for healthy watersheds. Here’s a sneak peak at what their team has been working on: Lindsay Olinde (WPD), along with Drs. Robert Hawley and Nora…
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Restoration Projects- Bigger in Texas!
Next in the takeover, we bring you to Texas, where Resource Environmental Solutions has completed one of the largest Permittee-Responsible Mitigation (PRM) projects in the country. As part of the North Texas Municipal Lake Project, RES restored more than 17,000 acres of land and water resources to offset the environmental impacts of a new reservoir…
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Upcoming N-EWN Knowledge Series: RES on the Klamath River
Up next in the takeover, we turn to RES’ restoration of the Lower Klamath Project, following the removal of four hydropower dams and the reopening of more than 400 miles of anadromous fish habitat. Resource Environmental Solutions was selected to lead the ambitious effort of restoring nearly four miles of priority tributary streams and 2,200…
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Restoring Peace: RES on enhancing the resilience of the Peace River
Florida faces a $136 billion challenge: building the water infrastructure needed to manage flooding, restore wetlands, protect the water supply, and adapt to sea level rise. Public-private partnerships (P3s) are emerging as vital tools in meeting these environmental goals, with restoration efforts in Polk County leading the way. On 400 acres of historic ranchland at…
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Partner Takeover: Resource Environmental Solutions
This week, Resource Environmental Solutions is taking over our feed to spotlight innovation in ecosystem restoration and infrastructure delivery! They’re sharing real-world examples of creative procurement and large-scale ecological transformation nationwide. As a national leader in ecological restoration, RES partners with agencies, NGOs, and communities to bring nature-based solutions to life. We’re excited to show…
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River Dynamics and Sturgeon Habitat: Dynamic Solutions and ERDC Publications
Dynamic Solutions has completed numerous studies for the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Mississippi River that serve the purposes of navigation and flood control paired with ecosystem sustainability. We are proud that two of these studies were published in the esteemed collection of Mississippi River Geomorphology and Potamology technical reports. Dynamic Solutions performed…
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Bustling Bivalves: Dynamic Solutions and Oyster Population Modeling
Oysters provide numerous ecosystem services. From habitat creation to water filtration and energy dissipation, they are natural infrastructure. Not to mention they’re pretty darn tasty and a valuable economic resource. Coastal Louisiana is a major oyster producer, but populations are declining. There is a need for a decision-making tool that can account for system-wide oyster…
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Partner Takeover: Dynamic Solutions
We’re excited to be spotlighting Dynamic Solutions, LLC — a woman-owned small business and team of engineers, scientists, and modelers passionate about advancing nature-based solutions through cutting-edge modeling, engineering and ecological applications. At Dynamic Solutions, innovation meets impact. Their projects have examined sediment transport and flood resilience in complex river systems to enable designs that work with…