Tag: TWIG
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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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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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Measuring What Matters: Towards a More Comprehensive and Equitable Evaluation of Benefits
Pictured above, Scott Pippin (second from the left) discusses promoting NBS by improving how we assess the benefits of infrastructure investments at the Measuring What Matters Summit in Washington D.C. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature® Program and The Water Institute of the Gulf, will…
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Evolution of Benefits Evaluation and Prioritization of Water Resources Projects
Network for Engineering With Nature partners, The Water Institute of the Gulf, the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering With Nature initiative teamed up to analyze past and current benefits evaluation approaches to identify practical options for improving federal practice for evaluating the economic, environmental, and social benefits of…