Tag: UGA
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Webinar: Feedback for USACE’s proposed updates to agency-specific procedures
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has published a new draft of agency-specific procedures for implementing Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal Investments in Water Resources. The public is invited to comment until April 15. View the full rulemaking docket here. A team of affiliates from the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems at the…
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Researchers from UGA and EWN present at Missouri River Natural Resources Committee Conference
Affiliate researchers from the University of Georgia Charles van Rees and Matt Chambers attended the Missouri River Natural Resources Committee 2024 Conference in Nebraska City, Nebraska. They were joined by EWN Practice Lead Dave Crane and University of South Dakota professor Mark Dixon. The group led a 4-part plenary around their NASA-funded project that will leverage satellite imagery, artificial intelligence and…
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Partners take part in virtual Socio-Cultural Benefits of NNBF Forum
The Science + Resilience Institute of Jamaica Bay hosted a virtual forum on February 16, 2024, entitled Socio-Cultural Benefits of NNBF (Natural and Nature-Based Features). Three speakers participated, including Dr. Don Nelson from the University of Georgia and Dr. Scott Hemmerling from The Water Institute, both N-EWN partners. This forum was the third in a…
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Partner Podcasts – February 2024
Two of our favorite podcasts have brand new episodes this month! Check them out below. The Engineering With Nature Podcast S7 E3: A Personal Journey To Make NBS “Just Part of the Fabric” In The San Francisco District This episode features Julie Beagle, Environmental Planning Section Chief for the USACE San Francisco District, with podcast…
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New Publication: Life Cycle Analysis of Natural Infrastructure Projects
A team of researchers from USACE and the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS), collaborating through the Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN), have proposed a new framework for the life cycle analysis of infrastructure projects that includes a more detailed view of project benefits and environmental impacts.
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N-EWN Goes to Washington: National Policy Forum on Nature-based Solutions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leaders from public, private and governmental organizations met at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine on February 7-8, 2024 to discuss policy and development of nature-based solutions (NbS). The first National Policy Forum was held to provide opportunities for policymakers, regulatory bodies, and practitioners to discuss the necessary policy reforms…
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Pictures from the Policy Forum on Nature-based Solutions
Last week, the Network for Engineering With Nature and the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine hosted the Policy Forum on Nature-based Solutions in Washington, D.C. Ahead of our forthcoming full press release, check out some of the photos from the event below, captured by attendees! Check out a partial recording of the event…
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Engineering With Nature recently featured by U.S. Department of Defense
In a recent article, DOD Officials Highlight Climate and Energy Security Issues at International Conference, Assistant Secretary of the Army Rachel Jacobsen spoke to the Engineering With Nature initiative’s ability to help create resilient communities. “The Army is focused on solutions,” she said. “We use ‘Engineering with Nature’ to bolster infrastructure resilience, and we are working…
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N-EWN team to leverage AI, remote sensing for NASA-funded conservation project
In a grant project focused on levee setbacks, UGA scientists are filling a critical gap in biodiversity benefit assessment for USACE. ATHENS, Ga., Nov. 9, 2023—NASA recently awarded $600,000 to a project spearheaded by University of Georgia scientists Charles van Rees and Seth Wenger. The project, funded by a Research Opportunities in Space and Earth…
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On ecological restoration projects and landscape design processes: a recap from the October N-EWN Highlights meeting
At our October Monthly Highlights meeting for N-EWN Partner members, affiliates Christopher Streb, Senior Ecological Engineer at Biohabitats, and Kelsey Broich, Creative Design Specialist with the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, presented respectively on the Regeneration Principle of ecological restoration projects and landscape design processes. Streb gave examples of projects Biohabitats has worked on, such…