Tag: USACE
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N-EWN at ASCE INSPIRE
N-EWN at ASCE INSPIRE Nov. 16-18, 2023 A number of N-EWN partners were represented at the American Society for Civil Engineers’ INSPIRE Conference this past November. The conference took place over three days (Thursday, Nov 16 – Saturday, Nov. 18) in Arlington, Virginia, and several of our affiliates gave presentations, showed posters, or spoke in…
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November 2023 Knowledge Series: Engineering With Nature within the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Gina Ralph, Science Integration Branch, Jacksonville, FL District, USACE The Everglades ecosystem has been altered from over 140 years of highly effective efforts to drain water from the land. As a result, the remaining Everglades ecosystem no longer exhibits the structure, function, or diversity that historically defined the pre-drainage system. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP),…
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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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EWN S6 E7 2023-A Conversation With Passionate Dune Stewards
The latest episode of the Engineering With Nature podcast, hosted by Sarah Thorne, features Deputy Lead of the Engineering With Nature Program Amanda Tritinger, Research Hydraulic Engineer Duncan Bryant, and Research Oceanographer Nick Cohn: a team united by their love of sand dunes.
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N-EWN Knowledge Series: Tribal Engagement and Engineering with Nature: TNTCX, I-TEK, and EWN
Join us for the latest N-EWN Knowledge Series: Tribal Engagement and Engineering with Nature: TNTCX, I-TEK, and EWN Thursday at 12 p.m. EST, over Zoom Summary: Brian A. Zettle is a Senior Biologist and Tribal Liaison for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise (TNTCX) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, working…
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San Antonio Project Turns Flood Control Channel into Thriving Urban Ecosystem
San Antonio Project Turns Flood Control Channel into Thriving Urban Ecosystem By Lee Marlowe, Sustainable Landscape Ecologist The Mission Reach Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation Project covers hundreds of acres of the San Antonio River and its riparian zone just south of downtown San Antonio. It has also led to an expansion of San Antonio’s famous…
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Don’t miss the latest EWN podcast: S6 E7 A Conversation With Passionate Dune Stewards
S6 E7 A Conversation With Passionate Dune Stewards About This Episode If you’ve ever walked along a beach, you’ve likely noticed the dunes, the mounds of sand that have been formed by the wind. But have you ever thought about what those dunes do and how important they are? Perhaps not; our guests certainly have.…
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N-EWN publication touts opportunities for improving infrastructure and supporting biodiversity
Jointly advancing infrastructure and biodiversity conservation A team from the Network for Engineering With Nature recently published a comment in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, describing the opportunity that comes with melding biodiversity conservation and innovation in infrastructure, as well as the crucial importance for our society in seizing that opportunity. The paper…
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Celebrating our partners: USACE Sustainability Award – Leveraging Partnership
One of the N-EWN founding partners, the US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Engineering With Nature® (EWN®) program was honored with the prestigious USACE sustainability award for their remarkable achievements in leveraging partnerships. EWN stands at the forefront of transformative innovation, demonstrating the incredible potential of nature-based solutions (NBS) to enhance our nation’s infrastructure. EWN’s…
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Tomorrow: ASCE Nature-based Solutions Sustainability Webinar
This week, ASCE hosts the second of three Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Sustainability Webinars: Engineering Guidance for Nature-Based Solutions on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Register here to join the webinar.