sustainable collaboration

engineering with nature

Engineering With Nature® is the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits through collaboration.

“I hope you are inspired by the beautiful projects in this atlas and the many benefits that can be achieved by Engineering With Nature.”
Todd S. Bridges, National Lead for Engineering With Nature
“These projects are delivering broad engineering, economic, environmental, and social value and demonstrate the potential and power of Engineering WITH Nature.”
LTG Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers, and Commanding General U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, EWN An Atlas, Volume 2 Book Launch Ceremony (7 April 2021)
Nature does nothing in vain.
Aristotle
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
Aristotle
One generation plants a tree; another gets the shade.
Chinese proverb
“We absolutely want to do more engineering with nature everywhere we work across the Corps, you have my commitment.”
LTG Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers, and Commanding General U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Water Resources & Environment Subcommittee (24 June 2021)
“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is walking the path of innovation with our partners through the Engineering With Nature Initiative, integrating human engineering with natural systems.”
LTG Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers, and Commanding General U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Foreword in the International Guidelines on NNBF for Flood Risk Management (16 September 2021)
"These projects are delivering broad engineering, economic, environmental, and social value and demonstrate the potential and power of Engineering WITH Nature."
LTG Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers, and Commanding General U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, EWN An Atlas, Volume 2 Book Launch Ceremony (7 April 2021)

June 5, 2023

In a recent spotlight, The Military Engineer magazine (TME) brings attention to Engineering With Nature (EWN) research evaluati...

May 31, 2023

Get ready for an exciting new season of the Engineering With Nature Podcast! Season 6 of the Engineering With Nature® Podcast l...

May 31, 2023

An NPR article shed light on the pressing issue of flooding in California, discussing how Engineering With Nature® principles a...

May 25, 2023

In a landmark exchange, the Engineering with Nature (EWN) Program, with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pacific Ocean Di...

May 23, 2023

US Army Corps of Engineers heads natural solutions for coastal flooding in New York and New Jersey Read the article by Dr. J...

May 18, 2023

In May 2023, Drs. Justin Shawler and Brian Harris (ERDC-CHL) led a pilot field study in partnership with collaborators at the U...
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