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“I hope you are inspired by the beautiful projects in this atlas and the many benefits that can be achieved by Engineering With Nature.”
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“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.
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In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
Aristotle
One generation plants a tree; another gets the shade.
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“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)

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