Engineering With Nature An Atlas, Volume 2

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The Atlas, Volume 2, showcases EWN principles and practices in action through illustrations and descriptions of 62 projects from around the world. These projects demonstrate what it means to partner with nature and deliver engineering solutions with a diversity of economic, environmental, and social benefits.

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2021

Book Launch Ceremony – Engineering With Nature: An Atlas, Volume 2

On 7 April 2021, USACE held a virtual international book launch ceremony to celebrate the release of Engineering With...

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Engineering With Nature: An Atlas is available at Knowledge Core, ERDC’s digital repository:

Bridges, T. S., E. M. Bourne, B. C. Suedel, E. B. Moynihan, and J. K. King. 2021. Engineering With Nature: An Atlas, Volume 2. ERDC SR-21-2. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/40124.

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Inside The Atlas

Aerial view of the completed breakwater and Dangote marine terminal entrance. (Photo by Boskalis and CDR)

Beaches and Dunes

Protecting coastlines & enhancing recreation

Spanjaards Duin’s-Gravenzande
- South Holland, the Netherlands
Piping Plover Habitat Superior
- Wisconsin, United States
King Fisher Beach
- Port O’Connor, Texas, United States
Dangote Sandbar Breakwater
- Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria
Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge
- Milton, Delaware, United States

Pierce Marsh after restoration. (Photo by USACE Galveston District)

Wetlands

Creating Natural Defenses & Aquatic Habitats

Big Swamp
- Coralville, New South Wales, Australia
Dow Former Ash Pond
- Midland, Michigan, United States
Pierce Marsh
- Hitchcock, Texas, United States
Ellis Meadows Restoration
- Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Tidmarsh Farms Cranberry Bog
- Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Drake Wilson Island
- Apalachicola, Florida, United States
Jekyll Creek
- Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States
Umetco Former Mine Site
- Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
Clinton River Mouth Wetland Restoration
- Harrison Township, Michigan, United States
Tomago Wetlands
- Tomago New South Wales, Australia
Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
- Cameron, Louisiana, United States

Aerial view of the wetland at Unity Island two years after placement of dredged sediment. (Photo by Kevin Lesika, USACE Buffalo District)

Islands

Discovering Placement Solutions with Multiple Benefits

Northerly Island
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
Marker Wadden
- Lake Marken, Flevoland, the Netherlands
Cat Island and Ship Island Restorations
- Cat Island and Ship Island, Mississippi, United States
Pool 8 Enhancement
- Brownsville, Minnesota, United States
Unity Island
- Buffalo New York, United States
Swan Island Restoration
- Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States

The natural salt marsh vegetation recovering at Sullivan’s Island due to shoreline stabilization. (Photo by SCTNC)

Reefs

Stabilizing Shorelines and Creating Habitat

Goldbug Living Shoreline
- Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, United States
Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson
- Cape Fear River, North Carolina, United States
Bonner Bridge
- Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, United States
Mangrove Reef Walls
- Englewood and Fort Pierce, Florida, United States
Wind Farm Oyster Reefs
- Borssele, Zeeland, the Netherlands

The restored Boardman River through the former Sabin and Boardman dams and impoundment. (Photo by Conservation Resource Alliance and AECOM)

Riverine Systems

Strengthening and Restoring Natural Waterways

Boardman River Dam Removals
- Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Old Scheldt and Kalkenvaart
- Aard, East Flanders, Belgium
Eddleston Water Restoration
- Peebles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Deer Island
- Little Sioux, Iowa, United States
Rogue River Stabilization
- Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
Meadowview Stream Restoration
- Temecula, California, United States
River Nairn Restoration
- Aberarder, Scotland, United Kingdom
Environmental Pool Management
- Upper Mississippi River, Missouri, United States
Mill River Dam Removals
- Taunton, Massachusetts, United States

Reconnecting the tidal channels at Kerry Island provides new estuary habitat. (Photo by Inter-Fluve)

Floodplains

Mitigating Flood Risk Through Natural Processes

Smithills Flood Management
- Smithills, England, United Kingdom
Kerry Island Estuary Restoration
- Clatskanie, Oregon, United States
Wendling Beck Flood Management
- Worthing, England, United Kingdom
Southern Flow Corridor
- Tillamook, Oregon, United States
Low Leighton Flood Management
- New Mills, England, United Kingdom
Weardale Flood Management
- Weardale, England, United Kingdom
Puyallup River Revetment
- Orting, Washington, United States

Woody debris installed in Horsetail Creek to provide cover for fish. (Photo by Inter-Fluve)

Use of Vegetation and Natural Materials

Exploring Alternative Interventions

Howland Dam Fish Bypass
- Howland, Maine, United States
Jackson Park Ecosystem Restoration
- Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Flimby Flood Management
- Flimby, England, United Kingdom
Dry Creek Restoration
- Sonoma County and Healdsburg, California, United States
Clackamas River
- Clackamas, Oregon, United States
Horsetail and Oneonta Creek
- Corbet, Oregon, United States
Narborough Flood Management
- Narborough Bog, England, United Kingdom
Chatfield Reservoir–Plum Creek
- Denver, Colorado, United States
Westmoreland Park
- Portland, Oregon, United States
Galloway Creek
- Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States

Looking downstream at the vegetated mile 100 islands in the Mississippi River. (Photo by Dawn Lamm, USACE St. Louis District)

Environmental Enhancement of Infrastructure

Engineering Structures to Include Beneficial Habitat

Brooklyn Tide Pools
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Mile Point Wall Reconfiguration
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Clay Ripener
- Delfzijl, Groningen, the Netherlands
Hartlepool Headland Coastal Protection Scheme
- Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom
Regulating Works Project
- Middle Mississippi River, Missouri and Illinois, United States
Emiquon Water Management
- Havana, Illinois, United States
Lower Yellowstone River Fish Passage
- Intake, Montana, United States
Matarandiba Island Slope Stabilization
- Matarandiba Island, Bahia, Brazil
Cypress Reforestation
- Montegut, Louisiana, United States

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