Engineering With Nature

EWN News

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Initiative enables more sustainable delivery of economic, social, and environmental benefits associated with infrastructure.

Sort By
Content Type
Nature-based solutions (NbS) offer an innovative approach to reducing risks from natural hazards, aligning ecological processes with engineering objectives. However, successfully scaling NbS from site-specific interve...
19
February
2026
This webinar will discuss emerging trends in waterfront design with a focus on embedding resilience, providing access, and ecology in urban waterfronts. The presentation will include an overview of the Waterfront Edge...
The purpose of this report is to recommend a framework for developing a comprehensive database of US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) natural infrastructure (NI) projects. Natural infrastructure is defined as an area ...
This technical note explores the restoration of Lightning Point, an award-winning natural infrastructure project led by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in coastal Alabama. The story of Lightning Point provides an exempla...
15
January
2026
Fish passage restoration is a cornerstone of aquatic ecosystem conservation and resilience. Restoring access to historic habitats supports healthy fish populations and benefits entire riverine and marine ecosystems, v...
Natural infrastructure—crucial for coastal resilience, flood risk management, and ecosystem services—confronts escalating challenges from rising seas, erosion, storms, and human impacts. Innovative approaches are need...
Purpose The Engineering With Nature® Playbook Project Development Team traveled to Lake Superior to view locations that offer opportunities or serve as examples of nature-based solutions to enhanc...
20
November
2025
Located on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Virginia, Money Point was once among the most contaminated sites on the Chesapeake Bay. Decades of industrial activity, including wood treatment ope...
This Engineering With Nature® (EWN®) technical note introduces the EWN Compass: Implementation Toolbox for Natural and Nature-Based Features—a user-friendly, web-based application developed using Esri ArcGIS Online. D...
16
October
2025
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), encompassing both freshwater macrophytes and saltwater seagrasses, serves as a powerful natural infrastructure tool for enhancing water quality and biodiversity. The presentation &#...
Loading More