“We need to re-envision what infrastructure looks like.”
Dr. Todd Bridges, National Lead, Engineering With Nature
An article released by the Associated Press discusses the Corps of Engineers heightened interest in nature-based solutions through the leadership of the Engineering With Nature Initiative.
The article mentions the challenges to implementing nature-based solutions but also the pieces coming together to allow for change including WRDA 2020, the publication of the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management, research on benefits of natural features conducted by ERDC, University of California, Santa Cruz, The Nature Conservancy and the Wildlife Conservation Society, and a growing need for improved solutions as increasingly frequent storms test the limits of traditional infrastructure.
