Chasten Receives ASBPA National Award.

Feb 2015 Monica Chasten, Operations Project Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District and Engineering With Nature Leadership Team Member, received a national award on Capitol Hill for her efforts to help re-establish coastal navigation and restore degraded marsh in New Jersey in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Chasten was honored with […]

Two USACE ‘Proving Grounds’ Implement EWN Principles and Practices.

October 21-22, 2014 & December 1-3, 2014 USACE Galveston and Buffalo Districts have agreed to serve as EWN “proving grounds” for district-wide implementation of principles and practices. Ongoing efforts included an implementation workshop with each district conducted by the EWN Leadership Team. At each workshop, participants shared information about EWN and ongoing projects, and worked […]

Dr. Thomas Fredette Receives first EWN Leadership Award.

December 2, 2014 The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory’s (EL) Dr. Thomas Fredette, Research Biologist, was recently presented the first Engineering With Nature (EWN) Leadership Award for his contributions to the EWN program for the last five years. Dr. Fredette was presented with the award by Dr. Todd Bridges, ERDC-EL […]

Dr. Pamela Bailey Publishes EWN Design Manual.

2014 The book entitled, “A Design Manual: Engineering With Nature Using Native Plant Communities” (PDF) has been published. For more information about EWN using Native Plant Communities, click here. (internal link)

Dr. Todd Bridges Briefs LTG Thomas Bostick, USACE Commanding General.

August 28, 2014 Drs. Todd Bridges and Jarrell Smith brief LTG Thomas Bostick, USACE Commanding General, on 28 AUG 14. Dr. Bridges presented a poster titled “Engineering With Nature and Natural and Nature-Based Features: A Path to Sustainable Projects and Benefits” which described the USACE Engineering With Nature Program and broad topics including environmental sustainability, […]