Remembering a Great Partner and Friend
It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of Justin Ehrenwerth, a much-respected friend to the Engineering With Nature community. Justin’s contributions to EWN and the broader field of natural infrastructure are immense. Justin’s kindness towards people and enthusiasm for his work were inspiring. One of Justin’s most recent contributions to Engineering […]
Synergizing to Understand Ecological Drivers of Coastal Dune Stability
The Network for Engineering With Nature brought together researchers from the University of Florida and the Engineer Research and Development Center to evaluate ecological drivers of dune stability to better inform restoration design and coastal dune management guidance. The two organizations will synergize field experiments, observational surveys, physical modeling, and numerical modeling. The workshop was […]
An Earth Day Tour by Assistant Secretary of the Army to an EWN Proving Ground – USACE Mobile District
To celebrate Earth Day and highlight the outstanding USACE efforts to expand benefits by aligning natural and engineering processes, the honorable Mr. Michael L. Conner, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, visited the USACE Mobile District to view coastal Engineering With Nature projects. The visit included meetings with stakeholders and partners along the […]
Benefits, Applications, and Opportunities of Natural Infrastructure – proceedings of an NAS workshop in brief
Natural infrastructure is the practice of using naturally occurring aspects of the landscape and/or nature-based solutions that use or imitate natural processes (e.g., wetlands, living shorelines) to support natural hazard resilience, adaptation, and other benefits to people and ecosystems. Recognition of the multiple benefits of natural infrastructure has increased over the past several decades, used […]
Hot off the press: Evolution of Benefits Evaluation and Prioritization of Water Resources Projects
The USACE EWN® Program has partnered with The Water Institute of the Gulf to analyze past and current benefits evaluation approaches to identify practical options for improving federal practice for evaluating the economic, environmental, and social benefits of natural infrastructure and nature-based solutions. This is the first in a series of products that will identify opportunities for evaluating comprehensive […]
Coastal Canada Nature-Based Infrastructure Workshop Series
Cold regions experience some of the most dynamic hydrodynamic processes on the planet and are undergoing rapid change from rising sea levels, increased storms, and melting permafrost. While there is no universally accepted definition of a cold region, it generally includes regions that experience harsh winter storms and ice, scouring currents for at least part […]
WINNER: NNBF Guidelines recognized for International Excellence
In June 2022, the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coast Excellence Awards recognized the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management as the winner in International Excellence. The annual awards ceremony provides a fantastic opportunity to promote the recent work individuals and teams have done to manage flood and coastal risk and build local […]
Happy Earth Day!
Celebrating Earth Day is a nudge, a friendly reminder, that without Earth, without nature, we would have no place to call home. By preserving nature and protecting the Earth, we are in turn, protecting ourselves. For nearly 250 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has dedicated its service to not just better understanding the […]
AP Article: California leads effort to let rivers roam, lower flood risk
This article explores the benefits of restoring floodplains allowing floodwaters to expand into open land that no longer needs to be kept dry. In doing so, flood risk is reduced down stream, habitats are expanded, and ground water is recharged. These benefits can be clearly seen at California’s largest single floodplain restoration project, the Dos […]
National Academies Workshop: Benefits, Applications, and Opportunities of Natural Infrastructure
May 10-11, 2022 Register here. The National Academies is hosting a workshop on May 10-11, 2022 that will explore the benefits, applications, and opportunities of natural infrastructure and its efficacy in areas such as natural hazard resilience, climate change adaptation, and sustainable, multi-purpose infrastructure. The event will be a public, hybrid (in-person and virtual) workshop to […]
