EWN 2022: Reflecting and Anticipating
Thanks to many contributors, 2021 was a year of incredible advancement for Engineering With Nature. A few favorite highlights for reflection and to bookmark for future use: Publication of the EWN Atlas Volume 2, this new edition to the EWN Atlas Series showcases EWN principles and practices in action through illustrations and descriptions of 62 […]
Congratulations Dr. Bridges
We are honored to congratulate our own Dr. Todd Bridges on being named a 2021 Presidential Rank Award winner, chosen by President Biden. Dr. Bridges is the U.S. Army’s Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science and the national lead for the USACE Engineering With Nature® initiative. He was the only Distinguished Senior Professional selection from the Department […]
The EWN Initiative Receives a 2021 FOUR GEN Award
“Visionaries, wayshowers, and doers,” these three words were used to describe the Engineering With Nature Initiative and fellow recipients of the 2021 Four Generations of Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainable Solutions Awards. The theme for the 8th annual celebration was Weaving the Web of Sustainability and Restoration. The FOUR GEN Awards spotlight people and […]
Building Coastal Resilience Via Marsh Enhancement, “Shore and Beach”
This issue of the Journal of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association shares the current “State of the Practice” for marsh enhancement through sediment management. The articles draw experience from case studies on Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge (California), Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (Maryland), Lightning Point shoreline restoration project (Alabama), beneficial use case studies from New […]
FEMA Highlights Nature-Based Solutions to Promote Adaptation and Resilience
The Federal Emergency Management Agency introduces nature-based solutions as part of a risk-management strategy for natural hazards. Nature-based solutions provide flood risk management along with other benefits for families, businesses, and neighborhoods. FEMA shares types of nature-based features, planning resources, funding options, and case studies of successful projects. Explore the list of shared resources including, […]
The N-EWN Knowledge Series: a continuing education series about Engineering With Nature
The next webinar will be held on Thursday, October 21 at 12:30 EST. Shana Jones, JD and Scott Pippen, JD will discuss Living Shoreline Policy. Adapting shoreline stabilization infrastructure and approaches to sea-level rise will require measures that improve federal, state, and local governance mechanisms; promote nature-based management practices; and change property owner behavior that […]
Inside the Castle Podcast Featuring EWN
Inside the Castle takes listeners behind the “gates” of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to hear from real people about how they go about the work of solving the nations toughest challenges. Listen Here: Inside the Castle Talks Engineering With Nature The Engineering With Nature Initiative is one such solution addressing our nation’s […]
Associated Press Article Explores USACE Interest in Natural Infrastructure
“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 […]
Bridges Briefs Coastal Resilience Interagency Working Group on International NNBF Guidelines
Dr. Todd Bridges introduced the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management to the White House Coastal Resilience Interagency Working Group on September 21, 2021. The working group includes senior leaders from the Executive Office of the President and from agencies across the federal government, including NOAA, FEMA, HUD, DOD, DOI, […]
Global Guidelines Promote Natural Infrastructure
By Thomas Frank, 09/17/2021 06:50 AM EDT It’s 1,020 pages long, took five years to write — and could help galvanize the movement toward using natural infrastructure to protect the world against flood damage. The first International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management were released yesterday, culminating a global effort led […]
