Building Responsibly: A Technical Webinar Series Hosted by ECOncrete
Topic: Best Practices for Designing Resilient and Sustainable Coastal, Marine and Offshore Infrastructure. Register Here. Date: Mar 8, 2022 12:00 PM Expert speakers share their insights and experiences regarding design, implementation, and maintenance of resilient coastal protection; encompassing the social, recreational, and ecological aspects of design. Guest also discuss techniques for sustainable energy production through […]
The N-EWN Knowledge Series: Branch Out, Learn More
The Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN) hosts monthly webinars featuring Engineering With Nature research conducted by N-EWN university partners and the Engineer Research and Development Center. Although these webinars are advertised for live attendance, the presentations are recorded and available for “your-time, on-time” learning. Currently Available Topics: Monitoring and Adaptive Management in EWN Projects […]
Top 25 Newsmaker 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Todd Bridges on being named one of the Top 25 newsmakers for 2021 by Engineering News Record. Bridges is a senior research scientist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and lead of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering With Nature® (EWN) initiative. The publication called Bridges […]
EWN On the Road Again! The California Swing
Dr. Bridges is on the road in California and made several stops to consider opportunities to use nature-based solutions for flooding, drought, and other hazards, while also expanding the range of economic, environmental and social benefits that can be delivered through infrastructure investment. As we did last summer in the Heartland Tour, we’ve documented Todd’s […]
Dr. Candice Piercy – Driving Change
Dr. Candice Piercy was recently the focus of an article at DrivingChange.org. The article highlights her path to a career of Engineering With Nature as a Research Environmental Engineer. She is an engineer with a deep understanding of biological process. Candice’s knowledge of both fields paired with her congenial nature make her an effective integrator […]
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 […]
The N-EWN Knowledge Series: Operationalizing Equity for Integrated Water Resources
The next continuing education webinar will be held on Thursday, 18 November 2021 at 11:30 CT. Presenters Kyle McKay, Cydney Seigerman, and Don Nelson will discuss operationalizing equity for integrated water resources. Register Here: https://bit.ly/3gR9ADL *If you have difficulty with the link, please attempt to register while disconnected from VPN. Advancing social equity has been implicitly […]
