NOAA’s FishNews shares two projects in EWN Atlas
April 8, 2021 NOAA’s FishNews shares two projects that simultaneously reduce flooding and provide fish habitat as highlighted in the EWN Atlas, Volume 2: The Southern Flow Corridor project in Tillamook, Oregon and a series of dam removals on Mill River in Taunton, Massachusetts. Habitat Restoration Projects Offer Protection from Flooding | NOAA Fisheries (external link)
USACE teams with Lamar University
March 25, 2021 USACE teams with Lamar University in Texas to teach a 3-course graduate series introducing and exploring Engineering With Nature practices. LU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering teams with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to teach “Engineering with Nature” (lamar.edu)
Raising the grade using natural Infrastructure
March 3, 2021 The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)’s recognizes natural infrastructure as a key solution for building resilience and raising the grade across all infrastructure sectors in the ASCE Report Card for America’s Infrastructure! Read more on N-EWN.org.
Forbes Article Features EWN
March 2, 2021 “A U.S. Conundrum—We Can Land on Mars But Not Restore Water 2 Weeks After An Ice Storm. Engineering with Nature is part of the solution for resilient infrastructure.” Read more.
USACE and NOAA provide a joint EWN® briefing
February 25, 2021 USACE and NOAA provide a joint EWN® briefing on the Hill for Congressional staff. Presentations highlighted two collaborative island restoration projects – Swan Island in the Chesapeake Bay and Mordecai Island in the Back Bays of New Jersey. Read more (internal link)
Join us for an EWN Seminar
February 10, 2021 Join us for an EWN Seminar, “Dow’s Valuing Nature Journey.” Hear from Dow and The Nature Conservancy about Dow’s commitment to identifying $1 billion in net present value. Read more (internal link)
LTG Scott Spellmon, mentions EWN and The Nature Conservancy in Interview
January 2021 Chief of Engineers, LTG Scott Spellmon, mentions EWN and The Nature Conservancy as an example of strengthening partnerships during an interview with his Alma Mater, the University of Illinois. Read the full interview here (external link)
Quantifying Storm Protection Benefits of Coastal Mangroves
January 2021 Watch the video here
Congratulations to Dr. Jeff King
November 2020 Congratulations to Dr. Jeff King, who received the 2020 Distinguished Service Award from Auburn University’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture!
