ERDC-SWG Demo Workshop on Engineering with Nature, Chocolate Bay, TX
Summary: On March 13-16, 2017, the US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Engineer, Research and Development Center (ERDC) and Galveston District (SWG) conducted a field-based, Engineering with Nature (EWN) workshop that demonstrated how the application of native plant species can enhance engineering objectives while maximizing environmental benefits. The addition of vegetation resulted in nature-based features that […]
ESRI Meeting: “Engineering With Nature”
USACE-NOAA Collaboration Workshop on NNBF
Summary: On February 23, 2017, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service conducted a meeting on Natural and Nature-Based Features (NNBF) that was focused on the Texas coast. The purpose of the meeting was to strengthen collaboration, understanding and creative application of NNBF; facilitate […]
ASA Jo-Ellen Darcy Visit: “Engineering With Nature and Natural and Nature-Based Features: A Path to Sustainable Projects and Benefits”
BG Hill and Southwestern Division Commanders Visit: “Engineering With Nature”
NNBF Guidelines Project – Fall 2016
Summary: On October 25th, 2016, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)’s Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) hosted a two-day workshop to initiate the development of international guidelines to inform the conceptualization, planning, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of Natural and Nature-based Features (NNBF) that are used to support resilience and flood risk reduction […]
USACE-NMFS Collaboration Workshop on Engineering With Nature
On March 1-3, 2016, USACE and NOAA-National Ocean Service held a collaboration workshop on the development and use of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Charleston, South Carolina. One of several follow-on actions resulting from this workshop was to conduct a collaboration meeting between USACE and NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to identify opportunities to use […]
