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 […]
Western Dredging Association Eastern Chapter Meeting: “Advancing Mission Sustainability: Integrating ESA Section 7(a)(1) and Engineering With Nature”
Threatened and Endangered Species Team Approach USACE Southeastern Region Opportunity Assessment Working Meeting. Advancing Cost-Efficient & Effective ESA Compliance and Mission Sustainability Through Engineering With Nature and ESA Section 7(a)(1) Conservation Plans
LTG Thomas Bostic Visit: “Engineering With Nature and Natural and Nature-Based Features: A Path to Sustainable Projects and Benefits”
DOTS Webinar Series: “USACE Threatened and Endangered Species Team (TEST) Approach: ESA Section 7(a)(1) and Engineering With Nature”
Engineering With Nature and Philadelphia District Collaborative Meeting
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District hosted an Engineering With Nature (EWN) collaborative meeting on 07-08 June in Philadelphia, PA. A multi-disciplinary team from around the country met to discuss the EWN program, highlight best practices and capture new project ideas for future collaboration. The Philadelphia district as well as the Galveston and […]
USACE Buffalo District Visit: “Engineering With Nature”
USACE-NOAA Collaboration Workshop on Natural and Nature-Based Features
NNBF Workshop Materials – 2016 A collaboration workshop on the topic of natural and nature-base features (NNBF) between the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration-National Ocean Service (NOAA-NOS) was held on 01-03 March in Charleston, South Carolina. NNBF refers to those features that define natural coastal landscapes and are […]