N-EWN Seminar: Watershed Modeling Efforts in the City of Austin
The City of Austin Watershed Protection Department (WPD) is charged with protecting the lives and property of City of Austin residents from flooding, erosion, and water pollution. To that end, WPD has developed watershed models to answer a variety of questions related to erosion and water pollution. The impetus for these models was the Stream Functional Pyramid […]
N-EWN Seminar: Living Breakwaters and Other Nature-Based Adaptation Projects
Widely considered a model for climate-adaptive nature-based infrastructure, Living Breakwaters is a $107 million project that provides a layered approach to resilience and risk reduction—enhancing physical, ecological and social resilience along the South Shore of Staten Island, NY. The project consists primarily of 2,400 linear feet of near-shore breakwaters—partially submerged structures built of stone and […]
N-EWN Seminar: The Proposed Future of Planning for USACE Water Resources Investments
The central theme of this presentation, “The Proposed Future of Planning for USACE Water Resources Investments”, focuses on the evolution of Federal objectives since the proposed practices for economics analysis in 1950 to the most recently proposed USACE’s Agency Specific Procedures (ASP) for Implementation of the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G) for Water Resources Investments. […]
N-EWN Seminar: Design for Biodiversity: Applications in Urban Waterfronts & Coastal Infrastructure
When it comes to planning and constructing coastal and marine infrastructure, promoting nature-inclusive design has multiple financial, structural and ecological benefits. Through project case studies, we’ll explore different applications of science-driven construction incorporating nature and gain a deeper understanding of ecosystem services in urban and working waterfronts, as well as the implementation of a holistic […]
Announcing the WEDA Short Course on Nature-based Solutions Engineering and Construction
Join us for a comprehensive exploration of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) at the upcoming Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Short Course on Nature-based Solutions Engineering and Construction. This one-day course will provide valuable insights into the rapidly expanding field of NbS, which supports risk management, hazard mitigation, sustainable infrastructure, and resilient communities. With numerous NbS initiatives spurred […]
N-EWN Seminar: Remote Sensing Capabilities to Support EWN Projects
There is an increasing opportunity and number of EWN® projects seeking support to use remotely sensed data and geospatial methodologies to help quantify environmental benefits. Remote sensing approaches are expected to be instrumental in illustrating and quantifying critical EWN® concepts such as habitat developed as a result of strategically placed dredge material or integrated into engineered […]
N-EWN Seminar: Advancing Dredging and Innovative Beneficial Use Practices for More Resilient Systems
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District has been participating in the national Regional Sediment Management (RSM) and Engineering with Nature (EWN) Programs with considerable lessons learned developed for navigation dredging and placement activities in New Jersey, especially since Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Navigation managers from the Philadelphia District continue to partner with USACE’s […]
The National Nature-Based Solutions Policy Forum 2024
The Network for Engineering With Nature® and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a National Nature-Based Solutions Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. on February 7-8, 2024. With 200 attendees in person and over 1,700 online viewers, the forum hosted productive dialogue on financing mechanisms, permitting processes, and strategies for project execution. A […]
N-EWN Seminar: Tools for Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Application in Stream Restoration
Engineering projects typically require economic analysis of the costs and benefits of alternative actions. However, costs may not be distributed evenly over a project’s life cycle and may include initial capital investments, short-term adaptive management actions, long-term operations and maintenance, and eventually disposal. Engineering economics methods exist to convert costs between present, future, and annualized […]
Spotlighting Nature-Based Solutions at ASCE INSPIRE 2023 Conference
A number of partners from the Network for Engineering With Nature were represented at the American Society for Civil Engineers’ INSPIRE Conference November 16-18, 2023, in Arlington, VA. Under the theme ‘Infrastructure Innovation & Adaptation for a Sustainable and Resilient World,’ the conference provided a platform for experts to showcase their groundbreaking work related to Nature-based Solutions […]
