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 ensuring equitable project […]
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 […]
N-EWN Seminar: Real-time, Cloud-based Hydraulic Modeling with HEC RAS using the Dam Screening Tool (DST)
Natural and Nature-Based Features (NNBF) are increasingly recognized as flood risk management solutions that can provide environmental, social, and economic benefits. However, there are few planning-level tools available for screening NNBF for flood risk management projects. The Dam Screening Tool (DST) is a web-based tool developed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) […]
N-EWN Seminar: Engineering With Nature within the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)
The Network for Engineering With Nature® (EWN) invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature—Engineering With Nature within the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), with Gina Ralph, PhD, USACE Jacksonville District. This 1-hour Zoom webinar took place November 16, 2023 at 12:30pm ET. For previously recorded seminars, please visit […]
N-EWN Seminar: Tribal Engagement in Engineering With Nature: TNTCX, I-TEK, and EWN
The Network for Engineering With Nature® (EWN) invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature—Tribal Engagement in Engineering With Nature, with Brian Zettle, Tribal Nations Center for Technical Expertise. This 1-hour Zoom webinar took place October 19, 2023 at 12:30pm ET. For previously recorded seminars, please visit the N-EWN Seminars […]
N-EWN Seminar: Enhancing Benefits Evaluation for Water Resources Projects: Towards a More Comprehensive Approach for Nature-Based Solutions
The Network for Engineering With Nature® (EWN) invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature—Enhancing Benefits Evaluation for Water Resources Projects: Towards a More Comprehensive Approach for Nature-Based Solutions, with Jordan Fischbach of The Water Institute. This 1-hour Zoom webinar took place September 21, 2023 at 12:30pm ET. For […]
Information, Analysis, and Data to Better Understand Levee Vegetation Benefits
In 2023 USACE convened a workshop that brought together researchers and scientists to present and discuss the most recent scientific information available regarding benefits of woody vegetation on riverside slopes and levees, including geotechnical, environmental, economic, and social factors. Topics Included: The Levee Effect – Raising Awareness for How Levees Change the Landscape Presentations Readings […]
Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDM) for Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Habitats
This virtual workshop delved into the challenges and opportunities surrounding the utilization of Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDM) to enhance submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) habitats. Live Meeting Participants: US Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters, the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the USACE South Pacific Division (SPD), and many USACE Districts including Baltimore, Jacksonville, […]
