An Overview of Natural Infrastructure – An ASCE Webinar

EWN researchers will share expertise in an upcoming webinar hosted by the American Society for Civil Engineers. Nature-based solutions (NbS) hold great promise as techniques for addressing multiple crises related to aging infrastructure and biodiversity decline. Generally speaking, these solutions use natural processes to provide infrastructure outcomes while also including ecological and social co-benefits. The […]

EWN Workshop Explores Nature-Based Solutions at Saint Croix Island, Maine: Balancing Resilience and Preservation

In the heart of Passamaquoddy Nation ancestral territory, a workshop was recently conducted to explore nature-based solutions (NBS) at Saint Croix Island aimed at enhancing resilience and preserving the island’s historic resources. This workshop, which forms part of a broader research task focused on Engineering with Nature (EWN) applications in cold regions, brought together stakeholders, […]

2023 Louisiana ADCIRC Boot Camp

This ADCIRC Boot Camp is sponsored and hosted by the Tulane University Department of River-Coastal Science and Engineering and held at the Tulane River and Coastal Center in New Orleans, June 5-8, 2023. The registration deadline is 15 May 2023. If we reach capacity before the deadline, registration will close early. The key offering for ADCIRC […]

Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo (JETC) meets in San Antonio, Texas

More than 2,700 professionals from the Architectural Engineering and Construction industry and joint engineering community met at the Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo for JETC: Mission Success Starts Here. Engineering With Nature was represented with a panel discussion, “Engineering With Nature to Increase Infrastructure Resilience.” This session showcased Department of Defense Nature-based solutions for […]

EWN Researchers Present at the Stone Living Lab Conference: Nature-Based Coastal Resilience in Urban Settings

Dr. Andrew McQueen, Margaret Kurth, and Stephanie Galaitsi from the ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL), Environmental Risk Assessment Branch (EPR), participated in the Stone Living Lab’s first in-person conference held in Boston, MA from April 26-28, 2023. The conference centered around the application of Nature-Based Coastal Resilience in Urban Settings and brought together top experts from […]

Collaborative Workshop focused on Nature Based Solutions (NBS) in Coastal Urban Marshes

Engineering With Nature co-hosted a multi-agency workshop on April 25, 2023. The workshop aimed to identify potential collaborators to implement Nature Based Solutions (NBS) in Belle Isle Marsh, which is the largest and last remaining saltmarsh in the greater Boston region. The discussions focused on understanding the opportunities presented by EWN and exploring its linkage […]

N-EWN Seminar: Nutrient Dynamics in USACE Beneficial Use Projects

The Network for Engineering With Nature® (EWN) invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature—Blue Carbon Storage Potential in USACE Beneficial Use Projects, with Nia Hurst and Dr. Jacob Berkowitz. This 1-hour Zoom webinar will take place Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 12:30pm ET.  Guest Speakers Nia Hurst, Research […]

EPM at Lake Red Rock–FY23 Ecological Monitoring Research Meeting

A view down a gravel road in Iowa with green fields stretching to the left and right and a partly open white structure with hay bales around it. There is a blue sky with sparse white fluffy clouds.

Researchers from ERDC, Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) discussed their ongoing research focused on ecological monitoring of the benefits of Environmental Pool Management (EPM) at Lake Red Rock, Iowa. On 8 February, a meeting was held at the Lake Red Rock Project Office in Iowa to […]

N-EWN Seminar: The Cold Region Frontiers of Engineering With Nature

The Network for Engineering With Nature® (EWN) invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature—The Cold Region Frontiers of Engineering With Nature, with Lauren Bosche. This 1-hour Zoom webinar will take place Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 12:30 ET.  Lauren Bosche is a Research Physical Scientist with the U.S. […]