{"id":21826,"date":"2025-05-30T08:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/?post_type=engagements&p=21826"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:52:14","slug":"ewn-natural-and-nature-based-features-playbook-for-the-arid-southwest","status":"publish","type":"engagements","link":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/engagements\/event\/ewn-natural-and-nature-based-features-playbook-for-the-arid-southwest\/","title":{"rendered":"EWN Natural and Nature-Based Features Playbook for the Arid Southwest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Arid Southwest NNBF Playbook Workshop<\/strong>, held May 7\u20138, 2025, in Albuquerque, NM, brought together more than 35 participants from over 20 federal, state, tribal, academic, and non-governmental organizations. Hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in collaboration with the Engineering With Nature\u00ae (EWN\u00ae) initiative, the workshop was designed to support the development of a practical, science-informed guide\u2014or \u201cplaybook\u201d\u2014for implementing Natural Infrastructure (NI) in arid regions. The event aimed to address the increasing risks of drought, flooding, and climate-related impacts in the arid southwest by identifying how to integrate NI into USACE engineering practices. It also sought to overcome regulatory, institutional, and technical barriers to NI adoption by facilitating stakeholder collaboration, advancing understanding of performance expectations, and bolstering confidence in sustainable infrastructure solutions. Central to this effort was the intention to lay a foundation for region-specific guidance that would inform the planning, design, and implementation of NI strategies, ultimately improving long-term resilience, reducing costs, and maximizing community benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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