{"id":22319,"date":"2025-11-14T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/?post_type=engagements&#038;p=22319"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:53:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:53:56","slug":"n-ewn-seminar-beyond-the-dredge-boosting-remediation-impact-with-nature-based-solutions-the-money-point-case","status":"publish","type":"engagements","link":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/engagements\/event\/n-ewn-seminar-beyond-the-dredge-boosting-remediation-impact-with-nature-based-solutions-the-money-point-case\/","title":{"rendered":"N-EWN Seminar: Beyond the Dredge: Boosting Remediation Impact with Nature-Based Solutions \u2013 The Money Point Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Located on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Virginia, Money Point was once among the most contaminated sites on the Chesapeake Bay. Decades of industrial activity, including wood treatment operations, left the riverbed coated with toxic creosote. By 2006, the river bottom was biologically dead, and the few remaining fish showed high cancer rates. The Elizabeth River Project, a local nonprofit, led a comprehensive 6-year remediation effort with scientists, regulators, and industrial landowners. Using a hybrid approach that combined nature-based solutions with engineered structures, the project established 7 acres of tidal marsh, a 3-acre oyster reef, a forested shoreline, and the nation\u2019s first \u201cliving cap\u201d to isolate contaminants while supporting habitat. These efforts revived Money Point\u2019s ecosystem, reduced flooding, and restored thriving aquatic and terrestrial life. Fish cancer rates have returned to background levels, and researchers have recorded more than 26 fish species, 110 bird species, and a resident otter family. The project proves that nature-based solutions can address even severely contaminated sites and earned the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association\u2019s 2019 \u201cBest Restored Shore\u201d award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Rieger_outline.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Rieger_outline-1024x576.png\" alt=\"N-EWN Knowledge Series Seminar announcement slide for November 2025 The N-EWN Knowledge Series A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature. Speaker: Josef Rieger, Senior Managing Scientist, Anchor QEA, Inc. Title: Beyond the Dredge: Boosting Remediation Impact with Nature-Based Solutions \u2013 The Money Point Case. Abstract: Located on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Virginia, Money Point was once among the most contaminated sites on the Chesapeake Bay. Decades of industrial activity, including wood treatment operations, left the riverbed coated with toxic creosote. By 2006, the river bottom was biologically dead, and the few remaining fish showed high cancer rates. The Elizabeth River Project, a local nonprofit, led a comprehensive 6-year remediation effort with scientists, regulators, and industrial landowners. Using a hybrid approach that combined nature-based solutions with engineered structures, the project established 7 acres of tidal marsh, a 3-acre oyster reef, a forested shoreline, and the nation\u2019s first \u201cliving cap\u201d to isolate contaminants while supporting habitat. These efforts revived Money Point\u2019s ecosystem, reduced flooding, and restored thriving aquatic and terrestrial life. Fish cancer rates have returned to background levels, and researchers have recorded more than 26 fish species, 110 bird species, and a resident otter family. The project proves that nature-based solutions can address even severely contaminated sites and earned the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association\u2019s 2019 \u201cBest Restored Shore\u201d award. Save the date! Upcoming webinars will take place the 3rd Thursday of the month. Nov. 20, 12:30pm ET \u2013 Mr. Josef Rieger; Senior Managing Scientist, Anchor QEA, Inc: Beyond the Dredge: Boosting Remediation Impact with Nature-Based Solutions \u2013 The Money Point Case. There will not be a N-EWN Webinar in December 2025. Jan. 15, 12:30pm ET \u2013 Stantec, TBA (Fish Passage). Feb. 19, 12:30pm ET - TBD. Register at https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gR9ADL. 1 Continuing Education Credit (CEC) is available to attendees. Recorded webinars will be posted online at: https:\/\/n-ewn.org\/resources\/n-ewn-knowledge-seminars\/. Presented by: Network for Engineering With Nature, LimnoTech, University of Georgia, and US Army Corps of Engineer\u2019s Engineer Research and Development Center. Questions? Please contact: Sage Paris, LimnoTech, sparis@limno.com.\" class=\"wp-image-22324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Rieger_outline-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Rieger_outline-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Rieger_outline-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Rieger_outline.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Network for Engineering With Nature<sub>\u00ae<\/sub>\u00a0(EWN) invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature\u2014Beyond the Dredge: Boosting Remediation Impact with Nature-Based Solutions \u2013 The Money Point Case, presented by Mr. Josef Rieger, Senior Managing Scientist with Anchor QEA, Inc. This 1-hour Zoom webinar took place November 20, 2025 at 12:30pm ET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For previously recorded seminars, please visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/knowledge-series-seminars\/\">N-EWN Seminars page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elizabethriver.org\/money-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Money Point Restoration<\/a> (storymap)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elizabethriver.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/money-point-revitalization.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rediscover the Treasure Money Point Revitalization<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anchorqea.com\/news\/developing-an-in-lieu-sediment-remediation-fee-schedule-for-elizabeth-river\/#:~:text=ABSTRACT%3A%20The%20non,lieu%20fee%20must\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Developing an In-Lieu Sediment Remediation Fee Schedule for Elizabeth River<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whro.org\/environment\/2024-05-28\/toxic-sediment-cleanup-at-chesapeakes-money-point-finally-entering-last-leg?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toxic sediment cleanup at Chesapeake\u2019s Money Point finally entering last leg<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/placesjournal.org\/assets\/legacy\/pdfs\/the-money-point-sustainable-revitalization-plan.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Money Point Sustainable Revitalization Plan\u2014Chesapeake, VA<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asbpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/0120asbpa.pdf#:~:text=The%20results%3A%20A%20lush%20marsh,ecological%20continuum%20is%20nursed%20back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coastal Voice excerpt on Money Point, Virginia<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.odu.edu\/biology_etds\/123\/#:~:text=Chesapeake%20Bay%20Benthic%20Index%20of,of%20biological%20metrics%20between%20sample\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Efficacy of Sediment Contaminant Remediation of the Benthos in a Segment of the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37818763\/#:~:text=minimal%20in%20both%20the%20embryo,as%20well%20as%20in%20broadening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bioenergetic Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Resistance Manifest Later in Life in Offspring of Fundulus heteroclitus from the Elizabeth River<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[83,60],"event-types":[72],"class_list":["post-22319","engagements","type-engagements","status-publish","hentry","tag-n-ewn","tag-news","event-types-seminars"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>N-EWN Seminar: Beyond the Dredge: Boosting Remediation Impact with Nature-Based Solutions \u2013 The Money Point Case - Engineering With Nature<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/engagements\/event\/n-ewn-seminar-beyond-the-dredge-boosting-remediation-impact-with-nature-based-solutions-the-money-point-case\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"N-EWN Seminar: Beyond the Dredge: Boosting Remediation Impact with Nature-Based Solutions \u2013 The Money Point Case - Engineering With Nature\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Located on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Virginia, Money Point was once among the most contaminated sites on the Chesapeake Bay. 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These efforts revived Money Point\u2019s ecosystem, reduced flooding, and restored thriving aquatic and terrestrial life. Fish cancer rates have returned to background levels, and researchers have recorded more than 26 fish species, 110 bird species, and a resident otter family. The project proves that nature-based solutions can address even severely contaminated sites and earned the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association\u2019s 2019 \u201cBest Restored Shore\u201d award. Save the date! Upcoming webinars will take place the 3rd Thursday of the month. Nov. 20, 12:30pm ET \u2013 Mr. Josef Rieger; Senior Managing Scientist, Anchor QEA, Inc: Beyond the Dredge: Boosting Remediation Impact with Nature-Based Solutions \u2013 The Money Point Case. There will not be a N-EWN Webinar in December 2025. Jan. 15, 12:30pm ET \u2013 Stantec, TBA (Fish Passage). Feb. 19, 12:30pm ET - TBD. Register at https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gR9ADL. 1 Continuing Education Credit (CEC) is available to attendees. 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