{"id":22718,"date":"2026-10-30T13:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/?post_type=engagements&#038;p=22718"},"modified":"2026-10-30T13:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:19:25","slug":"engineering-practice-guide-workshop-wood-based-riverbank-stabilization-and-floodplain-benching","status":"publish","type":"engagements","link":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/engagements\/event\/engineering-practice-guide-workshop-wood-based-riverbank-stabilization-and-floodplain-benching\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering Practice Guide Workshop: Wood-Based Riverbank Stabilization and Floodplain Benching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engineering With Nature<sub>\u00ae<\/sub> (EWN<sub>\u00ae<\/sub>) hosted an Engineering Practice Guide workshop in St. Louis, Missouri, Aug. 26\u201327, that focused on the design and application of natural infrastructure for wood-based riverbank stabilization and floodplain benching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-day workshop introduced participants to <a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/engineering-practice-guides-for-natural-infrastructure\/\">EWN Engineering Practice Guides (EPGs)<\/a>, a series of technical resources developed to help practitioners identify, conceptualize, and design natural infrastructure solutions for riverine and coastal systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#abb7c240\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workshop focused specifically on the Wood-Based Riverbank Stabilization and Floodplain Benching EPGs, providing participants with guidance for moving natural infrastructure projects from preliminary through detailed design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through a combination of classroom instruction, technical discussions, and field-based learning, participants explored engineering design criteria, site investigation and characterization, natural infrastructure applications, and other considerations involved in the design of riverbank stabilization and floodplain reconnection projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-26_EPG_ws_collage.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-26_EPG_ws_collage.png 604w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-26_EPG_ws_collage-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshop Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engineering Practice Guides and Natural Infrastructure Design<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workshop instructors provided an overview of the EWN Engineering Practice Guide series and explored how the guides can support practitioners during the engineering and design process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technical sessions focused on the Wood-Based Riverbank Stabilization and Floodplain Benching EPGs while also addressing broader principles involved in designing natural infrastructure. 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