{"id":20319,"date":"2025-01-17T13:03:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/?post_type=proving-grounds&#038;p=20319"},"modified":"2025-02-28T13:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:14:10","slug":"usace-mississippi-valley-division","status":"publish","type":"proving-grounds","link":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/proving-grounds\/region\/usace-mississippi-valley-division\/","title":{"rendered":"USACE Mississippi Valley Division"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) is committed to advancing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) within its region, leveraging its unique position along the Mississippi River. As an EWN Proving Ground, MVD serves as a hub for testing, implementing, and refining innovative EWN principles and practices across its missions. This initiative aims to integrate natural infrastructure into project execution, enhance collaboration with EWN researchers, and drive broader adoption of NBS across USACE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MVD Proving Ground will focus on applying EWN principles to a wide range of projects, including efforts to increase resilience in flood risk management and navigation systems, improve ecosystem restoration, and enhance sediment management practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MVD_EWN-Proving-Ground-Memo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MVD_EWN-Proving-Ground-Memo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MVD_EWN-Proving-Ground-Memo-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\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:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Commander&#8217;s Memo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Commanders Memo signed by Major General, Kimberly A. Peeples, 21 October 2024. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Engineering With Nature offers a comprehensive strategy for safeguarding the Mississippi River Valley&#8217;s future by balancing human needs with ecological integrity.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Signed_EWN-Proving-Ground-Memo-MVD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full memo<\/a><br><em>Major General, Kimberly A. Peeples, 21 October 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Focus Areas:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Collaboration &amp; Innovation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Partnering with EWN researchers and stakeholders to explore applications such as the beneficial use of dredged material for wetland restoration, riverine bank stabilization, and floodplain reconnection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Project Implementation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Advancing projects that integrate NBS to mitigate flood risks and improve waterway navigation while delivering co-benefits like habitat creation and community resilience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technical Advancement:<\/strong>&nbsp;Addressing technical gaps, such as quantifying the benefits of NBS in reducing sedimentation impacts and improving ecosystem services, and refining guidance for practical implementation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Knowledge Sharing:<\/strong>&nbsp;Hosting workshops and sharing lessons learned from successful MVD projects, such as the use of innovative sediment placement techniques to restore ecological function in degraded wetland systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>MVD\u2019s Proving Ground designation will provide a platform to pilot scalable NBS approaches, delivering insights and solutions that can be replicated across the USACE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Engineering With Nature in Mississippi Valley Districts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/St-Louis-5x4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/St-Louis-5x4-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/St-Louis-5x4-1-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\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:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading no-top-margin has-medium-font-size\">Saint Louis District (MVS)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District leverages decades of innovative river engineering to integrate Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) into navigation and ecosystem restoration on the Upper Mississippi River. Learn about more about EWN in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/proving-grounds\/region\/st-louis\/\">Saint Louis District<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":7835,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[117],"proving-ground-types":[116],"class_list":["post-20319","proving-grounds","type-proving-grounds","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-pg-mississippivalley","proving-ground-types-division"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>USACE Mississippi Valley Division - 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\/proving-grounds\/region\/usace-mississippi-valley-division\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"USACE Mississippi Valley Division - Engineering With Nature\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) is committed to advancing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) within its region, leveraging its unique position along the Mississippi River. 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