{"id":7578,"date":"2014-09-30T13:56:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T18:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/?p=7578"},"modified":"2025-05-29T08:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T13:19:51","slug":"a-design-manual-engineering-with-nature-using-native-plant-communities","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/publications\/archive\/a-design-manual-engineering-with-nature-using-native-plant-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"A Design Manual: Engineering With Nature Using Native Plant Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ERDC Manual<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"float-left\">The book entitled &#8220;A Design Manual: Engineering With Nature Using Native Plant Communities&#8221; has been published. This design manual is important because it promotes our native plant communities, which in turn supports native fauna. 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