The increasing frequency and severity of disturbances to coastal dune ecosystems requires developing and implementing restoration strategies that rapidly accelerate re-establishment of vegetation, enhance dune accreti...

The Network for Engineering With Nature® (EWN) invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature—Fluvial Applications of NNBF, presented by Dr. Christopher Har...

Nature is a powerful thing. While hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in 2006, our guest let go of her dream to compete at the 2008 Olympics to pursue a career protecting the environment. In Season 8, Episo...

In an effort to accelerate the implementation of nature-based solutions (NBS), researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) collaborated with a multi-agency team to develop a best pra...

Current engineering practices and regulations for vegetation on levees primarily use non-native, annual or perennial turf grasses. These plants typically have thin, fibrous, shallow roots, require regular labor-intens...

Since 1970, the bird population in North America has declined by about 3 billion birds. In Season 8, Episode 5, host Sarah Thorne and Jeff King, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, US Army Corp...

On November 14, 2024, Kyle McKay, PhD, PE presented for the American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) Webinar Series. Dr. McKay is a researcher with the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Environmental Laboratory....

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District (USACE-NAP) is making strides in coastal resilience by collaborating with The Wetlands Institute (TWI) and New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (NJ...

When we think about the use of nature-based features to increase coastal resilience, the current focus is mostly on coasts along the ocean. But what about the Great Lakes? Over the past 10 years, the Great Lakes have ...