S7 E13 NBS Policies and Strong Collaboration are Closing the Gaps on Climate Resilience in Arctic Regions
The Arctic is changing more rapidly than anywhere else on earth due to climate change, and this is profoundly impacting the people that live in and depend on the ecosystems in these cold regions. In Season 7, Episode 13, host Sarah Thorne and cohost Jeff King, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, […]
S7 E12 Innovative Nature-Based Solutions in Cold Regions
From Iowa to Australia to Finland, and most recently Norway, Laura Wendling has followed her passion to integrate nature with engineering and technology to create solutions that, as she says, “are workable in lots of different situations, including cold regions.” In Season 7, Episode 12, host Sarah Thorne and cohost Jeff King, National Lead of […]
S7 E11 Conversations on Climate Change with Katharine Hayhoe. Part 3: Inspiring Action—Katharine’s Call to Listeners
In Season 7, Episode 11, host Sarah Thorne and cohost Jeff King, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), conclude their in-depth conversation with Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy (TNC). In Part 3 of our special three-part series, Katharine talks about her role as […]
S7 E10 Conversations On Climate Change With Katharine Hayhoe. Part 2: Taking Action and the Role of NBS in Climate Solutions
In Season 7, Episode 10, host Sarah Thorne and cohost Jeff King, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), continue their in-depth conversation with Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy (TNC). In Part 2 of our special three-part series, Katharine talks about taking action—living according […]
S7 E9 Conversations on Climate Change with Katharine Hayhoe. Part 1: The Injustice of Climate Change—the Head to Heart to Hands Gap
Katharine Hayhoe is a world-renowned scientist, climate communicator, and passionate advocate for climate equity. She’s a climate ambassador whose message on climate change is one of hope. In 2019, she was named a United Nations Champions of the Earth Laureate in the Science and Innovation category. She has dedicated her life to motivating action on […]
S7 E8 Seeing the Forest for the Trees – The Value and Complexity of Forest Ecosystems
How do we think about forests and their value? We know that forests store carbon, and with the climate changing, many might think the answer is to just plant more trees. Our guests challenge that conventional wisdom and, as the saying goes, help us see the forest for the trees. In Season 7, Episode 8, […]
S7 E7 Using State-of-the Art Tools to Cocreate a Future for the LA River
Imagine restoring a 51-mile-long concrete river—running through the heart of the Los Angeles Basin in California—into a vibrant corridor reconnecting fractured communities and ecosystems. In Season 7, Episode 7, host Sarah Thorne and cohost Amanda Tritinger from the US Army Corps of Engineers talk with landscape architects Alex Robinson from University of Southern California (USC) […]
S7 E6 3D Printing Nature-inspired Infrastructure – The Future is Upon Us!
Imagine the possibilities if brilliant scientists and engineers could figure out how to use natural materials like silt and clay, dredged from waterways, to make nature-inspired, 3D printed structures like reefs and roots to restore habitat and protect coastal shorelines. In Season 7, Episode 6, host Sarah Thorne is joined by Al Kennedy, Burton Suedel, […]
S7 E5 EWN Atlas 3 Launch Coming Soon – 58 Inspiring NBS Projects
Innovation and collaboration are cornerstones of Engineering With Nature (EWN). Sharing projects, demonstrating outcomes, and inspiring practitioners around the world is an important part of advancing EWN. The Engineering With Nature Atlas series, initiated in 2018, has been key to showcasing the incredible work happening around the world. Season 7, Episode 5, kicks off the […]
S7 E4 Catching Up with Todd Bridges – Failing at Retirement but Advancing NBS
It’s old home week and time to get the original EWN Podcast gang back together. In Season 7, Episode 4, host Sarah Thorne is joined by cohost Jeff King, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature Program (EWN), and our friend, colleague, and inspiration behind the Engineering With Nature Program, Todd Bridges. Todd is now […]
