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International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management

The International Guidelines on NNBF for Flood Risk Management provide practitioners with the best available information concerning the conceptualization, planning, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of NNBF to support resilience and flood risk reduction for coastlines, bays, and estuaries, as well as river and freshwater systems. Explore the Guidelines.

Engineering With Nature Strategic Plan

The Engineering With Nature Strategic Plan 2018-2023 provided a framework for expanding implementation and partnerships. EWN continues to build on this foundation, advancing innovative approaches to infrastructure challenges.

Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Habitats: Overcoming Challenges and Seeking New Opportunities

There is a critical need to maintain and create conditions that are conducive for longterm survival of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) habitats, which provide multiple ecosystem services, using dredged material. This technical note (TN) was developed by the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)–Environmental Laboratory (EL) to address the specific challenges US Army […]

Potential Engineering With Nature® Features to be Incorporated at Woodtick Peninsula

Woodtick Peninsula is a barrier peninsula in western Lake Erie where restoration activities are being planned to combat erosion of the peninsula wetlands through placement of dredged material. As part of the restoration effort, design of an artificial reef is currently underway to function as a breakwater, preventing erosion of the fine-grained material being hydraulically […]

Evaluating permanganate oxidizable carbon (POXC)’s potential for differentiating carbon pools in wetland soils

“This research quantified POXC in six diverse wetland soils that differed greatly in organic matter content and spanned both freshwater and saltwater habitats, then evaluated the relationship between POXC and basic soil C properties, microbial indicators, and physical and chemical fractionation metrics. Results showed POXC averaged ~37 times greater in wetlands than upland agricultural soils, […]

Site Characterization of a Restored Coastal Dune and Beach

Coastal beach and dune ecosystems are critically important for shoreline protection and significant resources have been allocated to their conservation. Dune vegetation is known to modify site response to wind, waves, and storms, but little focus has been given to understanding how belowground sediment structures enhance dune stability. A first step in addressing this knowledge […]