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 […]
Modeling the impacts of sand placement strategies on barrier island evolution in a semi-enclosed bay system

This study assesses the impacts of five proposed restoration actions at Little Dauphin Island, a low-lying relic spit in a semi-enclosed bay system on the Alabama coast. A Delft3D model is developed to simulate annual scale (five-year) sediment transport and resulting bed level changes. The model is validated with observed water level and wave data, […]
Engineering With Nature: natural infrastructure for mission readiness at U.S. Navy and Marine Corps installations

This book illustrates some of the current challenges and hazards experienced by military installations, and the content highlights activities at eight U.S. Navy and Marine Corps military installations to achieve increased resilience through natural infrastructure.
Strategic planting and nutrient amendments to accelerate the revegetation of rapidly retreating coastal dunes

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

Soil carbon (C) storage is a globally important ecosystem service with the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation. Wetlands are heavily researched hot spots for soil C storage. Despite the growing number of wetland soil C inventories, most studies focus only on total C quantification; there is limited application of methods that evaluate differences […]
Preserving Coastal Parklands: Assateague Island National Seashore

This report covers findings from the second year of the Preserving Coastal Parklands project, funded by a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units grant through the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering With Nature program. This research was done in cooperation with Assateague Island National Seashore. Partners
Preserving Coastal Parklands: Colonial National Historic Parkway

This report covers findings from the first year of the Preserving Coastal Parklands project, funded by a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units grant through the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering With Nature program. This research was done in cooperation with Colonial National Historical Park. Partners
Advancing Lake Red Rock Reservoir Management Practices to Maximize Ecological Benefits: From Planning to Monitoring

A July 2024 article in Wetland Science & Practice, vol. 42, is now available. It focuses on two flood control dams, Saylorville Lake and Lake Red Rock, situated on the Des Moines River above and below Des Moines, Iowa. These dams support extensive wetlands and are managed for multiple uses including flood risk management, low […]
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 […]