Research group studies restoration sites to determine shape of future projects
The Corps Environment In the July 2018 issue of The Corps Environment, which is published quarterly by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering With Nature (EWN) is featured on page 12. The article is titled “Research group studies restoration sites to determine shape of future projects”. In the article, Elizabeth Murray discusses the accretion […]
Quantifying Wildlife and Navigation Benefits of a Dredging Beneficial-Use Project in the Lower Atchafalaya River: A Demonstration of Engineering With Nature®
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) operates and maintains numerous projects in support of its various civil works missions including flood damage risk reduction, navigation, and ecosystem restoration. Originally authorized on an economic basis, these projects may produce a broad array of unaccounted for ecosystem services (ESs) that contribute […]
Terra et Aqua article: How can the Dredging Sector Join the Global Shirt towards Sustainability?
Terra et Aqua Three guiding principles are set forth to guide the sustainable development of marine infrastructure projects. For marine infrastructure projects, the importance of vision and value creation, adapting projects to nature from the onset, and viewing a project and its impacts over the long term are key to success. The insights presented in […]
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.
Creating Nesting Habitat for The Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) on The Repaired Ashtabula Breakwater: Lessons Learned
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development (ERDC), Environmental Laboratory (EL) developed this technical note to summarize data collected during avian monitoring efforts on a repaired breakwater in Ashtabula Harbor, Ashtabula, OH. The repaired breakwater included a modified design that provided nesting habitat for the state-listed (Ohio) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo). The purpose of the […]
Levee Setbacks: An Innovative, Cost-Effective, and Sustainable Solution for Improved Flood Risk Management
ERDC Special Report This report describes levee setbacks as alternatives to traditional levees for flood risk management and environmental benefits. It is organized into five sections: The summaries describe how hydraulic, flood risk management, and environmental benefits were quantified. The report includes environmental considerations for levee setbacks developed by Rock Island District for the Upper […]
A multifactor ecosystem assessment of wetlands created using a novel dredged material placement technique in the Atchafalaya River, Louisiana: an Engineering With Nature Demonstration Project
ERDC Technical Report A multifactor ecosystem assessment of dredged material supported wet-lands was conducted within the Atchafalaya River, Louisiana. The assessment included evaluations of (1) geomorphic evolution, (2) ecosystem classification and distribution, (3) floral communities, (4) avian communities, (5) aquatic invertebrates, (6) soils and biogeochemical activity, and (7) hydrodynamic and sediment transport processes. Results indicate […]
Strategic Placement of Mixed Sediment in the Form of a Nearshore Berm along Fort Myers Beach, Florida
EWN Technical Note The Engineering With Nature (EWN) program explores the partnering of engineering with naturally occurring physical processes to achieve a desired benefit. This technical note documents the application of EWN practices as applied to the strategic placement of a nearshore berm at Fort Myers Beach, FL, to accommodate sediments that exceed regulatory limits […]
Ashtabula Breakwater Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo) Nesting
EWN Technical Note This document summarizes the design features used to create a nesting area for the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) that was incorporated as part of the maintenance repairs to the harbor breakwater located in Ashtabula, OH. The purpose of the tern nesting project was to demonstrate an option that can be used during […]
Birds of the Savannah Harbor Navigation Project, Dredged Material Disposal Areas, 1994 – 2012
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has been responsible for monthly avian community monitoring on the dredged material containment areas (DMCAs) as part of the Savannah Harbor Navigation Project since 1994 to the present. This report summarizes the results of this monitoring effort from 1994 to 2012. During this period, over 6.9 million […]
