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EWN® research activities encompass diverse landscapes, geographies, challenges, and techniques, with ongoing efforts to explore nature-based solutions for a wide range of natural hazards and challenges. Multiple projects have been funded to investigate topics such as sediment management, flood risk, coastal storms, drought, wildfire, and habitat health.

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Lake Superior shoreline.

The Great Lakes Natural And Nature-Based Features Playbook

  • February 3, 2023
Recent high lake levels have exposed the widespread vulnerability of the Great Lakes coastline. Increasingly frequent flooding and erosion cause property damage, endanger lives, and disrupt local economies. Natural an...
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Eelgrass meadow; photo credit: VIMS (https://www.vims.edu/about/at_a_glance/photo_galleries/sav/index.php)

Promoting Sustainability of Sensitive SAV Habitats with Innovative Dredging and Placement Practices

  • December 5, 2022
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) habitats provide a variety of important ecosystem services, including fish habitat, nutrient sequestration, and protection from currents and waves. Some research suggests that open-w...
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Skidaway River, a reach of the AIWW.

Identification of Opportunities for Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Within Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

  • May 19, 2022
This project will identify opportunities for beneficial use of dredged material (BUDM) within the GA and SC portions of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW).  The project will develop a BUDM site selection t...
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River Engineer: The Next Generation – An Engineering With Nature® (EWN®) River Class

  • May 19, 2022
This project will develop an EWN® River Class on current best practices and novel ways to design and align waterways.  The class will introduce EWN® principles to traditional river engineering design that will re...
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Treatment of soil samples.

Application of Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) for Improved Wildfire-Altered Soil Performance

  • May 19, 2022
Intense wildfires have detrimental effects on soil that can significantly accelerate erosion and lead to sedimentation and flooding downstream of the wildfires. This project will investigate the effectiveness of MICP ...
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Coastal Carbon Capture via Beach Nourishment: Pilot Deployment of Olivine Sands as a Tool for Mitigating Climate Change

  • May 19, 2022
This project will track and study the movement of olivine sands placed as part of a beach nourishment project, as well as the carbon capture capability of the olivine sands. Olivine sands have great potential to captu...
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