Location of Deer Island and photos showing construction of the southern shoreline (from EWN Podcast (2021) and Gerhardt Smith et al. (2015))
Deer Island, a spindle-shaped 4.5-mile long island, is an extension of th...
Ashantilly shoreline before (left) and after (right) establishment of a living shoreline project by GA Department of Natural Resources using oysters and vegetation.
Currently, living shorelines are promoted nation...
Our goal
This N-EWN project is a collaboration between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise (TNTCX), the USACE Network for Engineering with Nature (N-EWN), and the U...
Education is both a goal in itself and a means for attaining the other goals of the N-EWN. Thenetwork is well-positioned to accelerate and expand EWN implementation by influencing currentpractice through education as ...
Maximizing the benefits and efficiencies of natural infrastructure requires implementing projects at the system or landscape scale, such as across entire watersheds. To help managers plan and implement nature-based so...
Significant hurricanes such as Katrina in 2005 and Harvey in 2016 revealed importantdisparities in how communities recover from extreme events. Although naturalinfrastructures may provide as much protection as convent...
Large infrastructure projects represent important investments. To ensure that they function as intended throughout their lifespan, they often include monitoring programs. Innovative nature-based solutions have the pot...
Natural infrastructure is thought to provide “win-win” outcomes for both ecosystems and communities by providing habitat for key species, recreation opportunities to community members, and protection from severe weath...
When choosing between different projects, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is required to assess multiple alternative plans and select the alternative that maximizes net benefits. In many cases, by law, one of t...
Objective/Background
This project will describe the evaluation methods for the benefits of natural infrastructure projects conducted by the US Army Corps of Engineers® (USACE), and will discuss how those methods ma...
