The USACE Engineering With Nature® (EWN) program uses remote sensing methods to help practitioners plan projects that align natural processes and engineering capability for greater benefits. Remotely sensed data can reveal changes over the life of a project to quantify benefits and communicate project outcomes. USACE spends billions each year to alleviate the effects of sea-level rise on coastal marsh and barrier islands that provide engineering and environmental function. Incorporating EWN principles into these projects often produces more efficient and sustainable benefits for communities while accomplishing the mission.
Engineering With Nature® is the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits through collaboration.