Engineering With Nature

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Initiative enables more sustainable delivery of economic, social, and environmental benefits associated with infrastructure.

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June
2024
Join us for a comprehensive exploration of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) at the upcoming Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Short Course on Nature-based Solutions Engineering and Construction. This one-day course will...
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June
2024
The Network for Engineering With Nature® (EWN) invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature—Design for Biodiversity, Nature-Inclusive Applications in Urban Wat...
Shallow, tropical coral reefs face compounding threats from climate change, habitat degradation due to coastal development and pollution, impacts from storms and sea-level rise, and pulse disturbances like blast fishi...
How do we think about forests and their value? We know that forests store carbon, and with the climate changing, many might think the answer is to just plant more trees. Our guests challenge that conventional wisdom a...
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May
2024
There is an increasing opportunity and number of EWN® projects seeking support to use remotely sensed data and geospatial methodologies to help quantify environmental benefits. Remote sensing approaches are expected t...
Imagine restoring a 51-mile-long concrete river—running through the heart of the Los Angeles Basin in California—into a vibrant corridor reconnecting fractured communities and ecosystems. In Season 7, Episode 7, host ...
In a recent memo, the US Army Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, Michael Connor, emphasized the increasing need to integrate nature-based solutions (NBS) in Civil Works (CW) projects. Recognizing the importance of t...
Dr. Brian Harris, a Research Civil Engineer with the Engineer Research and Development Center’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, took a temporary detail with the USACE Philadelphia District (USACE-NAP), co-leading t...
There is consensus within psychological, physiological, medical, and social science disciplines that active and passive exposure to nature enhances human well-being. Natural infrastructure (NI) includes elements of na...
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