Category: Knowledge Series
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September 2026 Knowledge Series: EWN Practice Guide for Floodplain Benching Projects
Eddie Brauer & Joanna Curran, PhD, US Army Corps of Engineers Research & Development Center Restoration and nature-based solutions are increasingly recognized as sustainable infrastructure, yet practitioners charged with delivering them often lack the design criteria and procedures that are routine for conventional “gray” infrastructure. Technical guidance for natural infrastructure (NI) remains limited in both…
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August 2026 Knowledge Series: Evaluating Natural Infrastructure from an Asset Management Perspective
Zak Ruehman, PE, Director of Engineering Services, University of Georgia Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems Tyler Ortego from Natrx will share how advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and additive manufacturing can be used to fully realizethe benefits of nature-based solutions in coastal resilience. Watch the recording here. The N-EWN Knowledge Series offers 1 Continuing…
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July 2026 Knowledge Series: Applying Cutting Edge Technology to Engineering with Nature
Tyler Ortego, BC, CE, General Manager Coastal Solutions, Natrx Tyler Ortego from Natrx will share how advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and additive manufacturing can be used to fully realize the benefits of nature-based solutions in coastal resilience. Watch the recording here. The N-EWN Knowledge Series offers 1 Continuing Education Credit (CEC) per seminar.…
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June 2026 Knowledge Series: The Design and Finance of Reef and Wetland Solutions to Protect People and Nature
Dr. Mike Beck, Director & Dr. Borja Reguero, Associate Professor, UCSC Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, Coastal Science and Policy Program, UC Santa Cruz Coastal risks are growing from changing conditions, development, and habitat loss. Wetlands and reefs provide billions of dollars annually in benefits for flood and erosion reduction; these benefits could finance much…
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May 2026 Knowledge Series: EWN Compass: Implementation Toolbox for Natural and Nature-Based Features
Sarah Copertino, Senior Environmental Scientist, US Army Corps of Engineers Integrating natural and nature-based features (NNBF) is a key element of modern, sustainable infrastructure. This seminar introduces the EWN Compass, a user-friendly ArcGIS application developed to support the efficient selection and integration of NNBF into infrastructure engineering projects. Participants will gain centralized access to relevant…
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April 2026 Knowledge Series: Modern, reproducible modeling workflows for water feature design
Anthony Aufdenkampe, LimnoTech Nature-based solutions (NBS) seek to improve water quality by leveraging natural ecological and biogeochemical processes, but the interplay between these processes, especially in moving water, is challenging to anticipate. When high confidence in outcomes is needed, stakeholders often turn to numerical modeling. However, most existing water simulation tools are outdated and based…
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March 2026 Knowledge Series: Dutch experience with beaches and dunes as coastal Natural and Nature Based Features for Flood Risk Management
An overview of 30 years of nature-basedcoastline management Quirijn Lodder & Evelien Brand, Rijkswaterstaat Coastal erosion threatens beaches and dunes globally. In the Netherlands, a coastline maintenance policy was implemented in the 1990’s to combat this erosion, with sand nourishments as the primary means. As a result, the Dutch coast is one of the most heavily…
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February 2026 Knowledge Series: Waterfront Design for Resilient Communities
Joseph Stukowi, Chief Waterfront Design Officer, Waterfront Alliance This webinar will discuss emerging trends in waterfront design with a focus on embedding resilience, providing access, and ecology in urban waterfronts.The presentation will include an overview of the Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG®) and case study projects from riverine, lacustrine, and coastal waterfronts across the U.S.…
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January 2026 Knowledge Series: Streamlined Success: Delivering Fish Passage in Complex Urban Systems
Jonathan Scheibly, PWS, PE, Sandra Nelson & Gwen Macdonald, Stantec Fish passage restoration is a cornerstone of aquatic ecosystem conservation and resilience. Restoring access to historic habitats supports healthy fish populations and benefits entire riverine and marine ecosystems, vital to biodiversity and the revitalization of commercial and recreational fisheries, which in turn creates jobs and…
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November 2025 Knowledge Series: Beyond the Dredge: Boosting Remediation Impact with Nature-based Solutions – The Money Case
Josef Rieger, Anchor QEA Located on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Virginia, Money Point was once among the most contaminated sites on the Chesapeake Bay. Decades of industrial activity, including wood treatment operations, left the riverbed coated with toxic creosote. By 2006, the river bottom was biologically dead, and the few…