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EWN S6 E4 2023—The Worst Wildfire Season In Canada—What Can We Learn About Prevention?
In late June, while preparing for this episode, there were over 500 wildfires burning across Canada. Smoke from the wildfires was affecting millions of Canadians and Americans across a wide swath of North America with air quality indexes reaching extreme levels. On the day the episode was taped (July 5, 2023) there were over 625…
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Patterns, drivers, and a predictive model of dam removal cost in the United States
Patterns, drivers, and a predictive model of dam removal cost in the United States In past decades, dams were installed across the United States to help control the flow of rivers and supply water or hydroelectric energy to communities. However, these aging structures pose public safety threats, as well as disrupting aquatic ecosystems and harming…
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Graduate Student Ed Stowe featured by River Basin Center
A new story featured partially N-EWN funded research that UGA graduate student Edward Stowe did on the impacts of development on freshwater fish–and whether offsets intended to compensate for harm were effective. Article written by Cheryth Youngmann. Read the full story here!
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Don’t miss it: Improving Biological Surveys with Environmental DNA, N-EWN Knowledge Seminar
The Network for Engineering With Nature® invites you to the July N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature with Nathaniel Marshall, PhD Improving Biological Surveys with Environmental DNA on July 20, 2023, 12:30-1:30pm ET on Zoom Webinar Registration Dr. Nathaniel Marshall is an Environmental Scientist with expertise in environmental genomic applications. Nate…
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An Overview Of Natural Infrastructure – An ASCE Webinar
Nature-based solutions (NbS) hold great promise as techniques for addressing multiple crises related to aging infrastructure, biodiversity decline, and climate adaptation. Generally speaking, these solutions use natural processes to provide infrastructure outcomes while also including environmental and social co-benefits. The Fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme adopted…
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EWN Podcast: S6 E2 Nature-Based Coastal Resilience In Urban Settings
The City of Boston is experiencing climate change and taking action to build urban resiliency through their Climate Ready Boston initiative. In Season 6, Episode 2 of the EWN® Podcast, Host Sarah Thorne is joined by Co-host Andrew McQueen, Research Biologist in the Environmental Laboratory of the Engineer Research and Development Center, USACE, and Joe Christo, Managing Director of the…
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A Capstone Report: New Methods to Assess the Full Spectrum of Benefits Associated with Nature-Based Solutions
In collaboration with The Water Institute, we have conducted extensive policy research to evaluate the benefits of Engineering With Nature® (EWN) principles and nature-based solutions for USACE projects. This final report represents a significant milestone in our journey to advance nature-based solutions for navigation, flood risk management, water operations, and ecosystem restoration. Throughout the research…
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N-EWN Partners participate in Women’s Coastal Leadership Breakfast panel
We’re proud to announce that N-EWN members Devyani Kar, Senior Climate Resilience Scientist at Stantec, and Amanda Tritinger, Assistant Program Manager of the Engineering With Nature program at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, recently participated in the Women’s Coastal Leadership Breakfast panel at the State of the Coast 2023. Kar and Tritinger are both…
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N-EWN Knowledge Series with Matt Shudtz and Yee Huang
The Network for Engineering With Nature® invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature… Principles of Engineering With Nature in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2022 with Speakers Matthew Shudtz and Yee Huang, UGA June 15, 202312:30-1:30pm ET on Zoom To register, visit https://limno.zoom.us/j/86092683540?pwd=bUc0ZGltekN1VHB1SHRhNUF5VW1PZz09 Continuing Education Credit (1-hr) will be available to…
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Engineering With Nature featured in NPR
Last week, the Engineering With Nature® movement was referenced in an NPR article that covered the risk of flooding in California due to a complex confluence of issues: record-breaking precipitation over the winter, aging flood infrastructure, and development that crowds the rivers’ natural floodplains. The article highlights the Engineering With Nature practice of giving rivers…