EWN - Engineering With Nature
107 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsFor more than 10 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working on an initiative called Engineering With Nature that uses natural processes and systems to deliver a broad range of economic, environmental, and social benefits. EWN, as it is called, is developing and implementing nature-based solutions for infrastructure, engineering, and water projects.
EWN brings together a growing international community of scientists, engineers, and researchers, from all kinds of disciplines to collaborate on how best to harness the power of nature to innovate, solve problems, and create sustainable solutions.
This podcast tells their stories.
It’s a show about innovation and collaboration. It is about combining natural and engineering systems. And it is about amazing results for infrastructure, the environment, and communities. Scientists and experts will talk about how they are transforming traditional approaches to infrastructure challenges across the US and around the world by applying the principles and practices of EWN.
Sarah Thorne of Decision Partners has been working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the EWN initiative for the past decade, and, through this podcast, will share stories of the people, their unique collaborations, and a broad range of projects that exemplify the principles and practices of EWN.
We hope you’ll listen to the show and be inspired!
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Episodes
The Dreamt Land: California Water, Sustainability, and EWN
February 15, 2022 15:10 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBBounded by two mountain ranges, the 450 mile long Central Valley dominates the middle of California and covers about 11% of the State. The Central Valley is divided into two parts: the northern Sacramento Valley and the southern San Joaquin Valley. Technically, because it averages less than 10 inches of rain a year, the San Joaquin Valley is a desert. And thanks to what is called the “great water experiment” of the last 100 years, it is the most productive agricultural region in the world, wi...
Plants as Eco-Engineers and Drivers of Community Resilience
February 01, 2022 19:36 - 42 minutes - 57.6 MBImagine if we could use plants to help solve complex engineering problems, while enhancing natural ecosystems. And what if we could use plants – and the process of planting – to restore damaged ecosystems, and in the process, build community resilience? Our guests are doing just that, and a lot more! In this episode, host Sarah Thorne and Jeff King, Deputy Lead of the Engineering With Nature® Program at the US Army Corps of Engineers, are joined by Tosin Sekoni, Research Ecologist, US Army ...
Parks and Refuges Embrace the Future Through Adaptive Management, Planning and Partnerships
January 18, 2022 17:08 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBhttps://ewn.erdc.dren.mil/?p=6272, Applying EWN Strategies at National Parks and Refuges, we featured a robust discussion about the significant impacts of climate change on National Parks and Wildlife Refuges and how Engineering With Nature approaches are being used to protect these precious natural resources and make them more resilient. In this episode, host Sarah Thorne and Jeff King, Deputy Lead of the Engineering With Nature Program at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, continue the discu...
Applying EWN strategies at National Parks and Refuges
November 30, 2021 22:29 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBClimate change and the imperative to take action now is top of mind following the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. The effects of climate change – rising sea levels, changing temperature and precipitation patterns, wildfires and many other changes impact vulnerable natural resources, including national parks and wildlife refuges. In this episode, host Sarah Thorne and Jeff King, Deputy Lead of the Engineering With Nature Program at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,...
Engineering With Nature for Safe and Livable Cities
November 16, 2021 20:27 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBHow can Engineering With Nature approaches make urban landscapes more livable? In this episode, host Sarah Thorne and Todd Bridges, the Army’s Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science and National Lead for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature Program, are talking with planners from two very different cities – New York City and Fort Collins, Colorado. Our guests are Adam Parris, Deputy Director for Climate Science and Services at the New York City Mayor’s Office of ...
The Next Generation Makes the Future of EWN Even Brighter
November 03, 2021 13:38 - 38 minutes - 13.4 MBThis episode exemplifies our theme for Season 3 –Creating the Future with EWN. Host Sarah Thorne and Jeff King, Deputy Lead of the Engineering With Nature program at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are talking with three PhD students who are doing truly groundbreaking work: Matt Chambers from the University of Georgia, Joseph Holway from Arizona State University, and Justine McCann from the University of Oklahoma. These students represent three of the academic institutions associated with...
Considering and Evaluating the Benefits of Natural Infrastructure
October 19, 2021 14:42 - 29 minutes - 40 MBIn Episode 1 we discussed the unprecedented opportunity presented by President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, to incorporate Engineering With Nature approaches into major infrastructure and climate resilience projects. Factoring the benefits and costs of nature-based solutions into decisions about infrastructure investments is a critical step on the path to sustainability. This episode continues the discussion with our guests, Todd Brid...
Special Engineering With Nature® Podcast: Follow-up to the Natural and Nature-Based Features Guidelines Launch
October 05, 2021 19:07 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBOver 700 people attended the live launch of the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management on September 16, 2021. Host Sarah Thorne talks with Todd Bridges, Lead, Engineering With Nature, United States Army Corps of Engineers, about the importance of the Guidelines. This effort was the culmination of five years of collaboration to develop the Guidelines, 1000 pages of knowledge, information and experience about the use of natural nature-based...
Special Engineering With Nature Podcast: Follow-up to the Natural and Nature-Based Features Guidelines Launch
October 05, 2021 19:07 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBOver 700 people attended the live launch of the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management on September 16, 2021. Host Sarah Thorne talks with Todd Bridges, Lead, Engineering With Nature, United States Army Corps of Engineers, about the importance of the Guidelines. This effort was the culmination of five years of collaboration to develop the Guidelines, 1000 pages of knowledge, information and experience about the use of natural nature-based fe...
Evolution of Nature Infrastructure Policy
October 05, 2021 14:41 - 31 minutes - 43 MBPresident Biden's January 2021 Executive Order, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, emphasizes the urgency of taking action to build climate resiliency and specifically calls for the inclusion of nature-based solutions. Combined with the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act approved by the US Senate in August, 2021, which describes major infrastructure projects to be undertaken, these represent an unprecedented opportunity to incorporate Engineering With Nature ap...
Season 3 Trailer: Creating the Future with EWN
September 29, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutes - 7.1 MBSeason 3 of the Engineering With Nature® Podcast launches October 6. It’s been a big year for Engineering With Nature! Host, Sarah Thorne, recently talked with Todd Bridges, Lead Engineering With Nature, United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), about why and what’s coming up in Season 3. As Todd notes: “there's a whole range of things that make this year a big year, including the fact that Congress recognized Engineering With Nature in very formal way by including it within the budget, ...
Special Engineering With Nature Podcast: Natural and Nature-Based Features Guidelines Launch
September 04, 2021 14:24 - 5 minutes - 7.98 MBAfter years of development and collaboration with 150+ contributors and authors, from 70+ organizations, from 10+ countries, the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management are being released on September 16, 2021. Host Sarah Thorne talks with Jeff King, Deputy Lead Engineering With Nature and Todd Bridges, Lead, Engineering With Nature, United States Army Corps of Engineers, about how the guidelines came about and why they are so important to pract...
Special Engineering With Nature® Podcast: Natural and Nature-Based Features Guidelines Launch
September 04, 2021 14:24 - 5 minutes - 7.98 MBAfter years of development and collaboration with 150+ contributors and authors, from 70+ organizations, from 10+ countries, the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management are being released on September 16, 2021. Host Sarah Thorne talks with Jeff King, Deputy Lead Engineering With Nature and Todd Bridges, Lead, Engineering With Nature, United States Army Corps of Engineers, about how the guidelines came about and why they are so important to prac...
Part 2: Nature-Based Solutions for Infrastructure, the Global Sand Crisis, and Wealth Distribution
August 11, 2021 14:30 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBIn Part 2 of Episode 8, our discussion continues with Todd Bridges, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature program at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Anita van Breda, Senior Director, Environment and Disaster Management at the World Wildlife Fund; and William Glamore, Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Water Research Laboratory, UNSW Sydney, Australia. We’re talking about the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features coming out in September an...
Nature-Based Solutions for Infrastructure, the Global Sand Crisis, and Wealth Distribution
August 11, 2021 14:30 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBIn Part 2 of Episode 8, our discussion continues with Todd Bridges, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature program at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Anita van Breda, Senior Director, Environment and Disaster Management at the World Wildlife Fund; and William Glamore, Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Water Research Laboratory, UNSW Sydney, Australia. We’re talking about the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features coming out in September a...
Part 1: EWN in the Pacific Region
July 27, 2021 21:12 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBClimate change is affecting the ecosystems that support life and everything we depend on. The United Nations declared 2021 to 2030 the ‘Decade of Ecosystem Restoration’, and there is a global effort to restore ecosystems and the many benefits they provide, from enhancing food security and safe water to biodiversity. In this episode, we're talking about the Pacific Region and how Engineering With Nature can learn from and add value to innovative ecosystem restoration, conservation, disaster ma...
EWN in the Pacific Region
July 27, 2021 21:12 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBClimate change is affecting the ecosystems that support life and everything we depend on. The United Nations declared 2021 to 2030 the ‘Decade of Ecosystem Restoration’, and there is a global effort to restore ecosystems and the many benefits they provide, from enhancing food security and safe water to biodiversity. In this episode, we're talking about the Pacific Region and how Engineering With Nature can learn from and add value to innovative ecosystem restoration, conservation, disaster m...
Integrating EWN into Critical Watershed Projects in California
July 06, 2021 17:53 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MBIn Part 2 of Episode 7, we continue our discussion with Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Lead for EWN; and Kris Tjernell, Deputy Director, Integrated Watershed Management for the California Department of Water Resources. We discuss their plans to fully integrate EWN into critical watershed projects in California. They hope these projects will showcase innovation and new ways of thinking about climate change a...
Part 2: Integrating EWN into Critical Watershed Projects in California
July 06, 2021 17:53 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MBIn Part 2 of Episode 7, we continue our discussion with Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Lead for EWN; and Kris Tjernell, Deputy Director, Integrated Watershed Management for the California Department of Water Resources. We discuss their plans to fully integrate EWN into critical watershed projects in California. They hope these projects will showcase innovation and new ways of thinking about climate change ad...
Part 1: EWN Collaboration with the California Department of Water Resources
June 22, 2021 20:34 - 26 minutes - 37.1 MBFrom flood risk to extreme drought and wildfire, California is feeling the brunt of climate change impacts and is, by necessity, at the forefront of climate change innovation. In this episode, we're talking about the unique challenges of managing California’s precious water resources and about a new collaboration between the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Engineering With Nature®. Our guests are Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the...
EWN Collaboration with the California Department of Water Resources
June 22, 2021 20:34 - 26 minutes - 37.1 MBFrom flood risk to extreme drought and wildfire, California is feeling the brunt of climate change impacts and is, by necessity, at the forefront of climate change innovation. In this episode, we're talking about the unique challenges of managing California’s precious water resources and about a new collaboration between the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Engineering With Nature®. Our guests are Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with th...
Exploring How EWN Can Add Value to Climate Change Initiatives
June 08, 2021 19:04 - 33 minutes - 46.8 MBIn 2020, the United States experienced extreme droughts, wildfires, flooding, and a record number of hurricanes. What if there was a better way to monitor and prepare for these natural events, and how could an Engineering With Nature (EWN) approach add value to “the climate change imperative?” That’s what we’re exploring in this episode with Safra Altman, PhD, Research Ecologist in the Environmental Laboratory at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Marshall Shepherd, PhD, Meteorologist and ...
How DARPA is Pursuing Nature-Based Solutions around the World
May 25, 2021 13:59 - 32 minutes - 45.4 MBSeventeen hundred U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) bases around the world are subject to sea level rise, which has increased by seven to eight inches since 1900. Natural hazards, such as severe storms and hurricanes, are occurring more frequently; and climate change is changing the profile of those hazards. Innovative solutions are needed to protect these bases. In this episode we’re talking with Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the U.S. Army Corps of...
Part 2: EWN's Synergies with the World Bank's Approach to Natural Infrastructure
May 18, 2021 15:30 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBThe World Bank estimates that climate change will push an additional 100 million people globally into poverty in the coming years. In Part 1, we talked with Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Lead for Engineering With Nature®, and Dr. Brenden Jongman, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist with the World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR). Todd and Brenden discussed the ...
Part 1: EWN's Synergies with the World Bank's Approach to Natural Infrastructure
May 12, 2021 13:13 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBIn 2020, natural hazards like storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires caused more than $200 billion in damage worldwide and the death of 8,000 people. Since 1980, there have been 285 weather and climate-related disasters in the United States alone that have produced at least $1 billion in damage. In this two-part episode, we’re talking with Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Lead for Engineering With Nature®...
EWN’s Synergies with the World Bank’s Approach to Natural Infrastructure
May 12, 2021 13:13 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBIn 2020, natural hazards like storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires caused more than $200 billion in damage worldwide and the death of 8,000 people. Since 1980, there have been 285 weather and climate-related disasters in the United States alone that have produced at least $1 billion in damage. In this two-part episode, we’re talking with Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Lead for Engineering With Nature...
Building Resilience in Cold Regions with EWN and Natural and Nature-Based Features
April 14, 2021 13:10 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBClimate change is having a significant effect on Arctic communities. The loss of permafrost and ice sheets, sea level rise, erosion, and many other factors are putting people living in coastal communities and their traditional way of life at risk. In this episode, we’re talking with Jeff King, Deputy Lead of the Engineering With Nature program at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Sam Whitin, Coastal Resilience Director at EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. PBC; and Enda Murphy, Sen...
Building Resilience in Cold Regions with EWN® and Natural and Nature-Based Features
April 14, 2021 13:10 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBClimate change is having a significant effect on Arctic communities. The loss of permafrost and ice sheets, sea level rise, erosion, and many other factors are putting people living in coastal communities and their traditional way of life at risk. In this episode, we’re talking with Jeff King, Deputy Lead of the Engineering With Nature program at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Sam Whitin, Coastal Resilience Director at EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. PBC; and Enda Murphy, Se...
EWN EXTRA!
March 31, 2021 13:28 - 3 minutes - 4.85 MBIn our next episode, we’ll be talking with Enda Murphy of the National Research Council of Canada and Sam Whitin of EA Engineering, Science and Technology about Building Resilience in Cold Regions with EWN and Natural and Nature-based Features. They’ll be talking about interesting projects underway and planned in Alaska and Canada. And Jeff King, Deputy Lead of the Engineering With Nature program at the US Army Corps of Engineers, invites listeners to participate in the launch of the Eng...
EWN EXTRA! What's Coming Up in EWN?
March 31, 2021 13:28 - 3 minutes - 4.85 MBIn our next episode, we’ll be talking with Enda Murphy of the National Research Council of Canada and Sam Whitin of EA Engineering, Science and Technology about Building Resilience in Cold Regions with EWN and Natural and Nature-based Features. They’ll be talking about interesting projects underway and planned in Alaska and Canada. And Jeff King, Deputy Lead of the Engineering With Nature program at the US Army Corps of Engineers, invites listeners to participate in the launch of the Engine...
Expanding the Practice of EWN® through Landscape Architecture
March 30, 2021 13:07 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBWhat happens when you bring engineers together with landscape architects and their students to work on real coastal resilience challenges in the field? What can the disciplines of engineering and landscape architecture learn from each other? And what kinds of solutions will they produce when faced with very real coastal risk management issues following a hurricane? In this episode, we’re talking with Rob Holmes at Auburn University, Sean Burkholder at the University of Pennsylvania, an...
Expanding the Practice of EWN through Landscape Architecture
March 30, 2021 13:07 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBWhat happens when you bring engineers together with landscape architects and their students to work on real coastal resilience challenges in the field? What can the disciplines of engineering and landscape architecture learn from each other? And what kinds of solutions will they produce when faced with very real coastal risk management issues following a hurricane? In this episode, we’re talking with Rob Holmes at Auburn University, Sean Burkholder at the University of Pennsylvania, and Bri...
Expanding Engineering With Nature
March 16, 2021 17:39 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBAs the world emerges from the COVID 19 pandemic, infrastructure will play a key role in helping economies around the world recover. The World Economic Forum estimates $100 trillion dollars will be committed to infrastructure projects in the next thirty years. In Season 2 of the Engineering With Nature® Podcast, we’ll explore the important role EWN will play in expanding and diversifying the value of that infrastructure. Season 2 kicks off with an announcement by Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Res...
Expanding Engineering With Nature
March 16, 2021 17:39 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBAs the world emerges from the COVID 19 pandemic, infrastructure will play a key role in helping economies around the world recover. The World Economic Forum estimates $100 trillion dollars will be committed to infrastructure projects in the next thirty years. In Season 2 of the Engineering With Nature® Podcast, we’ll explore the important role EWN will play in expanding and diversifying the value of that infrastructure. Season 2 kicks off with an announcement by Dr. Todd Bridges, Senio...
The Engineering With Nature Podcast Season 2 launches March 17
March 09, 2021 14:41 - 8 minutes - 12.4 MBThe Engineering With Nature® Podcast Season 2 launches March 17, and we’re pretty excited about the lineup. Host, Sarah Thorne, recently talked with Todd Bridges, Lead Engineering With Nature, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), about the upcoming season. His bottom line: “the future is right and the future is bright for EWN. It is the right direction for infrastructure and the timing is ideal.” Why now? The World Economic Forum recently estimated that that by mid-century, $100 trillion do...
The Engineering With Nature® Podcast Season 2 launches March 17
March 09, 2021 14:41 - 8 minutes - 12.4 MBThe Engineering With Nature® Podcast Season 2 launches March 17, and we’re pretty excited about the lineup. Host, Sarah Thorne, recently talked with Todd Bridges, Lead Engineering With Nature, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), about the upcoming season. His bottom line: “the future is right and the future is bright for EWN. It is the right direction for infrastructure and the timing is ideal.” Why now? The World Economic Forum recently estimated that that by mid-century, $100 trilli...
Collaborating with Academia to Develop Future Practice and Practitioners
October 27, 2020 13:13 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBIn this episode of the Engineering With Nature® Podcast, our guests are Dr. Brian Bledsoe, Director of the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) at the University of Georgia, and Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science, with the US Army Corps of Engineers, and founder and national lead of the Engineering With Nature initiative and the sponsor of this podcast. They discuss a new partnership – the Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN). Its fo...
Collaborating with Industry to Promote Natural Infrastructure
October 20, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 44.1 MBThe growing global population is putting a lot of pressure on the world's natural resources and its natural infrastructure – the forest, prairies, agricultural lands, estuaries, coasts, and wetlands that we all depend on. Protecting and restoring the health of our natural infrastructure is paramount if we want to continue to enjoy the many economic, environmental and social benefits that it provides. In this episode, we’re talking with two people who believe that sustainable natural infrastru...
Collaborating with Industry to Promote Natural Infrastructure
October 20, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 44.1 MBThe growing global population is putting a lot of pressure on the world's natural resources and its natural infrastructure – the forest, prairies, agricultural lands, estuaries, coasts, and wetlands that we all depend on. Protecting and restoring the health of our natural infrastructure is paramount if we want to continue to enjoy the many economic, environmental and social benefits that it provides. In this episode, we’re talking with two people who believe that sustainable natural infrastr...
Protecting Fragile Coasts and Improving Community Resilience
October 13, 2020 13:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBMonica Chasten grew up in Vineland, NJ, close to the South New Jersey beaches where her parents and grandparents fostered her love for the coast. With a talent in math and science, she started looking at the coast in a different way, wondering why the waves would break the way they did and how “piles of rocks” could protect the fragile shoreline. She translated her passion into a 35-year career as a coastal engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Monica was the moving force leading Ph...
Protecting Fragile Coasts and Improving Community Resilience
October 13, 2020 13:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBMonica Chasten grew up in Vineland, NJ, close to the South New Jersey beaches where her parents and grandparents fostered her love for the coast. With a talent in math and science, she started looking at the coast in a different way, wondering why the waves would break the way they did and how “piles of rocks” could protect the fragile shoreline. She translated her passion into a 35-year career as a coastal engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Monica was the moving force leading P...
Incorporating EWN into Coastal Texas Resilience and Restoration
October 06, 2020 13:22 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBDr. Edmond Russo, a 27-year veteran of the US Army Corps of Engineers, has a passion for innovation, especially identifying and pursuing new ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness of water resource management activities. In his work at the Galveston District, he led a team that is developing a 50-year plan to protect and restore the Texas Gulf Coast. In this podcast, Edmond puts the scope and scale of the District into perspective and talks about how he and the Galveston team are incorp...
Incorporating EWN into Coastal Texas Resilience and Restoration
October 06, 2020 13:22 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBDr. Edmond Russo, a 27-year veteran of the US Army Corps of Engineers, has a passion for innovation, especially identifying and pursuing new ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness of water resource management activities. In his work at the Galveston District, he led a team that is developing a 50-year plan to protect and restore the Texas Gulf Coast. In this podcast, Edmond puts the scope and scale of the District into perspective and talks about how he and the Galveston team are incor...
Assessing the Value of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Coastal Storm and Flood Risk Reduction
September 29, 2020 13:15 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBAn ecologist by training, Dr. Michael W. Beck had been working on more traditional ecological solutions related to marine protected areas until Hurricane Katrina, when he saw that there was a real need for understanding how natural habitats provide coastal resilience. Now his work focuses on figuring out how investing in nature and nature-based solutions can reduce coastal risk and save lives and money. Mike is a Research Professor and Head of the Coastal Resilience Lab at the Universi...
Assessing the Value of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Coastal Storm and Flood Risk Reduction
September 29, 2020 13:15 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBAn ecologist by training, Dr. Michael W. Beck had been working on more traditional ecological solutions related to marine protected areas until Hurricane Katrina, when he saw that there was a real need for understanding how natural habitats provide coastal resilience. Now his work focuses on figuring out how investing in nature and nature-based solutions can reduce coastal risk and save lives and money. Mike is a Research Professor and Head of the Coastal Resilience Lab at the University of...
Collaborating to Create Wildlife Habitat While Restoring Islands and Improving Community Resilience
September 22, 2020 13:08 - 28 minutes - 39.9 MBGrowing up on an Island in the Puget Sound in Washington State, Paula Whitfield lived and played by the ocean, watching every episode of the Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau and diving as often as she could. Her dream was to become a marine scientist. Today, Paula is a research ecologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), working at the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science in Silver Spring. She is collaborating on Engineering With Nature (EWN) projects t...
Collaborating to Create Wildlife Habitat While Restoring Islands and Improving Community Resilience
September 22, 2020 13:08 - 28 minutes - 39.9 MBGrowing up on an Island in the Puget Sound in Washington State, Paula Whitfield lived and played by the ocean, watching every episode of the Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau and diving as often as she could. Her dream was to become a marine scientist. Today, Paula is a research ecologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), working at the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science in Silver Spring. She is collaborating on Engineering With Nature (EWN) projects th...
Characterizing Storm and Flood Risk Reduction Benefits Derived from Mangroves During Extreme Weather Events
September 15, 2020 14:10 - 23 minutes - 16.6 MBAs an undergraduate student at the University of Florida, Tori Tomiczek’s interests in geotechnical engineering and fluid mechanics, plus her curiosity about how structures were impacted by hurricanes, led to her to focus on coastal engineering. Tori’s experience doing field work in New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 reinforced her belief in the importance of protecting our coastlines, and her observations following Hurricane Irma in 2017 led to her groundbreaking work on the important...
Characterizing Storm and Flood Risk Reduction Benefits Derived from Mangroves During Extreme Weather Events
September 15, 2020 14:10 - 23 minutes - 16.6 MBAs an undergraduate student at the University of Florida, Tori Tomiczek’s interests in geotechnical engineering and fluid mechanics, plus her curiosity about how structures were impacted by hurricanes, led to her to focus on coastal engineering. Tori’s experience doing field work in New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 reinforced her belief in the importance of protecting our coastlines, and her observations following Hurricane Irma in 2017 led to her groundbreaking work on the important ...
Using Natural Infrastructure to Increase Resilience for Military Installations
September 08, 2020 15:23 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBIn October 2018, Tyndall Air Force Base just east of Panama City, Florida was directly hit by Hurricane Michael, a Category 5 storm. The damage was significant with over half of the buildings on the base destroyed. Brig. Gen. Patrice Melancon was called back to active duty to the Tyndall Program Management Office (PMO) to lead the base’s massive $5 billion rebuild. In this episode, we’re talking with Melancon about the groundbreaking work the PMO team is undertaking to rebuild the base and i...