Collaborating with Industry to Promote Natural Infrastructure
The 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 t...
20 Okt 202031min
Protecting Fragile Coasts and Improving Community Resilience
Monica 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...
13 Okt 202027min
Incorporating EWN into Coastal Texas Resilience and Restoration
Dr. 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 resou...
6 Okt 202028min
Assessing the Value of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Coastal Storm and Flood Risk Reduction
An 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 nee...
29 Sep 202030min
Collaborating to Create Wildlife Habitat While Restoring Islands and Improving Community Resilience
Growing 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 s...
22 Sep 202028min
Characterizing Storm and Flood Risk Reduction Benefits Derived from Mangroves During Extreme Weather Events
As 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...
15 Sep 202023min
Using Natural Infrastructure to Increase Resilience for Military Installations
In 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 b...
8 Sep 202027min
Using Natural Forces and Sediment to Restore Coastal Marsh Habitat
In this episode, we’re talking with Jeff Corbino, Environmental Resources Specialist with the US Army Corps of Engineers, in the New Orleans District. Jeff is the Environmental Function Chief for the ...
1 Sep 202025min
