N-EWNOpsTeam
The institute for resilient infrastructure systems
Redefining infrastructure for a more
resilient world

We’re an interdisciplinary team of scientists working toward thriving communities, businesses and natural systems through natural infrastructure.

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Nature-positive infrastructure

Our affiliates work together to engineer nature-postitive infrastructure in a wide array of contexts, communities and ecosystems. Learn more by exploring our project portfolio.

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Key initiatives
The Network for Engineering With Nature

IRIS is one of the founding partners in a collaboration with the US Army Corps of Engineers to accelerate the practice of Engineering With Nature

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Nature and Security

IRIS works in collaboration with the Department of Defense to strengthen national security around the country by engineering smart and resilient installations

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About natural infrastructure

Learn about how melding natural and conventional infrastructure can create resilient communities, industries and ecosystems

  • Field Updates: NI Fellow’s Field Work shared by Ducks Unlimited

    Field Updates: NI Fellow’s Field Work shared by Ducks Unlimited

    From the Ducks Unlimited Great Lakes/Atlantic Region via Facebook: “Funded by NASA’s Biological Diversity and Ecological Conservation program, Ducks Unlimited recently joined University of Georgia (UGA) researchers to assist with an ongoing project along the Missouri River floodplains. The research focuses on evaluating levee setbacks (relocating levees to allow the river to reconnect with its…

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  • Featured in AJC: Can a historic Black community beat climate change?

    Featured in AJC: Can a historic Black community beat climate change?

    Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) affiliate Brock Woodson was featured in The Atlanta-Journal Constitution as part of a collaborative project that seeks to save Sapelo Island’s historic community, Hogg Hummock, from a growing threat: rising seas. Last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $2.8 million grant to the community and partners…

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  • New Resilient Futures Podcast: Why Do We Need Parks?

    New Resilient Futures Podcast: Why Do We Need Parks?

    We know that green spaces are good for you. They provide benefits to air quality, biodiversity, and even your mental health… but why? Returning guest Joeri Morpurgo, a postdoctoral fellow at Universiteit Leiden in the Netherlands, set out with his team to answer this question. They found an important distinction: not all green spaces are…

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