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  • Rain gardens created to mitigate flooding  

    Rain gardens created to mitigate flooding  

    Georgia’s coastal communities are getting help from UGA’s Marine Extension  Brunswick, Ga. – The highest property in the Urbana-Perry Park neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia, sits just 10 feet above sea level. Homeowners William and Bonnie Kitts have lived there for nine years.   “This is actually my wife’s father’s grandfather’s home that he grew up in,” William […]

  • Freshwater reservoir emissions: research feature with Laura Naslund

    Freshwater reservoir emissions: research feature with Laura Naslund

    Photo and story by Olivia Allen In a recent feature on the River Basin Center website, writer Olivia Allen featured Laura Naslund’s work on freshwater reservoir emissions. By 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, Laura Naslund had already spent over an hour in a canoe on a little pond on the east side of Athens, […]

  • We’re looking for a science communications intern!

    Join the IRIS team as we work toward more resilient communities and ecosystems through the use of natural infrastructure. We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated student worker with an interest in science communications to join the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) team. IRIS is an interdisciplinary group of researchers from over 12 university units […]