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Call for abstracts: International Conference on Shellfish Restoration
The International Conference on Shellfish Restoration (ICSR2024) will be held at the Jekyll Island Convention Center on September 15-18, 2024. Ahead of the conference, Georgia Sea Grant is calling for presentation abstracts on molluscan bivalves: restoration or conservation, marine or freshwater, clams or oysters– if your research has to do…
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IRIS affiliates lead plenary at Missouri River Natural Resources Committee Conference
Affiliate researchers Charles van Rees and Matt Chambers attended the Missouri River Natural Resources Committee 2024 Conference in Nebraska City, Nebraska. They were joined by EWN Practice Lead Dave Crane and University of South Dakota professor Mark Dixon. The group led a 4-part plenary around their NASA-funded project that will…
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Webinar: EPA Funding for Coastal Ecosystems Climate Resilience
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering a new funding opportunity for coastal climate resilience research. There will be an informational webinar on Tuesday, April 2, and 2:00 ET.
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UGA resilience workshop highlights relationship with defense communities
Leaders convene to learn best practices for nature-based solutions Article by Margaret Blanchard, Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Military personnel, resilience experts and researchers from across the southeast learned how the University of Georgia is using nature-based solutions to strengthen military installations and their surrounding communities at the Southeastern Defense…
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Dr. Walter Silva-Araya visits IRIS faculty and students
On Friday, March 15, the University of Georgia welcomed Dr. Walter Silva-Araya, Director of the Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute (PRWRERI). This facility is dedicated to the investigation and development of water resources in Puerto Rico. Dr. Silva-Araya is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University…
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Bridges appointed Chapter Lead on the first U.S. National Nature Assessment
Article by Lillian Balance, UGA Engineering. This article was originally published here by the UGA College of Engineering. Todd Bridges, professor of practice, resilient and sustainable systems at the University of Georgia College of Engineering, has been selected to serve as one of eleven Chapter Leads for the first-ever U.S. National…
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Todd Bridges on the EWN Podcast
This month, the Engineering With Nature (EWN) podcast got the original gang back together: Host Sarah Thorne was joined by cohost and EWN National Lead Jeff King and their colleague and friend Todd Bridges. Bridges retired last year from a 30-year career at USACE where he was Senior Research Scientist…
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Assistant Secretary of the Army Rachel Jacobson visits IRIS to discuss climate resilience in the Army
ATHENS, GA – On March 13-14, 2024, the University of Georgia hosted the Southeastern Defense Communities Resilience Workshop. This event brought together military and civilian leaders to discuss climate resilience planning and nature-based infrastructure development in defense communities across the southeast US. The event was co-organized by the Carl Vinson…
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New Resilient Futures Podcast Episode: Resilience in the Army and Beyond
A new episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast is here, hosted by Dr.s Alysha Helmrich and Todd Bridges. This month’s episode features a special guest. The Honorable Rachel Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, visited UGA for the Southeast Defense Communities Resilience Workshop this week.…
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Don Nelson takes part in Natural and Nature-Based Features (NNBF) Forum
Ecological anthropologist Don Nelson recently spoke in a virtual forum on Socio-Cultural Benefits of Natural and Nature-Based Features (NNBF), hosted by the Science + Resilience Institute of Jamaica Bay. This forum was the third in a series of talks following a workshop that was held in June of 2023. The…
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New publication: Life cycle analysis of natural infrastructure projects
This article was originally shared by the Network for Engineering With Nature. Find more here. It can be difficult to directly compare natural (or “green”) infrastructure to traditional (“gray”) infrastructure. Practitioners from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) identified “uncertainty and discomfort in planning life cycle management activities” as…
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Upcoming Guest Visit: Dr. Walter Silva-Araya, Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Institute
IRIS will welcome Dr. Walter Silva-Araya from the Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Institute (PRWREI) on Friday, March 15. Dr. Silva-Araya will meet with IRIS faculty, hear presentations from IRIS graduate students in the Compound Inundation Team for Resilient Applications (CITRA) lab, and tour ISTEM and Driftmier Engineering Center.…
