Tag: freshwater

  • Graduate Student Ed Stowe featured by River Basin Center

    Graduate Student Ed Stowe featured by River Basin Center

    A new story featured the research IRIS and River Basin Center graduate student Edward Stowe did on the impacts of development on freshwater fish–and whether offsets intended to compensate for harm were effective. Article written by Cheryth Youngmann. Read the full story here!

  • IRIS research on plastic waste streams featured in Packaging Europe

    IRIS research on plastic waste streams featured in Packaging Europe

    IRIS affiliates Felix Santiago Collazo and Jenna Jambeck’s research on plastic waste in the ocean was recently featured by the publication Packaging Europe, which is an organization dedicated to understanding the packaging needs of society and highlighting innovative ways to promote sustainability. The article specifically referred to a tool that Santiago Collazo and Jambeck are developing, which will help communities…

  • Use of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Estuarine Systems

    Use of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Estuarine Systems

    At the 11th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and Management, a N-EWN team, including Amanda Tritinger, Jeff King (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Matthew Bilskie (University of Georgia, IRIS), and Justin Ehrenwerth (the Water Institute of the Gulf) hosted a short course on Engineering With Nature practices. The full day workshop included over 60 attendees from the private…