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Ducks Unlimited Magazine features Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship
As floods, droughts, and storms intensify and aging infrastructure struggles to keep up, wetlands are increasingly in the spotlight—not just as habitat, but as vital systems that buffer storms, absorb floodwaters, and improve water quality across entire landscapes. The Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship, launched in 2022 by Ducks Unlimited and the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient […]
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Meet our newest Natural Infrastructure Fellows!
The Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) offers funded graduate fellowships for Master’s students interested in natural infrastructure through a partnership with Ducks Unlimited. This fall, we welcomed six new students to this awesome cohort! Chase Morris Advisor: Brian Bledsoe I grew up in Canton, GA where metro Atlanta meets the Appalachian mountains. Growing up so close […]
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Saving Mannington Meadows: Natural Infrastructure Fellow paves the way for wetland restoration
Graduate student Nicholas Austin has spent the last two years compiling a full profile of a once-freshwater wetland in New Jersey. His work is not only a thesis topic for his own Master’s degree, it’s blazing a path for future students to continue working towards the protection of this site. Austin’s graduate research journey began […]
