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Three Successful Defenses: Congrats to our Master’s students!
We’d like to congratulate three IRIS Master’s students on their recent thesis defenses! Bring your hands together for: Hunter Kunzelmann Natural Infrastructure Fellow Informing Multi-Objective Wetland Design for Phosphorus Reduction and Waterbird Habitat in the Western Lake Erie Basin: A Case Study Abstract: Constructed wetlands provide valuable ecosystem services such as phosphorus (P) retention and…
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Two good things at once: encouraging wetland design for phosphorus uptake and waterfowl habitat
Wetlands do a myriad of good things for humanity: protecting cities from storms by soaking up and slowing down the flow of floodwaters, helping filter out pollutants, and providing places to escape out into the natural world. However, when thinking about where and how to install wetlands, it can be difficult to keep these many…
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Natural Infrastructure Fellows in the field: Hattie Greydanus on beaver restoration and finding her way to natural infrastructure engineering
This past summer, Natural Infrastructure Fellow Hattie Greydanus stepped out of the classroom and into the field to gain hands-on experience implementing nature-based solutions. As part of her internship requirement for the Natural Infrastructure Fellowship, a funded Master’s degree program courtesy of Ducks Unlimited and the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, Greydanus traveled to Washington…
