Tag: Natural infrastructure

  • IRIS researchers co-produce online training on ecological stream mitigation practices for wetland managers

    IRIS researchers co-produce online training on ecological stream mitigation practices for wetland managers

    In collaboration with the National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM), IRIS Director Dr. Brian Bledsoe and alum Dr. Holly Yaryan Hall recently introduced an online training series for aquatic resources staff on compensatory stream mitigation projects. The training was funded through a cooperative agreement with U.S. EPA Region 4 (Southeast) and reviews practices for CWA […]

  • NOAA recommends collaborative oyster reef restoration project for funding 

    NOAA recommends collaborative oyster reef restoration project for funding 

    ATHENS, GA – A new project seeks to join Sapelo Island’s Saltwater Geechee community and public entities in a collaborative effort to reduce flooding through oyster reef restoration. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association recommended the project, which is a collaboration between the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, Save Our Legacy Ourself, […]

  • IRIS hosts a Young Scholar Program student for the summer

    IRIS hosts a Young Scholar Program student for the summer

    Meet one of our summer interns, Miller Cooper! Cooper, a rising junior at Athens Academy, joined Dr. Felix Santiago-Collazo’s Compound Inundation Team for Resilient Applications (CITRA) Lab this summer for the Young Scholars Program (YSP) at UGA. Cooper has always enjoyed learning about STEM in school, and applied for the internship as a productive way […]