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Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship students shine at Ducks Unlimited National Convention
This week, Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS)’ Natural Infrastructure Fellows Stevens Charles and Madlyn Carpenter attended the 87th Ducks Unlimited National Convention, where they each stepped onto the main stage to participate in a Q&A session during the Business Session on Saturday, as well as giving research presentations to the Conservation Programs Committee on Thursday. Their participation in […]
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Bledsoe Selected to Write Chapter for the First National Nature Assessment
The U.S. Global Change Research Program is pleased to announce the selection of authors for the first-ever National Nature Assessment (NNA1). The diverse team that will number over 150 experts was selected by the 11 NNA1 chapter leads in consultation with federal leadership, based in part on a public call for author nominations. With the […]
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ERDC publication explores how natural infrastructure projects can prioritize human wellbeing
In a new paper published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, authors from the U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC) explore the psychological, physiological, medical, and social benefits to humans of exposure to nature, and how natural infrastructure (NI) projects can take these into account to continue to deliver those benefits. The author team […]
