Tag: resilience

  • We’re hiring Resilience Engineers!

    We’re hiring Resilience Engineers!

    IRIS is all about two things: creating resilient systems (of course) and bringing great people together. We’re seeking innovative, talented, collaborative individuals to add to our team- specifically, Resilience Engineers to work on research and implementation projects in the field of natural infrastructure and nature-based solutions. You’ll join an interdisciplinary team of engineers, hydrologists, ecologists,…

  • Fighting fire with fire: How prescribed burns can help mitigate wildfire risks

    Fighting fire with fire: How prescribed burns can help mitigate wildfire risks

    A new study in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management indicates that prescribed burns could play a key role in mitigating risks of wildfire like those still active in Los Angeles, California. This photo of the Palisades Fire was taken from the Playa Vista neighborhood in western Los Angeles Jan. 7. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)…

  • Marshall Shepherd provides insights on climate change at OVERHEATED 2024 in Atlanta

    Marshall Shepherd provides insights on climate change at OVERHEATED 2024 in Atlanta

    Getting the general public to engage with sustainability, climate science and environmental justice can be a tough challenge- but this recent conference is working hard to build engagement. The OVERHEATED conference took place this past November at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The event, presented by nonprofit organization Support+Feed and Grammy-winning artist Billie Eilish,…