Environmental work of the Sustainable Rivers Program is guided by the “Advance-Implement-Incorporate” process. The “Advance” phase involves engaging in a science-based...
In the early years of the Sustainable Rivers Program, there was a slogan that was part rally cry and part expression of potential: “From one to six to six hundred”...
With knowledge gained through Sustainable Rivers, water managers are using science to drive collaboration internally and bring together state, federal, and non-governmental academic institutions to...
Floodplains are extremely productive ecosystems that support high levels of biodiversity and provide valuable ecosystem services that directly benefit society. One high profile study concluded...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy have joined forces to develop the Hydrologic Engineering Center’s Regime Prescription Tool, software to help teams reach agreements on...
A large portion of the central United States is still under drought conditions, which has forced many to protect and preserve the current sources of water and to seek future sources. The U.S. Army...
A Corps water manager for the Savannah River Basin recently joined a team from the Conservancy and traveled to China, where a series of dams on the Yangtze are planned. The Conservancy...
The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) are working together to develop training courses that emphasize connections between hydrology and...
After four years of altered water management, scientists are finding that many mussel species have reproduced during the interim operations and are encouraged by this promise for added recovery.
The Bill Williams River corridor contains the last remaining native woodland habitat of any size along the lower Colorado River. Given the historic losses of this habitat and the limited ability to restore it, the Bill Williams...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy are collaborating on a broad array of projects, including reservoir management, dam removal, floodplain and wetland restoration, and coastal zone work.