NIL_The Banks

NIL_The Banks: A GLIMPSE INTO THE TIDELANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA 
EXHIBITION
WED, OCT 08 – WED, NOV 07
CAMPBELL SALON WALLS

RESEARCH PRESENTATION
THU, OCT 16, 12PM
CAMPBELL 220C

Tidelands is a collaborative project between the University of Virginia's Natural Infrastructure Lab (NIL), the University of Pennsylvania, and Auburn University, working with the processes, forms, and materials of a place (its nature) for infrastructure purposes. Through studies sited in select bays and estuaries on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, Tidelands will produce place-specific natural infrastructure design concepts; studies of how those design concepts function according to key criteria, and documented procedures for devising innovative forms of natural infrastructure.

The NIL has been focused on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for the past year. The team has been working closely with the U.S. National Fish + Wildlife Service in three refuges to propose innovative concepts for a growing list of challenges they face. Take a deep dive into the exploration, process, and outcomes of the project as the exhibition outlines the full spectrum of what goes into challenging the status quo for our changing coastal environments.

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Left: NIL team members explore a recent experiment with brushwood fences on Mackay Island Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina, with Adam Bennetch and Fred Wurster of the U.S. National Fish + Wildlife Service, photo: William Riedlinger; right: NIL works through concepts using different methods including drawings, models, and field studies, photo: Ruby Zielinski.

NIL Team: 

Brian Davis, Director and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture 
Ruby Zielinski, Program Manager 
Adrian Robins, Research Specialist
Marantha Dawkins, PhD, Researcher 
William Riedlinger (MLA '27), Researcher  

Partners: 

Tidelands Technical Advisory Members — Fred Wurster, Cathy Johnson
USFWS Team — Dawn Washington, Kelley Van Druten, Emily Wells, Mike Hoff, Adam Bennetch