2NDNATURE

07/05/2024

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🔍 Curious about water quality in US cities?

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🌊 Tune in to our latest podcast episode featuring Gary Conley, Chief Scientist at 2NDNATURE.

With nearly 20 years of expertise in hydrology and pollution dynamics, Gary shares insights on improving watershed stewardship and reducing the cost of clean water in our communities. 💧

🌍 Discover where water pollution occurs, current water quality metrics, and the benefits of limiting urban runoff.

🎧 Listen now to learn more about how 2NDNATURE is making a difference in water quality management..

Listen on 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/30PvU9C.

10/27/2023

🌟 Exciting news! 🌟
Our founder, Nicole Beck, recently had the honor of being interviewed on the EPR podcast, where she shared her valuable insights and experiences. 🎙️🎧
🔔 Don't miss out on this insightful episode! Subscribe now to get notified when it goes live tomorrow, October 27th.📅 The Environmental Professionals Podcast, sponsored by our partner association NAEP, is dedicated to fostering connections among Environmental Professionals through engaging conversations. 🌎🤝 🔎 You can find the podcast on all major podcast platforms. Tune in and join the conversation! 🎧💬
Listen Here: https://bit.ly/4634F9D

"Lighthearted but informative!"

12/01/2022

"Plastic pollution does not perish."

That's the alliterative takeaway from this beautiful and disturbing collection of photographs, showing more than 200 plastic artifacts found on beaches – some dating back to the 1960s.

The images are fascinating. The message, depressing. More plastic is going into the water every day. However, we can stop this process. The 2NFORM Trash Compliance module is designed to help municipalities keep trash out of the water. We can do better.

The Archeoplastica project exhibits more than 200 artefacts found on beaches, from retro toys to decades-old detergent bottles. As countries gather to begin to negotiate an international plastics treaty, the collection highlights the disturbing fact that plastic pollution does not perish

11/30/2022

Flooding and stormwater management are problems worldwide. The impervious surfaces in our cities block the natural water cycle. Chinese landscape designer Yu Kongjian has a big vision to "heal the natural hydrology."

Check out this article to be inspired by what big thinking about water management can do to transform modern cities. The pictures alone are amazing.

And if you're interested by Yu's "computational geography," which shows how water behaves within the built environment, get in touch. We'd love to show you how 2NFORM, built on Esri's ArcGIS, can show how water moves through your built environment, and how that understanding can help your stormwater management, for less pollution, less flooding, and greater climate resilience.

One Chinese landscape designer has pioneered a new approach—working with water instead of trying to bend it to our will.

11/24/2022

Today — and every day — we're grateful for stormwater heroes.

The stormwater managers, town clerks, sustainability coordinators, field inspectors, and more who work behind the scenes in every municipality to improve water quality for their communities through stormwater management.

Read their stories on our blog: https://bit.ly/3V3hE6h

And say thank you to a stormwater hero in your town every chance you get.

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11/15/2022

It's not too late! Join us TODAY for a free webinar:

ArcGIS Pro Tips: Delineating MS4 Drainage Catchments
Tuesday, November 15, 2 pm ET / 11 am PT

Determine and mitigate flooding risks
Predicte pollutant loading
Optimize routine stormwater asset maintenance activities

Register now: https://bit.ly/3E6Yk0N

11/10/2022

Join us for a free webinar!

ArcGIS Pro Tips: Delineating MS4 Drainage Catchments
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
2 pm ET | 11 am PT

Drainage catchments connect urban land use with receiving waters. Having them accurately mapped is vital for:
Determining and mitigating flooding risks
Predicting pollutant loading
Optimizing routine stormwater asset maintenance activities

Keeping this layer updated as your urban landscape evolves and changes is essential.

Register now: https://bit.ly/3EltbYI

11/10/2022

Join us for a free webinar!

ArcGIS Pro Tips: Delineating MS4 Drainage Catchments
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
2 pm ET | 11 am PT

Drainage catchments connect urban land use with receiving waters. Having them accurately mapped is vital for:
Determining and mitigating flooding risks
Predicting pollutant loading
Optimizing routine stormwater asset maintenance activities

Keeping this layer updated as your urban landscape evolves and changes is essential.

Register now: https://bit.ly/3tgWqpo

11/03/2022

Too often, state water regulators and MS4 permit holders act like they’re opponents — but they’re actually trying to achieve the same goal.

In Salinas, CA, one stormwater manager decided to change that dynamic and partner with her regulators, using 2NFORM as a trusted tool to facilitate conversation. Here's what happened next: https://bit.ly/3DsY0ZU

Using 2NFORM, Salinas CA now has a collaborative relationship with stormwater regulators, resulting in cleaner water & an easier annual report

10/27/2022

Open access science make science more accessible, and we're huge supporters.

So far, we've published one open access article with , which received a total of 2,355 downloads. It was also linked to the United Nations SDGs. https://bit.ly/3f94KnJ

How to publish open access with Elsevier, including funding body agreements with Wellcome Trust, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

10/17/2022

'Round these parts, we call that green stormwater infrastructure. And we love it!

But here's the thing: all structural stormwater assets, green or grey, need maintenance to keep on working at full capacity. Keeping track of all the structural assets in a city is difficult, and most only check in regularly on a few, which they hope are a representative sample.

With 2NFORM, cities can map ALL of their structural stormwater assets on an interactive map (built on Esri ArcGIS), categorize them according to our useful system, and see, based on color coding, which assets require work.

A small investment in software can keep these big investments in structural assets functioning — and let them do their important work for the long term.

If You Don’t Already Live in a Sponge City, You Will Soon https://bit.ly/3D50wXg

Less pavement and more green spaces help absorb water instead of funneling it all away—a win-win for people and urban ecosystems.

10/14/2022

Proactive, intelligent stormwater management can reduce flood impacts.

The brutal fact is, we're getting more and more intense rain because of climate change — and that means more flooding. The time to invest in better stormwater management is now, so you can build climate resilience for your community, protect property, and most important, save lives.

Protecting a County From Flood Impacts, with Stormwater Software https://bit.ly/3yCj920

Flood control is crucial to Yavapai County, AZ. They use 2NFORM MS4 compliance software to identify & control potential flooding problems