We’re Building a More Resilient Future. For All – Including River Life.
As communities everywhere wrestle with the growing impacts of climate change, The Pru & Louis Ryan Resilience Lab of the Elizabeth River Project will serve as a global model for urban coastal living that protects both the ecosystem and humans as sea levels rise. Now being built along Knitting Mill Creek on one of Norfolk’s fastest growing commercial corridors, this $8 million living laboratory is funded through the future-minded philanthropy of its namesakes, Pru and Louis Ryan of Norfolk, and many generous donors to our Next Wave Campaign.
Make Your Mark on the Future.
Support this project of the future with a tax-deductible naming gift, and put your name on a learning station, plaque, native garden or other space.
“Developing on-land solutions to rising tides and rising sea level is not just a case of trying to make it more inhabitable for human beings. It’s also a case of making the land more friendly to the river.”
LOUIS RYAN
OFFICER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Elizabeth River Project
In the News
Resilience lab in Norfolk marks milestone in construction process
The Elizabeth River Project placed the final beam on the Ryan Resilience Lab, which will help homeowners and developers learn how to adapt to climate change.
Elizabeth River Project’s new lab reaches construction milestone
Elizabeth River Project marked the latest progress in the building of its Ryan Resilience Laboratory Friday with a “topping out” ceremony. The complex will serve as a research, education and outreach center dedicated to the environment.
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