MANCHESTER, CT — Sara Morrison, MLA, WEDG joins civil and environmental engineering firm Fuss & O’Neill as a Business Line Manager for Climate Adaptation within the Water and Natural Resources Business Line. In her new position, Morrison's work will focus on the conception and planning of climate adaptation projects, specifically on flood risk reduction, extreme heat, and coastal resilience (with an emphasis on nature-based solutions).

Morrison has a background in systems-based, urban landscape architecture and climate resilience projects. Morrison's work has focused on the intersection between land and water while helping communities thrive in such complex and dynamic environments. Her experience is tied to the management, planning, and design of climate risk reduction projects of varying scales in both coastal and inland environments.

Morrison's expertise is in integrating natural and engineered systems using nature-based solutions to achieve socially-resilient, economically-viable, and environmentally-sustainable projects. Morrison is a member of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals, Connecticut Association of Flood Managers, Massachusetts Association for Floodplain Management, and American Society of Landscape Architects.

“Sara’s expertise with landscape architecture and climate adaptation will be extremely valuable for clients trying to maximize community benefits from their climate adaptation investments using nature-based design approaches," said Dean Audet, PE, Senior Vice President. "Her skill set will bring a lot of value to our clients and their projects.”