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  • April

    Nancy Haley, left, chief of the Northern California regulatory branch for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, and Kelly Briggs, California Department of Water Resources environmental program manager, worked on numerous projects in common for their respective agencies over the past few years. From that shared experience, the pair developed a series of workshops where personnel from the Corps and state water agencies communicated details about their interwoven processes in order to help all Californians.

    Corps / DWR workshops boost synergy on shared challenges

    Sacramento District hosted a three-workshop series this winter with California’s Department of Water Resources with one goal in mind: clarify Corps / DWR interactions and turbocharge the two agencies’ partnership on behalf of all Californians.
  • The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and the city of Clarksville celebrated the completion of the Riverside Drive StreamBank Stabilization Project today during a ceremony at Freedom Point in Liberty Park. Crews cleared and prepared the site and used barges equipped with backhoe tractors to place a layers of geotextile fabric and riprap with limestone rock to stabilize the eroding bank.

    Clarksville Riverside Drive Riverbank Stabilization Project completed ahead of schedule

    CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (April 26, 2016) – The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and the city of Clarksville celebrated the completion of the Riverside Drive Stream Bank Stabilization Project today during a ceremony at Freedom Point in Liberty Park.
  • Representatives from USACE, MNDF, and EPA prepare to board a boat after collecting ESI features in Laamu Atoll, Republic of Maldives.

    U.S. and Republic of Maldives Governments Collaborate to Protect Unique Ecosystem

    On behalf of the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) collaborated with the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) and the Maldives Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prepare an Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) atlas for Laamu Atoll in the Republic of Maldives. ESI maps provide a concise summary of coastal resources that are at risk if an oil spill occurs. Examples of at-risk resources include biological resources, such as birds and fish; sensitive shorelines, such as marshes and tidal flats; and human-use resources, such as subsistence gathering or fish processing. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), ESI maps can help responders meet one of the main response objectives: reducing the environmental consequences of the spill and the cleanup efforts. Additionally, ESI maps can be used by planners—before a spill happens—to identify vulnerable locations, establish protection priorities, and identify cleanup strategies.
  • Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District engineers, with vastly different education and work backgrounds, teamed up to deliver valuable industry exposure to Niagara Falls High School science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) soon-to-be graduates, April 21.

    USACE Engineers Provide Valuable Insights to High School Students

    Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District engineers, with vastly different education and work backgrounds, teamed up to deliver valuable industry exposure to Niagara Falls High School science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) soon-to-be graduates, April 21.
  • Charleston District has two of the seven female survey technicians in the Corps of Engineers.

    Charleston District Values Female Survey Techs

    What type of person would you picture if asked to envision someone who works ona boat for a