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  • February

    During the penny experiment at the Carnegie Science Center, students to use a water dropper to determine how many water drops they could fit on a single penny. The experiment was used to teach the concept of surface tension.

    District teaches engineering concepts

    As part of National Engineers Week, members from the Pittsburgh District participated in the Carnegie Science Center’s Engineer the Future, two-day event, Feb. 19-20.

  • Engineers encourage next generation of Mathletes

    A team of volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District assisted with the MATHCOUNTS regional competition Feb. 19 at Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle School in Winchester, Va.
  • Under the Planning Assistance to States (PAS) program, the city of Rochester, New York has requested planning assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District to conduct an economic and dredging analysis, to help the city determine the benefits associated with making Rochester Harbor a tourist destination for Great Lakes cruise ships.

    USACE Buffalo District to Assist City of Rochester in Planning Study

    Under the Planning Assistance to States (PAS) program, the city of Rochester, New York has requested planning assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District to conduct an economic and dredging analysis, to help the city determine the benefits associated with making Rochester Harbor a tourist destination for Great Lakes cruise ships.
  • Kyle Kraynak and Jason Cote, park rangers, then built a water flow control device at the culverts entrance.

    Beavers build dams at Shenango Lake

    Shenango Lake maintenance workers cleared a beaver dam from a road culvert at Golden Run Wildlife Area to prevent flooding, Feb. 3.
  • Junior ROTC 1st Sgt. Amanda King, plants a seedling Feb. 22, 2016 to restore the environment at a disposal area near Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky.

    Cadets plant seedlings to restore Wolf Creek Dam disposal area

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2016) – A determined group of Army Junior ROTC cadets from Pulaski County High School and Southwestern High School planted 4,000 seedlings as part of a once-in-a-lifetime environmental restoration opportunity at a disposal area near Wolf Creek Dam today.