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  • April

    Aras Barzanji (Left), hydraulic engineer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, helps Park Rangers Dylon Anderson and Amy Redmond with a practical exercise to use a handheld GPS unit to collect data on Broadway in front of the Estes Kefauver Federal Building in Nashville, Tenn., April 9, 2015.

    Nashville District plots to improve processes with geospatial data

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 14, 2015) – A group of park rangers, regulators and engineering technicians took a class April 6-10 to learn the basics of collecting and analyzing geospatial data for natural resource management and the protection of the nation’s waterways.
  • Polk Swamp

    Polk Swamp Restoration Project

    The Polk Swamp aquatic ecosystem has been severely degraded by a substantial loss of bottomland
  • Lockmaster Paul Meininger stood against a backdrop of mud, ice and debris scattered across Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 at Charleroi, March 7.

    Lower Mon recovers from icy, muddy aftermath

    “I was really shocked by how fast the river came up,” said Lockmaster Paul Meininger, as he stood
  • Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and 53rd Chief of Engineers, meets Brig. Gen. Kang, Chang-koo, Director General of Program Management, Ministry of Defense United States Forces Korea Relocation Office at the program management office outside U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys April 8, 2015.

    Far East District hosts 53rd Chief of Engineers

    Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Chief
  • On Saturday, September 27, volunteers around the nation, including those at Carlyle Lake, Lake Shelbyville, Mark Twain Lake, Rend Lake, Riverlands and Wappapello Lake (September 24) will visit their favorite parks, beaches, wildlife preserves, or forests and chip in to help improve these treasured places – and to celebrate National Public Lands Day, the largest, single-day volunteer event for public lands in our country.

    St. Louis District volunteers make a difference

    “Volunteers with the Corps of Engineers are a vital part of the natural resource management program. With limited resources, volunteers allow us to stretch our manpower, helping us to increase our interaction with visitors and the community,” Erin Hilligoss-Volkmann, park ranger and volunteer coordinator with the Rivers Project Office said.