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  • September

    Great White sightings on inland lakes are not common, but this student learned to call the proper authorities in times of danger.

    Children’s letters to park rangers filled with delight and wonder

    If day-to-day burdens have caused you to forget the simple joys of nature, consider this delightful cure: thank-you notes written by elementary school students to park rangers in the U.S Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District. “Black Butte Lake is fun and the water safety cups are cool. I didn’t get to use my sticky ruler because my dog ate it.” – Xavier

  • San Luis Rey River habitat maintenance resumes

    Habitat maintenance along the San Luis Rey River resumed in Oceanside, Calif., Sept. 9 when RECON Environmental, Inc., once again deployed water trucks to help establish recently planted native vegetation in the riverbed.
  • Representatives from the Senegalese armed forces, U.S. Embassy Senegal, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District and contractor, CNaf-SET, tour the Dodji Peace Keeping Operations Training Center project site Aug. 20 in Senegal. The camp is being upgraded to include eight new barracks, a dining facility, shower and latrine facilities for men and women, a water treatment plant and a well. The turnkey facilities will accommodate and supply 1,000 soldiers upon completion mid-September. U.S. Department of State Global Peace Operations Initiative funded the project to support the development of Senegalese PKO capabilities.

    US upgrades Senegalese army training center

    DODJI, Senegal -- The sound of construction progress will soon be replaced by the voices of Senegalese soldiers at Dodji Peacekeeping Operations Training Center. Representatives from the Senegalese army, U.S. Embassy Senegal and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District visited the Dodji PKO project site Aug. 20 to inspect construction work by contractor, CNaf-SET.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Ranger Brent Sewell rescued a drowning teenager from Martins Fork Lake, Smith, Ky., over the Labor Day weekend. Aaron Ledford, 18, a non-swimmer from Louisville, Ky., attended a family reunion Sept. 1 and entered the water to recover a beach ball. He got into trouble when he released the swimming area’s boundary line as he pulled himself out hand-over-hand.

    Corps park ranger rescues drowning teenager in Martins Fork Lake

    SMITH, Ky. – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park ranger rescued a drowning teenager in Martins Fork Lake over the Labor Day weekend. Aaron Ledford, 18, a non-swimmer from Louisville, Ky., attended a family reunion Sept. 1 and entered the water to recover a beach ball. He got into trouble when he released the swimming area’s boundary line as he pulled himself out hand-over-hand.

  • Corps, public talk about Whittier Narrows Dam modifications

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District held a public meeting in Pico Rivera, Calif., Sept. 11 to describe potential structural modifications to Whittier Narrows Dam and to seek comments from the public on issues and concerns they wish to have considered during the preparation of its supporting Environmental Impact Statement.