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  • July

    Rendering of the Coyote Island Terminal coal storage and barge loading site, courtesy of MorrowPacific / Port of Morrow.

    Coyote Island Terminal regulatory permit application review

    A Corps Message update on the current status of the review process for the Coyote Island Terminal regulatory permit application.

  • USACE poised to meet significant L.A. River study milestone

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is finalizing preparation of a draft report for the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration study and anticipates releasing the report to the public in early September. The action will trigger a 45-day public comment period that will help inform a final report, which will include a recommendation to Congress.
  • The national wetland plant list received its first update since going web based in 2012. The list features 7937 plant species, which is a reduction of 263 species from 2012. (U.S. Army image)

    Agencies prune plant list

    When the national wetland plant list was initially rolled out to the web in May 2012 the Corp’s Regulatory Office said there would be periodic changes. Earlier this month those periodic changes became a reality.

  • ERDC, Fort Worth District share 2013 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Innovation of the Year Award

    FORT WORTH, Texas – Ten persons from one laboratory and one district share this year’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Innovation of the Year Award for development and deployment of the BUILDER Sustainment Management System.
  • A new floating platform is hoped to lure terns away from nesting on oil pads while providing them an ideal habitat for nesting at Lake Texoma.

    Artificial nesting platform built for endangered birds

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and an oil company have worked together to construct artificial nesting platforms for the Interior Least Tern, an endangered bird. This will provide them with the habitat that they need without inhibiting the work of the oil company.