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  • April

    Walla Walla District motorboat instructor, Paul Pence, showing District Office civil engineer, Arron Schuff, how to properly change a boat propeller at the District Motorboat Licensing course. All Corps of Engineers employees who operate USACE boats/vessels less than 26 feet in length are required to be trained, tested and licensed in accordance with recognized Federal, state and local laws and standards.

    Start the spring season right with a boat safety check

    You can outfit your boat with the required safety equipment and know how to use it.

  • Kids on the Land: A hands on STEM experience

    DALLAS - Teachers are always looking for ways to capture their students' interest and to make the learning process fun and exciting. The "Kids on the Land" (KoL) program has found a way to do just that. They've moved the classroom to the great outdoors and have implemented a hands-on learning experience to teach student's science, math and land management practices.

  • State, Corps study: One in five Californians faces flood threat

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- One in five Californians lives in a flood plain and nearly everyone in California is at risk from flooding. That's the warning delivered by a new, comprehensive report on flood risk throughout the state, developed by the California Department of Water Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' South Pacific Division.
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is nearing completion on new family housing units at the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah. The energy-efficient homes are expected to achieve LEED Platinum certification.

    Going Green: Corps-built homes in the LEED

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- On military installations throughout the nation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has built hangars, fire stations, barracks and homes in a sustainable, energy-saving way, saving taxpayer dollars and working in collaboration with other federal agencies and partners.
  • The Portland District and city of Portland are partnering to restore fish passage through Crystal Springs Creek. The Corps is installing wider, natural bottom culverts, a key element of recovery of endangered juvenile salmon and trout species.

    Going Green: Restoring salmon to an urban park

    PORTLAND, Ore. -- Crystal Springs Creek is one of thousands of small streams flowing through the Pacific Northwest. Most provide ideal habitat for fish, but this creek has not supported fish passage for about 40 years. "We have accounts of salmon dating from the 50s, 60s," said Ronda Fast, Environmental Program Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.