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  • April

    SANTA ROSA, Calif. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers participated in defensive tactics training April 4, 2012. Most of the 16 million visitors who enjoy recreation sites within the Corps' South Pacific Division are peaceful, but tragic news stories about the killing of rangers, like National Park Service Ranger Margaret Anderson who was gunned down while on duty at Rainier National Park, serve as a solemn reminder that the work rangers do can be dangerous.

    USACE Park Rangers lead the way in defensive tactics training

    Most visitors at recreation sites are peaceful, but tragic news stories about the killing of rangers, like National Park Service Ranger Margaret Anderson who was gunned down while on duty at Rainier National Park, serve as a solemn reminder that the work rangers do can be dangerous.
  • GALVESTON, Texas — Col. Christopher Sallese, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District commander, welcomes birders to the Corps Woods on the first day of FeatherFest 2012. The Corps Woods, part of the beneficial use site developed using dredged materials, has become a pristine habitat for wildlife and a favorite destination for both migratory birds and birders.

    USACE Galveston District's beneficial use site provides shelter for weary fliers

    Every April, the sky above the Gulf Coast becomes alive as millions of birds wintering in Latin America take a temporary respite before resuming their long journeys home.
  • CALIFORNIA — A herd of more than 1,000 sheep and goats work their way around the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Success Lake April 11, 2012, removing vegetation near Frazier Dike.

    Corps uses a 'greener' method of mowing the lawn

    It began with four thousand legs. In the last month, it's grown an additional two hundred. It decimates every area it's brought into but, then again, that's exactly the point.
  • CALHOUN FALLS, S.C. — A child casts her rod in hopes to land a catfish at the 2011 Kid's Fishing Derby hosted by the Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Richard B. Russell.

    USACE to host Kid's Fishing Derby May 12 at Lake Russell

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the Lake Russell Recreation and Tourism Coalition will host the 24th Annual Kid's Fishing Derby.
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    CHL hosts USACE Navigation RARG

    ERDC's Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) recently hosted the annual Navigation Research Area Review Group (RARG) meeting, a review of research efforts and prioritization of navigation research and development statements of need submitted by non-ERDC personnel through Navigation Gateway.