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  • April

    Dr. Mudge

    EL scientist presents Aquatic Weed Control at LSU

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) Research Biologist Dr. Christopher Mudge recently presented "Aquatic Weed Control in Louisiana and the Gulf States: Research and Partnership" to the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences (SPESS).
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    CERL researcher gives power grid talk

    ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Electrical Engineer Melanie Johnson was the featured speaker at the recent Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG) seminar held on campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  • Hanover High School students with their teacher visit ERDC-CRREL as part of their March Intensive activity, LUV: Livelihoods in the Upper Valley, a focus on where residents in the Upper Valley work and what jobs they are doing. In the above photo, CRREL Electronics Engineer Nate Lamie provides a briefing on some of the equipment he uses to support researchers and scientists.

    Local March Intensive students visit CRREL

    ERDC-CRREL recently hosted a visit from local high school students and a teacher as part of their March Intensive activity, LUV: Livelihoods in the Upper Valley.
  • Brig. Gen. Richard Stevens, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division Commander, watches soil testing at Far East District.

    Pacific Ocean Division commander visits Far East District

    SEOUL, Republic of Korea - Brig. Gen. Richard Stevens, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean
  • (From left) Ward Robinette, president, Towne Bank of Portsmouth, the Honorable Kenneth Wright, Portsmouth mayor, and Dr. David Stuckwisch, Portsmouth schools superintendent, were among several elected officials who attended the March 29 groundbreaking ceremony for Paradise Creek Nature Park in Portsmouth, Va. The nature park is a 40-acre waterfront park on the southern branch of the Elizabeth River. When phase 1 work is completed in spring 2013, the park will boast two miles of nature trails and restored native plants that meander through one of the last stands of mature forest on the river. (U.S. Army photo/Pamela Spaugy)

    'Paradise Found' turns out to be a nature park in Portsmouth, Va.

    It began with four folks, sitting around a kitchen table, discussing ways to clean-up their beloved river. That was 1993. On March 29, the Elizabeth River Project – the grassroots non-profit organization that morphed into a multi-million dollar public-private venture – broke ground on its largest public restoration site: Paradise Creek Nature Park in Portsmouth, Va.