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  • January

    A blue tugboat pushes a blue skow across the water with a white sailboat off in the distance.

    Shallow water strategic placement pilot project kicks off in San Francisco Bay

    A steady stream of scows began arriving the morning of Dec. 6 just off the coast of Eden Landing, a 6,400-acre ecological reserve located along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, depositing nutrient-rich dredge material in the shallow Bay waters about one mile from its tidal marshes. The daily operation, which wrapped up Dec. 31, is part of a $3.6 million shallow water strategic placement pilot project spearheaded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District, California State Coastal Conservancy (non-federal project proponent), and monitored by the U.S. Geological Survey. Sediment has a very important role to play in preparing the Bay Area for sea level rise, storm surge and other impacts of climate change. Beneficially using dredged sediment to help the bay's wetlands accrete is an effective and cost-efficient way to maintain these habitats that sustain wildlife and provide critical flood defenses.
  • Peter Smith and Mikayla Shanholtzer review contracts.

    Employee Spotlight Featuring Peter Smith

    Peter Smith, a contracting officer for the U.S Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) in Winchester, Va., said one of the things he learned early in life was to always be open to the next opportunity. It’s that philosophy that led him to his current job and that he followed when offered a yearlong assignment in with Kuwait. 
  • Construction is taking place on various structures at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center.

    Phase 2 progresses at Canandaigua VA Medical Center

    Canandaigua, New York – With Phase 1 of work at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center recently completed, the current major focus on the medical center campus is several projects taking place under Phase 2 of construction.
  • Contractors work on the roof of the Community Center at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center Aug. 22, 2023.

    Phase 2 progresses at Canandaigua VA Medical Center

    With Phase 1 of work at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center recently completed, the current major
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    To the rescue: NJ community receives coastal restoration project

    In the fall of 2012, Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast of the United States, including the