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  • January

    USACE fish biologists look forward to 2020 sampling season

    For eight months out of the year, fish biologists at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District take to the waters of Illinois to monitor fish populations at restoration sites throughout its area of responsibility. The team also tracks and monitors Asian carp below the electric dispersal barrier system in Romeoville, Illinois, within the Lockport, Brandon Road, and Dresden Island navigation pools.
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    Breaking bridges, building a future

    “When it comes to building strong and innovative solutions, long-term and thorough preparation is always key, and that includes us investing in our young people,” Hamilton added. “The STEM program is just one example of how we, at the Corps, do that.”
  • Kimberly Turnage, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Far East District (FED), workforce management office chief, displays her required reading for the USACE Leadership Development Program (ULDP) Level II cohort, Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Jan. 13.

    Far East District continues to develop leaders; announces new ULDP Level II class

    CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea—Col. Christopher Crary, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Far East
  • Volunteers (in blue) prepare to board a boat to help count eagles from the lake during the annual eagle watch at Abiquiu Lake, Jan. 4, 2020. This year, 66 volunteers participated in counting eagles from three stationary positions on shore and two boats on the lake.

    Three eagles counted during annual eagle watch at Abiquiu Lake

    The annual Abiquiu Lake Eagle Watch, Jan. 4, 2020, was considered by rangers to be a successful event, with 66 volunteers assisting from three stationary positions on shore and two boats on the lake.
  • Work crews remove one of two canal gates for refurbishment at South Mills Lock in North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2020.

    Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway route closed for gate restoration

    SOUTH MILLS, N.C. – Due to required maintenance, the Dismal Swamp Canal on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway between North Carolina and Virginia has been temporarily shut off to vessel traffic.