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  • February

    Burmese pythons have been known to consume a wide variety of wildlife, including alligators, wood storks and Key Largo woodrats.

    Burmese pythons threaten native species and restoration efforts

    A hunt for Burmese pythons in south Florida is not a hoax; this non-native invasive species is threatening Everglades ecosystem restoration efforts and native wildlife. The one-month ‘Python Challenge’ organized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission allows anyone older than 18 to hunt the snakes on state land. Burmese pythons are exceptionally difficult to locate, due to their camouflaging capabilities. The ISM branch has initiated efforts to detect the pythons by using dogs and thermal energy remote sensing by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
  • Dr. Robert Wright, a program manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, was honored on Feb. 8 as a Modern Day Technology Leader at the annual Black Engineers of the Year Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.

    Baltimore District engineer honored as a Modern Day Technology Leader at BEYA ceremony

    Dr. Robert Wright, a program manager in the Programs and Project Management Division-Civil, was
  • From left to right, Jelani Ingram, Stephanie Woods and Ross Allen take win in USACE BIM Awards.

    Engineering center team wins award by design

    Building information modeling is a process involving the generation and management of digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. The resulting building information models become shared knowledge resources to support decision-making about a facility from earliest conceptual stages, through design and construction, through its operational life and eventual demolition.

  • Corps’ employees win big at Army’s Contracting award ceremony

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Several contracting professionals at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support
  • Dr. Ann Bostrum, Society for Risk Assessment (SRA) president, presents Dr. Todd Bridges with the 2012 Outstanding Practitioner Award for his research in risk analysis to support infrastructure development and operations, natural resource management and environmental remediation and restoration. Bridges, a senior researcher in ERDC-EL, received the award at the SRA annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif., in December.

    ERDC scientist lauded with outstanding practitioner award

    The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) has selected Dr. Todd Bridges to receive its Outstanding