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  • January

    District employees pose with their medals after participating in the 35th Annual Detroit Free Press/Talmer Bank Marathon. The team finished 94th out of 535 entrants.

    Corps employees run as relay team in local marathon

    Teamwork is important in the workplace, and essential in a relay race.On Sunday, Oct. 21, five
  • This image from the "Civil works transformation" video (http://bit.ly/UojcHX) shows Steve Stockton, director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers headquarters, explaining how the Corps is transforming its civil works program to best serve the public, meet the nation's water resource needs and help the Corps remain relevant in the 21st century. (U.S. Army illustration)

    Army Corps of Engineers to transform civil works program

    "The Civil Works transformation is really about how we adapt to the change that's going on all around us," said Steve Stockton, director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers headquarters. "Our fiscal climate is very constrained, expectations are high and we don't have enough federal resources to do all that is expected from us. These are only a couple of challenges we are facing."
  • A warmer than normal winter and heavy early season rains contributed to the highest levels of water hyacinth on the St. Johns River and Lake Okeechobee since 1986.

    Invasive Species biologists combat explosion of aquatic plant growth

    The year 2012 brought many challenges for the Invasive Species Management (ISM) Branch to tackle. Multiple factors led to the highest levels of water hyacinth on Lake Okeechobee since 1986. Water hyacinth invades lakes, ponds, rivers, marshes and other types of wetland habitats. According to the Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System website, water hyacinth can reproduce and quickly form dense floating mats of vegetation, sometimes doubling in size over a two week period. These dense mats reduce light and deplete oxygen levels for submerged plants and aquatic invertebrates.
  • Jerome Delli Priscoli ata World Water Forum Event

    Jerome Delli Priscoli Elected to World Water Council Board of Governors

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - January 8, 2013.  IWR team member Dr. Jerome Delli Priscoli was recently
  • Visitors to Canton Lake, Okla., will find new restroom facilities at the Canadian “A” north and south campgrounds. The facilities replace the ones that were destroyed by a May 24, 2011 tornado.

    Changes coming to Canadian Recreation Area at Canton Lake

    It has been more than a year and a half since a devastating tornado ripped through the Canadian Recreation Area at Canton Lake. The tornado caused significant damage to the area when it tore through the recreation area May 24, 2011, resulting in the indefinite closure of the campground. Changes are on the horizon.