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    This artist rendering shows six columns for the under construction main gate shelter, while the finished overhead protective cover will be supported by two additional middle columns for a total of eight.

    Spreading umbrella structures provide ERDC entrance protection

    VICKSBURG, Miss. - U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) team members and
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Regional Leadership Development Program (RLDP) participants receive their graduation certificate, April 23, 2014, at a ceremony at the District's office. Left to right: Tracy Clever, director of regional business, South Pacific Division; Cynthia Jo Fowler, environmental biologist and lead for the RLDP toolbox effort, San Francisco District; Daniel Garcia, mechanical engineer, Albuquerque District; Kenneth Mueller, programs management chief, Los Angeles District; Kylan Kegel, civil engineer, Sacramento District; Ondrej Macejko, park ranger, San Francisco District; Jimmy Granillo, accountant, Los Angeles District; and Daniel Jason Gipson, regulatory chief, Sacramento District.

    Leadership Development Class of 2012 Graduation

    On April 24, 2014, the Regional Leadership Development Program (RLDP) students presented their final project to members of Regional Governance Board (R3) Conference at the Albuquerque District.

  • Wetlands provide more than scenic views of nature

    Have you ever wondered what wetlands actually do for society or the environment? Barbara Walther, senior ecologist, said these areas, a place between water and land, provide value to both communities and Mother Nature. She said wetlands support many benefits that range from habitat for plants and animals to water purification. “Wetlands provide a number of functions on the landscape,” she said. “Some of them are important to people directly, and a number of them are important just because of the function they provide.”

  • Regulatory 101: Science, people and America’s waters

    “When everybody is equally unhappy, we probably did our job right,” joked Tamara Cameron, regulatory branch chief. “Nobody ever says, ‘Thank you for making me get this permit.’
  • During a graduation ceremony at the Center May 6, Center Contracting interns Michael Ashworth, Christina Bott-Lamb, Jonathan Brown, Jeffery Byrd, Joshua Clark, Thomas Delaney, Timothy Griffin, Raven Nall, Patluke Ragucci and Joaquin Tucker were officially welcomed into the fold of U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville.

    Contracting interns graduate program

    Thirteen contracting interns were officially welcomed into the fold of U.S. Army Engineering and