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  • October

    BERNALILLO, N.M., -- Amanda Tapia-Pittman watches as Girl Scouts design and build dams with gravel and playdough.

    Corps Booth Helps Girl Scouts Learn About STEM

    The District had a booth at the 2014 Girl Scouts STEM Camporee Sept. 13, 2014, where more than 700 Scouts learned more about endangered species, how and why dams are built, and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) safety.
  • Approximately 13,000 hunting and fishing enthusiasts converged on the grounds of Army Corps of Engineers property of what now is the beautiful Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park for the 18th annual National Hunting and Fishing Days Celebrations, September 27-28.

    Stonewall Jackson partner for annual hunting and fishing day

    Approximately 13,000 hunting and fishing enthusiasts converged on the grounds of Army Corps of
  • Members of the Pittsburgh District water quality team and Youghiogheny River Lake collected samples from Youghiogheny River Lake and its tributaries, Sept. 23 - 24

    District staff conduct water quality test at Youghiogheny Lake

    Members of the Pittsburgh District water quality team and Youghiogheny River Lake collected samples
  • Historic Fort Norfolk, Va.

    Historic Fort Norfolk to close for maintenance and repairs Oct. 14

    Fort Norfolk will close to visitors from Oct. 14 to Dec. 12 as contractors perform various maintenance and repairs to the historic War of 1812-era coastal fortification.
  • The mixing rig and a 200-ton crane were mobilized to the site. A rubber-tire hydraulic crane was used to unload the equipment, build the crawler crane, and place the component parts of the mixing rig in the site staging area located on the south side of LSB2 for rig assembly.

    Restoring a former Atlas Missile site in Nebraska

    On Oct. 7, 2014, an Omaha District Environmental Remediation team led by Hector Santiago, project manager, won the biennial Secretary of the Army Environmental Award in Environmental Restoration-Installation for 2013. The honor, given by IMCOM subordinate command U.S. Army Environmental Command, recognizes and rewards “excellence in the development, management, and transferability of environmental programs that increase environmental quality, enhance the mission, and support Army sustainability.” Each award is for a two-year performance period and the 2013 award covers achievements from Oct. 1, 2011 through Sept. 30, 2013.