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  • November

    Biologist Kathleen Buckler takes a moment to review the sampling area she set up.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers biologist shows value of fieldwork in higher education

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boasts a highly educated staff. In the Buffalo District alone, employees collectively have over 60 different types of certifications, more than 30 master’s degrees, and four doctorate degrees. Buffalo District biologist Kathleen Buckler recently obtained a Master of Science degree in Wetland Ecology from SUNY Brockport and is already using her education on the job.
  • Michael Norton, chief of the Energy Implementation Branch at Huntsville Center, discusses the REM workshop agenda with more than 30 resource efficiency managers and Huntsville Center customers during the annual event Nov. 17-18 at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration.

    Resource Efficiency Managers workshop provides tips on energy savings resources

    Resource efficiency managers from various organizations attended a workshop held Nov. 17-18 by the Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration.
  • Heavy equipment near the banks of the Raritan River in Sayreville, NJ, removes contaminated soil from marsh land 30 miles southwest of Manhattan. The six-acre Superfund site, being remediated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is expected to be free of contaminants in 2017. (Photo: James D’Ambrosio, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NY District.)

    NY District Environmental Residency teams with U.S. EPA to clean up contamination

    The New York District, headquartered in Lower Manhattan, is abuzz with activity, carrying out multiple missions at any one time (some highly visible), with nearly 350 people in Lower Manhattan office. But there’s another dimension of the District’s work that’s less visible: Contributions from staff in field offices spread across 26,500 square miles of NY, NJ, CT, MA and VT. One is the New Jersey Area Environmental Residency 30 miles south of New York City in East Brunswick, NJ, charged with remediating Superfund sites on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  • iRAIN mobile app

    iRAIN: New Mobile App Supports Water Management Around the World

    MARRAKECH, MOROCCO.   The public roll-out of the new mobile App iRAIN took place during the United

  • Superfund advisory board to hold final meeting of 2016

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host their quarterly public meeting regarding restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Thursday.