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    Recently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Pittsburgh District Youghiogheny Lake hosted its 44th annual Special Recreation Day at the lake’s outflow recreation area in Confluence, Pennsylvania.

    Youghiogheny Lake hosts Special Recreation Day

    Recently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Pittsburgh District Youghiogheny Lake hosted its 44th annual Special Recreation Day at the lake’s outflow recreation area in Confluence, Pennsylvania.
  • The North Landing Bridge spans the Atlantic Coastal Waterway between Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. The 65 year old dual span swing bridge was hit by a barge in the early morning hours of March 1, 2016.

    Corps further restricts North Landing Bridge openings

    The North Landing Bridge will operate under additional restricted bridge openings after being hit for the second time this year.
  • Participants of the UNESCO Science Centers Coordination Meeting at the reception at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, on the opening day, 15 May 2016, Beijing, China.

    IWR ICIWaRM Director Attends Inaugural Global Meeting of UNESCO Water and Science Centers

    BEIJING, CHINA - May 19, 2016. IWR and ICIWaRM Director Bob Pietrowsky represented USACE and the USG at the inaugural global meeting of the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO’s) Category I and II Water and Science Centers, held in Beijing, China, 15-18 May 2016. The event marked the first time UNESCO’s Category I & II Water and Science Centers came together to coordinate their programs and work together towards increasing their collaboration in support of UNESCO’s efforts to address the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals focusing on the dual objectives of Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development. Category II Centers, which function under the auspices of UNESCO but are not legally part of the Organization, are entirely staffed and funded by each host nation. They are playing an increasingly important role in carrying our UNESCO’s programs, particularly in science and water resources, currently with 65 Category II Centers, of which over half are focused on freshwater as part of UNESCO’s “Water Family” in support of the International Hydrological Program (IHP).
  • Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander, receives a briefing from Nashville District and Tennessee Valley Authority leadership at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project in Chattanooga, Tenn., June 7, 2016.

    Semonite visits high visibility construction projects, says it’s time to ‘finish strong’

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 7, 2016) – In only his third week on the job the nation’s chief of engineers visited three high visibility construction projects today to meet employees and garner the very latest updates from project managers and team members.
  • A group of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers attended a water safety refresher class for new, summer hire and permanent rangers from Cordell Hull, Center Hill, Old Hickory, Cheatham, Lake Cumberland, Laurel, and J. Percy lakes at the Cordell Hull Dam resource managers office Jun. 3, 2016.

    Nashville District park rangers focus on Water Safety Training to help save lives

    CARTHAGE, Tenn. (June 6, 2016) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers attended a water safety refresher class for new, summer hire and permanent rangers from Cordell Hull, Center Hill, Old Hickory, Cheatham, Lake Cumberland, Laurel, and J. Percy lakes at the Cordell Hull resource manager’s office.