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    During his orientation tour of four U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center laboratories, Portland District’s Dr. Kyle Tidwell, left, visited the Environmental Laboratory’s (EL) Cognitive Ecology Ecohydraulics Research Facility for a briefing by the lab’s Avery Schemmel, research engineer, right, on Computational Modeling for Fish Tracking. Tidwell’s ERDC-U project of researching how civil work programs can support endangered salmon recovery in the Columbia River is based at this EL facility.

    Portland District’s Kyle Tidwell selected for ERDC University

    Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Dr. Kyle Tidwell, fish biologist with the Portland District has been chosen as a participant for detail program, now in its eighth year.
  • A rock outcrop sits in the Big Piney River.

    As unique as they come: Big Piney Weir Project at Fort Leonard Wood

    What do hellbenders, water supply and construction all have in common? It’s the Piney Weir Project at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri! The $5.8 million project in the woods of Fort Leonard Wood will repair a roughly 80-year-old weir in the Big Piney River. A weir is a low dam built across a river to raise water levels upstream. At Fort Leonard Wood, the weir does just that, but serves a special purpose to the military community living and working on the installation.
  • Members of the USACE, Jacksonville District, Puerto Rico Integrated Project Office received Dr. David W. Pittman, Director of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) as well as representatives of its seven laboratories on March 30, 2023.

    ERDC leadership visits Jacksonville District Puerto Rico Projects

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, Antilles Office and the Puerto Rico Integrated Projects Office hosted a recent visit by Dr. David W. Pittman, Director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) as well as representatives of its seven laboratories. 
  • On a sunny day, an orange plant sits in a lush green field surrounded by other yellow and orange plants.

    From Antiquated to Automated: USACE wetland delineation tool helps revolutionize regulatory process

    According to the Environmental Protection Agency, United States has lost more than half of its wetlands since the 1600s, and approximately 35 percent of the world’s wetlands were lost between 1970 and 2015. To protect against further impairment of wetlands and the essential functions they provide, the U.S. established a policy of "no net loss" of wetlands, as well as procedures to ensure responsible management of wetland resources.
  • Wave crash on a shore line as a graphic with a color coded map of the United States gulf coast hovers above a wave.

    New engineering index will strengthen coastal management decisions

    Coastlines are ever-changing. Whether from nonstop wave action, wind or storms, these landscapes constantly shift and reshape, causing challenges for coastal managers. In response, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) researchers have created a tool to help assess the resiliency of our nation’s coastlines and improve coastal management strategies.