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  • October

    An eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii) at USMA West Point, New York.

    International Bat Week: ERDC goes to bat to protect winged allies

    According to the Department of Defense (DOD) Natural Resources Program, more than 300 military installations will be potentially affected by at least one bat species listing under the Endangered Species Act in the next five years. Researchers from ERDC's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) and Environmental Laboratory (EL) are at the forefront of innovative projects aimed at understanding and preserving bat populations on DoD installations.
  • Senior leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Veterans Affairs gather Oct. 9 at the Jennifer Moreno DVA Medical Center campus in San Diego for a tour of the Spinal Cord Injury/Community Living Center, which is scheduled to replace the current facility and open its doors to veterans in 2025.

    Senior leaders tour VA San Diego project, review projects

    Senior leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Veterans Affairs met Oct. 9 at the Jennifer Moreno DVA Medical Center campus in San Diego to review progress on VA projects throughout USACE.
  • Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, City of Norco, California Office of Emergency Services, Riverside County, along with U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert of California’s 41st Congressional District and contractors, gather for the Upper Norco Bluffs Emergency Repair Project groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 3 in Norco, California.

    USACE, partners break ground on high-priority bluff repair project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined city, state, county and congressional partners Oct. 3 to break ground on an emergency repair project for the upper bluffs of Norco, along the Santa Ana River.
  • Pictured is a view from the Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Sept. 10.

    LA District hosts public meeting for Point Vicente Interpretive Center FUDS project

    The Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes opened its doors for a public meeting Sept. 10 to help determine the way forward on the soil contamination Formerly Used Defense Sites, or FUDS, project.
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    USACE corrects the record on Fairfield Bay Park lease

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District is clarifying information communicated during the Fairfield Bay City Council meeting on Oct. 9, 2024, regarding the operations and lease terms of Fairfield Bay Park.