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  • May

    USACE Buffalo District Biologist Selected to Assist Research Lab

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Biologist Melissa Tarasiewicz has been selected to assist with the development and management of the National Wetland Plant List (NWPL) at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), Hanover NH.
  • Soo Locks Maintenance Crew Arrives to Work on Black Rock Lock

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District maintenance crew dedicated to the Soo Locks, located at Sault Ste. Marie in the upper peninsula of Michigan, have arrived at the Buffalo District to repair a portion of the 100-year old Black Rock Lock, Buffalo, NY.
  • USACE Buffalo District Biologists Repair Common Tern Nesting Habitat

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Environmental Analysis Biologists Richard Ruby and Jay Miller, along with the Floating Plant Crew captained by Tim Colburn, were at the Ashtabula Harbor east breakwater, Ashtabula Ohio, May 4 repairing storm-damaged common tern (Sterna hirundo) habitat.
  • April

    USACE Buffalo District Biologists Get Kids Excited About Wetland Ecology

    U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Biologists Heather Adams and Dave Leput engaged students at Buffalo’s Lydia T. Wright Middle School in wetland ecology during the school’s second annual Job Fair April 26.
  • USACE Engineers Provide Valuable Insights to High School Students

    Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District engineers, with vastly different education and work backgrounds, teamed up to deliver valuable industry exposure to Niagara Falls High School science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) soon-to-be graduates, April 21.
  • Black Rock Lock Welcomes the First Barge of the Season

    The towboat “Calusa Coast” picked a glorious day to usher the “Delaware” on her maiden voyage through the Black Rock Lock May 20th.
  • USACE Leader Provides a Unique Engineering Perspective to High School Students

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District Environmental Branch Chief David Frothingham addressed a large group of French Studies students from Buffalo Public Schools Hutchinson Central Technical, Buffalo, NY, April 5.
  • Presque Isle Spring Beach Walk Shows Significant Erosion

    Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District, the Presque Isle Advisory Committee, the Park Operations Manager, and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) gathered March 30th to walk the entire length of Presque Isle’s western beach to assess the condition of the beach ahead of the summer swimming season.
  • March

    Buffalo District Leadership Development Program Producing Future Leaders

    LDP students had a chance to present book reports to Buffalo District peers and senior staff, March 22, outlining a wide variety of different leadership principals and philosophies.
  • Women of the Buffalo District Inspire the next Generation

    In honor of Women’s History Month, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District women volunteered their time to address a group of 4th grade girls at the Buffalo Public Lydia T. Wright School, Buffalo, New York.
  • Black Rock Lock’s Dewatering Pumps Repaired and Back in Position

    After a month of ongoing routine maintenance repairs, at Flygt Pumps in Rochester, NY, two dewatering pumps were safely and successfully re-installed back into the Black Rock Lock’s pump house, March 11 by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District.
  • Buffalo Area Schools Shadow USACE Buffalo District Engineers

    Students from two local Buffalo, NY high schools, Niagara Falls and the Charter School of Applied Technologies, visited the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District, March 10, as part of a job shadow opportunity. Six students from the two schools watched demonstrations and presentations from an array of engineering and science disciplines.
  • Pontoon Excavator Arrives to Advance Braddock Bay Excavation

    A pontoon excavator has been mobilized to complete the excavation activities at the Braddock Bay Ecosystem Restoration Project, Greece, NY.
  • February

    Great Lakes Explorer’s Club Hosts USACE Buffalo District Biologist

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District Biologist David Leput visited Buffalo public Schools West Hertel Academy, Buffalo, NY to discuss the Regulatory and Civil Works Programs, and to educate students on the science of environmental restoration.
  • Ohio’s Vegetation Index of Biotic Integrity Being Adapted for New York State

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District Mitigation Banking Coordinator Mark Gronceski has teamed up with Brian Gara at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) Wetland Ecology Group (WEG) to adapt OEPA’s Vegetation Index of Biotic Integrity “Floristic Quality” (VIBI-FQ) tool for use in New York State.
  • USACE Buffalo District to Assist City of Rochester in Planning Study

    Under the Planning Assistance to States (PAS) program, the city of Rochester, New York has requested planning assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District to conduct an economic and dredging analysis, to help the city determine the benefits associated with making Rochester Harbor a tourist destination for Great Lakes cruise ships.
  • USACE Buffalo District Visits the Buffalo Museum of Science

    In celebration of National Engineer’s Week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District visited the Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, NY for hands-on engineering lessons, environmental monitoring, and dive team demonstrations, February 16, 2016.
  • USACE Buffalo District Celebrates Engineer’s Week

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District kicks off the start of Engineer’s week by hosting an Engineer Shadow Day for students from Buffalo, NY area school districts.
  • USACE Buffalo District Inspects Construction Activities at Braddock Bay

    Members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District Planning, Environmental Analysis, and Project Management teams conducted an inspection of the construction activities associated with the Braddock Bay Ecosystem Restoration Project, January 29, 2016, located at the Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Area, Greece, NY.