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  • June

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Regulators attend the New York State Wetlands Forum in Clayton, New York, collaborating with wetland professionals and students from across the state. This year was the first event held in two years due to the pandemic. From right to left, Michael Uitvlugt, Shaina Souder, Keith Sendziak, and Steven Metivier, April 27, 2022.22.

    Reunited and it Feels So Good! Buffalo District returns to conferences and continues collaboration

    During the last two-plus years of the pandemic, face-to-face interaction has been limited for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District employees helping to ensure their health and safety, as well as that of the public. But this spring has seen reinvigorated relationship-building and community engagement through the return to larger in-person conferences, meetings, and outreach events for the district.

  • September

    Buffalo District’s own Regulatory biologist, Peter Krakowiak participates in one of eight selected for the inaugural class of the Regulatory Strong Leaders Program (SLP), created to help develop future leaders within the Regulatory Program by providing a broad approach to effective leadership, Washington D.C., May 2019. (Photo provided by Peter Krakowiak)

    Buffalo District Regulatory biologist participates in National Strong Leaders Program

    Buffalo District’s own Regulatory biologist, Peter Krakowiak was selected for the inaugural class of the Regulatory Strong Leaders Program (SLP), created to help develop future leaders within the Regulatory Program by providing a broad approach to effective leadership.

  • May

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District employees have been being trained for CPR, First Aid, and Naloxone (NARCAN), Buffalo, NY, May 3, 2019.

    Buffalo District Employees Train up for Safety

    In the past several months, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District employees have been being trained for CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), First Aid, and Naloxone (NARCAN).

  • March

    A team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District leadership, including Buffalo District Commander Lieutenant Colonel Jason Toth, made a trek out to the Village of Fair Haven to meet with local officials and stakeholders to get a first-hand look at the failing steel sheet-pile on the Fair Haven west pier, Fair Haven, NY, March 19, 2019.

    Buffalo District Leadership assessment occurs at Fair Haven pier

    A team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District leadership, including Buffalo District Commander Lieutenant Colonel Jason Toth, made a trek out to the Village of Fair Haven to meet with local officials and stakeholders to get a first-hand look at the failing steel sheet-pile on the Fair Haven west pier this past Tuesday.

  • February

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District celebrates National Engineers Week with cake at the District reservation in Buffalo, NY, Feb. 20, 2019.

    Buffalo District is engaging the community by celebrating Engineer’s Week

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District has kicked off a week-long celebration of National Engineers Week by participating in events promoting engineering through engaging audiences of various ages and backgrounds throughout the Buffalo, NY community.

  • Great Lakes Partners pursue Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes the responsibility of managing our Nation’s water resources seriously, especially when it comes to planning for the increasing magnitude and frequency of hazards that impact our coasts. That is why USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, including Buffalo District, are pursuing the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency study.

  • December

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District recently engaged multidisciplinary teams within our organization by holding an off-site project delivery business process stand down meeting with the goal of identifying areas to be more efficient in executing the program and accomplishing the mission, Buffalo, New York, December 18, 2018.

    USACE Buffalo District holds project delivery stand down

    Imagine you were just entrusted with a huge project and you want to deliver the best product you can; what do you do? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is always asking this question with every project we are entrusted with by our nation. In order to perform at our best, Buffalo District recently held an off-site project delivery business process stand down meeting.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Regulators undertake a big outreach effort to provide consultants information about the 2015 Clean Water Rule that took effect on August 16, 2018.

    Buffalo District Regulators reach out about Clean Water Rule

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Regulators are undertaking a big outreach effort to provide consultants information about the 2015 Clean Water Rule that took effect on August 16, 2018.

  • November

    Buffalo District employees participated in an event at University at Buffalo for Geography Awareness Week, focusing on ways students think the Cattaraugus Creek Watershed can be improved, November 13, 2018.

    Student-Stakeholder Partnership Aims to Improve Cattaraugus Creek Watershed

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Buffalo District Biologist, Michael Voorhees participated as one of many stakeholders in a Geography Awareness Week event held annually at the University at Buffalo, November 13, 2018.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District has two employees, Greg Kiaer and Melissa Tarasiewicz, who were selected for, and graduated the USACEs Engineer Research Development Center University (ERDC-U) program in 2018.

    Two Buffalo District Employees Graduate ERDC-University

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District has two employees, Greg Kiaer and Melissa Tarasiewicz, who were selected for, and graduated from the USACE’s Engineer Research Development Center University (ERDC-U) program in 2018.
  • U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Biologists, Eric Hannes, Christine Cardus, and Kathleen Buckler along with a team of Biologists from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) led by Linda Merchant-Masonbrink and Angela Adkins performed pre-construction wetland assessments on 12 acres of an existing wetland, as part of the Great Lakes Fisheries and Ecosystem Restoration (GLFER) Authority Project, October 1 and 2, 2018.

    Port Clinton Ecological Restoration: Another Success for GLRI

    U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Biologists, Eric Hannes, Christine Cardus, and Kathleen Buckler along with a team of Biologists from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) led by Linda Merchant-Masonbrink and Angela Adkins performed pre-construction wetland assessments on 12 acres of an existing wetland, as part of the Great Lakes Fisheries and Ecosystem Restoration (GLFER) Authority Project.

  • October

    Buffalo District partnered with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raystown Lake​ and students from Juniata College​ to conduct a lake wide aquatic plant survey with emphasis on hydrilla (hydrilla verticillata), an invasive aquatic plant in early October 2018.

    Hydrilla Invasive Aquatic Plant Control: Buffalo District Becomes Regional Technical Experts

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has a highly skilled workforce that has been completing hydrilla surveys and herbicidal treatments in multiple locations since 2012 when hydrilla was initially found in the Finger Lakes region and the Erie Canal in Western New York (WNY).
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District conducted a load test for a crane that was recently installed on the former McCauley in Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio, October 16, 2018. The load test will establish if the barge crane is safe to operate in water, which will allow for the continuation of critical federal infrastructure maintenance in the Great Lakes by the Buffalo District floating plant crew

    Buffalo District’s Temporary Crane Barge Completes Load Test in Ashtabula Harbor

    Through the consistent, progressive efforts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District employees, the old derrick boat “McCauley” has been converted to a crane barge, and was returned to service upon the successful completion of a load test, October 16.
  • Infographic highlighting U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Fiscal Year 2018 accomplishments, October 10, 2018.

    Buffalo District Celebrates ‘Phenomenal Efforts’ as they End Fiscal Year 2018

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District just closed out another successful Federal Government Fiscal Year (FY); FY2018.