1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:03,940 --> 00:00:05,850 Okay . Mhm . 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,340 I'm here in Vicksburg Mississippi with 4 00:00:12,340 --> 00:00:14,173 several leaders from the Buffalo 5 00:00:14,173 --> 00:00:16,118 district to visit the U . S . Army 6 00:00:16,118 --> 00:00:18,007 Engineer research and development 7 00:00:18,007 --> 00:00:20,118 center . Also known as the verdict er 8 00:00:20,118 --> 00:00:22,118 is an amazing team of engineers and 9 00:00:22,118 --> 00:00:24,118 scientists who discover develop and 10 00:00:24,118 --> 00:00:26,229 deliver innovative solutions for many 11 00:00:26,229 --> 00:00:28,340 of our nation's toughest challenges . 12 00:00:28,340 --> 00:00:30,396 In the last couple of days we've met 13 00:00:30,396 --> 00:00:32,118 with experts for many verdicts 14 00:00:32,118 --> 00:00:34,173 laboratories such as the coastal and 15 00:00:34,173 --> 00:00:35,840 hydraulics laboratory and the 16 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,951 environmental laboratory for aquatics 17 00:00:37,951 --> 00:00:40,173 and wetlands , ecosystems . It's really 18 00:00:40,173 --> 00:00:42,229 exciting to connect with many of our 19 00:00:42,229 --> 00:00:42,060 verdict teammates who have contributed 20 00:00:42,060 --> 00:00:44,380 so much to the district success . The 21 00:00:44,380 --> 00:00:46,547 Buffalo District has a long history of 22 00:00:46,547 --> 00:00:48,769 partnering with verdict and civil works 23 00:00:48,769 --> 00:00:50,602 and injuring resilient systems . 24 00:00:50,602 --> 00:00:52,713 Together we piloted the engineer with 25 00:00:52,713 --> 00:00:54,658 nature program for the Great Lakes 26 00:00:54,658 --> 00:00:56,824 including the first Great Lakes Cap to 27 00:00:56,824 --> 00:00:58,936 a four project , Unity Island and the 28 00:00:58,936 --> 00:01:00,713 dealer . I funded barrier beach 29 00:01:00,713 --> 00:01:02,936 braddock bay in Greece new york . These 30 00:01:02,936 --> 00:01:05,047 products use natural and nature based 31 00:01:05,047 --> 00:01:06,991 features to build a more resilient 32 00:01:06,991 --> 00:01:08,730 shoreline . Through our strong 33 00:01:08,730 --> 00:01:10,563 relationship with verdict we are 34 00:01:10,563 --> 00:01:12,508 striving to learn more and do more 35 00:01:12,508 --> 00:01:14,230 today . The district has eight 36 00:01:14,230 --> 00:01:16,397 additional pilot projects on their way 37 00:01:16,397 --> 00:01:18,286 to address harmful algal blooms , 38 00:01:18,286 --> 00:01:20,508 aquatic invasive species and phosphorus 39 00:01:20,508 --> 00:01:22,674 loading in our watersheds . What we're 40 00:01:22,674 --> 00:01:24,730 most excited about is the work being 41 00:01:24,730 --> 00:01:26,786 done to address climate preparedness 42 00:01:26,786 --> 00:01:28,841 and resiliency with funding from the 43 00:01:28,841 --> 00:01:30,897 Great Lakes restoration initiative . 44 00:01:30,897 --> 00:01:32,786 Our framework for resiliency will 45 00:01:32,786 --> 00:01:34,897 develop models to identify a range of 46 00:01:34,897 --> 00:01:36,952 future water levels and wave and ice 47 00:01:36,952 --> 00:01:39,119 conditions on the Lakes . These models 48 00:01:39,119 --> 00:01:41,174 will serve as a basis for all future 49 00:01:41,174 --> 00:01:41,100 investments and it will be the 50 00:01:41,100 --> 00:01:43,211 foundation for the Army Cores , Great 51 00:01:43,211 --> 00:01:45,400 Lakes , coastal resiliency . Study the 52 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,178 science that will make all this 53 00:01:47,178 --> 00:01:49,067 possible , starts and ends in our 54 00:01:49,067 --> 00:01:51,122 collaboration with the verdict . The 55 00:01:51,122 --> 00:01:52,956 Buffalo District looks forward , 56 00:01:52,956 --> 00:01:54,844 defining more ways to incorporate 57 00:01:54,844 --> 00:01:54,660 verdicts , research and development 58 00:01:54,670 --> 00:01:56,781 into our programs and projects so our 59 00:01:56,781 --> 00:01:59,003 team can deliver innovative engineering 60 00:01:59,003 --> 00:02:01,170 solutions for the Great Lakes toughest 61 00:02:01,170 --> 00:02:01,360 challenges .