WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with other federal agencies announced today the release of the updated National Wetland Plant List. This national list of wetland plants by species and their wetland ratings provides general botanical information about wetland plants and is used extensively by federal and state agencies, the scientific and academic communities, and the private sector in wetland delineations and the planning and monitoring of wetland mitigation and restoration sites.
Updated 2012 National Wetland Plant List is available
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with other federal agencies announced today the release of the updated National Wetland Plant List. This national list of wetland plants by species and their wetland ratings provides general botanical information about wetland plants and is used extensively by federal and state agencies, the scientific and academic communities, and the private sector in wetland delineations and the planning and monitoring of wetland mitigation and restoration sites.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Honorable Dr. Joseph Westphal, Under Secretary of the Army, presents Maj. Gen. Merdith
USACE receives Small Business Excellence award
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Honorable Dr. Joseph Westphal, Under Secretary of the Army, presents Maj. Gen. Merdith "Bo" Temple, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acting commander and chief of engineers, the highest award for Small Business Excellence from the Secretary of the Army during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Apr. 23, 2012. Also photographed are Thomas L. Lamont, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (right of Temple), and Lt. Gen. William T. Grisoli, Director, Office of Business Transformation.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers formally reopened its Washington, D.C.-area Veterans Curation Program (VCP) laboratory at its new location in Alexandria, Va., May 1. Devine Speights (right), an Army and Navy veteran and a participant in the Veterans Curation Program, explains details about the archaeological curation process to two attendees at the VCP Laboratory Open House.
Veterans Curation Program laboratory opens in new location
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers formally reopened its Washington, D.C.-area Veterans Curation Program (VCP) laboratory at its new location in Alexandria, Va., May 1. Devine Speights (right), an Army and Navy veteran and a participant in the Veterans Curation Program, explains details about the archaeological curation process to two attendees at the VCP Laboratory Open House.

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Robert E LeeROBERT E. LEE SERVED 26 YEARS AS CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICER: Robert E. Lee was a United States Army engineer officer from 1829 to 1855. Born on 19 January 1807 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Lee’s father was Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee. Home-schooled by his parents until he was thirteen, he then entered an academy in Alexandria, Virginia. After a year at a Quaker prep school, he entered the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York on 1 July 1825. An excellent student, Lee graduated number two in the class of 1829 and entered the Corps of Engineers.

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USACE employee wins Emergency Preparedness and Employee Safety Award
5/15/2012
Keeping people safe is U'.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South Commander, Air Force Col. Benjamin Wham's number one priority.

USACE defers shoreline activity requests at Greers Ferry Lake
5/15/2012
To provide the best value to the largest number of people possible during these austere economic times, the Army Corps of Engineers’ Greers Ferry Project Office will stop accepting requests for shoreline use permits from May 15 until Oct. 1.

A bird helping birds: Tulsa District uses helicopter to prepare habitat for endangered birds
5/11/2012
For the first time, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District used a helicopter to spray herbicide on four Interior Least Tern islands along the navigation system.

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MYTH: You have to join the Army to work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

FACT: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is primarily a civilian organization with 37,000 dedicated civilians and about 550 Soldiers.  Civilian occupations include: civil engineers, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, environmental engineers, biologists, engineering technicians, architects, realty specialists, lock and dam operators, survey technicians, project engineers, geologists, hydrologists, and others.  Sound interesting?

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Image Not FoundVETERANS CURATION PROGRAMUSACE formally reopened its Washington, D.C.-area Veterans Curation Program laboratory at its new location in Alexandria, Va., May 1, 2012.
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Image Not FoundSUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIESJerry Zekert and Andrea Wohlfeld Kuhn are technical experts for Master Planning. They are part of the USACE team that promotes sustainability and quality of life while designing communities.