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Paul Hartfield and Angeline Rodgers of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service speak to the Mississippi River Commission April 18, 2018, about interagency cooperation on Endangered Species Act compliance and aquatic habitat restoration on the Lower Mississippi River.

With the recent completion of the Coffee Point project in Louisiana, the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee has rehabilitated more than 100 miles of secondary channels in six states. Such projects improve habitat for three endangered species along the Lower Mississippi: the Pallid Sturgeon, the Interior Least Tern and the Fat Pocketbook mussel. The projects also provide more paddling, fishing and other outdoor recreation opportunities away from navigation channels. Funding for the Coffee Point project was provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program and The Nature Conservancy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides in-kind engineering and other support for such projects. The Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee, http://lmrcc.org, is a partnership of state natural resource and water quality agencies and the Fish and Wildlife Service, which provide staff support.

For 243 years the Army has served the Nation in peace and in war. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander Brig. Gen. (P) Mark Toy, on behalf of team #USACE LRD, wishes the U.S. Army a Happy 243rd Birthday!

Did you know the top 3 world record smallmouth bass have all been caught at Dale Hollow Lake? Thomas Weaver, Horse Creek Dock & Resort manager, tells the story of how David L. Hayes caught his 11-pound, 15-ounce world record fish while trolling July 9, 1955! Weaver highlights the great opportunity visitors have to recreate and catch trophy fish at the well-known smallmouth lake and fishery straddling the border of Kentucky and Tennessee! The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates the lake and maintains its recreation and camping facilities. (USACE Video by Leon Roberts)

The Walla Walla VA, the Corps, and local Veterans organizations take the time to honor service members who have passed away for our freedom.

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Dr. Todd Bridges, the national lead for Engineering With Nature, explains the four major elements to EWN: 1) using science and engineering to produce operational efficiencies; 2) using natural processes for maximum benefit; 3) broadening the range of benefits provided by a project; and 4) working collaboratively across organizations and perspectives. > www: https://ewn.el.erdc.dren.mil/ | Contact: ERDCinfo@usace.army.mil

Beech Fork Lake organized a lake clean up in preparation for the upcoming recreation season at their facilities.

Members of the Sutton Lake community get together to help clean up the lake in preparation of the summer.

An inside look at this years Huntington Small Business Conference sponsored by the Society of American Military Engineers in Huntington, WV.