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((ANCHOR INTRO)) IN THE SECOND PART OF A TWO-PART SERIES... THE U-S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' MIKE GLASCH TAKES US TO A FISH HATCHERY IN SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE THEY ARE WORKING WITH USACE IN AN EFFORT TO REPOPULATE THE ENDANGERED PALLID STURGEON. ((ANCHOR TAG)) THE HATCHERY WILL HOUSE 60 TO 80 PALLID STURGEON EACH YEAR.

((ANCHOR INTRO)) RESTING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE MISSOURI RIVER IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES... THE PALLID STURGEON. IN THE FIRST OF A TWO PART SERIES... THE U-S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' MIKE GLASCH TAKES ALONG ON THE ANNUAL BROODSTOCK EFFORT TO CAPTURE SOME OF THESE CREATURES IN AN EFFORT TO STUDY HOW USACE AND OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES CAN HELP THE SPECIES REPOPULATE. ((ANCHOR TAG)) IN THE SECOND PART OF THE SERIES YOU'LL HEAR FROM A BIOLIGIST CHARGED WITH STUDYING THE PALLID STURGEON'S REPRODUCTIVE HABITS.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District constructs, operates, maintains and secures multipurpose infrastructure to energize the economy, reduce flood risk, and serve as stewards of water resources for the Snake River basin and the nation. Watch our video to learn more about our mission.

Suspension of sediments during dredging and dredged material disposal operations continues to be a primary concern of regulatory agencies charged with the protection of environmental resources. Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Environmental Laboratory (EL) are developing a new strategy for water quality monitoring that would enable much improved management decisions regarding safe, environmentally sound dredging projects. Harness the Power of ERDC at ERDCINFO@USACE.ARMY.MIL

An employee spotlight video of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, Tinker AFB Resident Engineer, Mr. Paul Wolfgeher.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) personnel provide technical advice, logistical support and supplies to members of the South Carolina Army National Guard as they work to mitigate the risk of flooding around a water purification pumping station at Pawleys Island, S.C., Sept. 24, 2018. Work being done here is to protect pumps, generators and infrastructure. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working in partnership with the local, state, and federal response for Hurricane Florence and has more than 410 personnel supporting local, state and FEMA partners. U.S. Army video by Edward N. Johnson

Benny Pettit, quality assurance representative for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris removal mission in southwest Georgia, wishes friends, family and co-workers back home a Happy Holidays. Pettit, Vicksburg District, is a water treatment plant operator at Enid Lake in northern Mississippi. More than 125 employees from across the Corps will be spending the holidays in southwest Georgia working to clear an estimated five million cubic yards of debris left behind by Hurricane Michael. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along with local government officials, started debris removal activity in Georgia, under the direction of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agencies as part of the FEMA debris mission assignment.

Safety Santa, Bobber the Water Safety Dog, and Hap “Hazard” the Elf filmed a holiday safety public service announcement Dec. 17, 2018 at J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tenn. The PSA encourages the public to be vigilant and safe at home this Christmas and when visiting and recreating at Corps of Engineers lakes. This is a music version. (USACE video by Leon Roberts)

Safety Santa, Bobber the Water Safety Dog, and Hap “Hazard” the Elf pose while filming a holiday safety public service announcement Dec. 17, 2018 at J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tenn. The PSA encourages the public to be vigilant and safe at home this Christmas and when visiting and recreating at Corps of Engineers lakes. (USACE video by Leon Roberts)