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CAP 204 allows us to capitalize on the need to get rid of dredged sand by using it for the enhancement of aquatic ecosystems of the Mississippi River valley. Through other programs, such as the Upper Mississippi River Restoration program, our District has developed an island building expertise. CAP 204 is just another opportunity to utilize that expertise, specifically at the head of Lake Pepin, in Pool 4 of the Mississippi River, and in Pig's Eye lake, in Pool 2.

Area Engineer Maricarmen Crespo of the Antilles Area Office, in San Juan, Puerto Rico shares how she built her future with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Our 2019 ice surveys on Lake Pepin have begun. Last week a three-person crew with the project office in Fountain City, Wisconsin, launched the airboat to measure ice thickness in advance of navigation season and the unofficial start of spring! As of Feb. 13, 18 miles of Lake Pepin were covered with 10- to 21-inches of ice. The navigation industry uses this data to help determine when to send tows north to St. Paul, as this portion of the Mississippi River is the final segment holding winter ice.

El Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los E.E.U.U. el Districto de Jacksonville acogerá un Día de la Industria en San Juan, Puerto Rico en el Colegio de ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico el 26 de febrero. Matriculación es el jueves 21 de febrero. Más información en https://go.usa.gov/xE994.

The US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will host an industry day in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico on February 26. The registration deadline is Thursday, February 21. Learn more at https://go.usa.gov/xE994.

USACE Omaha District Public Affairs Deputy Chief Dr. Michael Izard-Carroll interviews district retiree Steven Schmidt, a former area engineer who worked at Fort Crook, Nebraska. The interview Feb. 7, 2019 is part of a year-long series celebrating the Omaha District’s 85th anniversary. (Edited and produced by Dr. Michael Izard-Carroll, videography by Zane Ecklund, Omaha District Public Affairs)

Every two years the USACE Huntington District conducts training for their field supervisors and rangers at the Mine Safety and Health Academy in Beaver, WV. This video gives you an inside look at how this training goes down.

Burnsville Lake's Jodie Hancock talks about the importance of SPEAR training in the job of a Natural Resource Specialist. The training was conducted at the Mine Safety and Heath Academy in Beaver, WV.

Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) have developed an innovative technique that applies a planar cross-correlation velocimetry approach to an acoustic camera. The technique, Acoustic Camera Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), is extremely beneficial for understanding the risk to endangered species, breakup of mud aggregates, and the dispersal of sediments during dredging operations. Acoustic Camera PIV will ultimately lead to more cost-effective and efficient dredging operations. Harness the Power of ERDC at ERDCINFO@USACE.ARMY.MIL