9 Dec 2020

USACE restores nature with nature

The Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, recently implemented multiple projects to restore aquatic habitat along 2,412 linear feet of the Buffalo River’s hardened shoreline. These projects incorporated natural and nature-based design features that provided engineering functions through environmental means to create soft shoreline habitats.

7 Jun 2019

Corps of Engineers awards contract for Katherine Street Habitat Restoration

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $1.83 million contract for a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative habitat restoration project along the Buffalo River, near Katherine Street, in the City of Buffalo, New York.

30 Jun 2018

Buffalo native species of sub-aquatic vegetation returning to Buffalo River after over a century

An old commercial stretch along the Buffalo River is getting a serious environmental makeover, thanks to the Corps of Engineers Buffalo District and their contractor, L.D.C. Construction.