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  • Pollinator Garden Playbook: Supporting the Western North American Population of Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and the Endangered Smith’s Blue Butterfly (Euphilotes enoptes smithi) on Military Lands

    Abstract: The US Army Engineer Research and Development Center–Environmental Lab (ERDC-EL) researchers assisted the US Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey in 2021 to assess the feasibility of pollinator gardens at select locations in Monterey, California. The proposed pollinator gardens were to be designed to support the western population of the North American monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), the federally endangered Smith’s blue butterfly (Euphilotes enoptes smithi), and other pollinators found in the Monterey area. This technical report documents planning and design considerations for these pollinator gardens situated on the grounds of the Presidio of Monterey (POM) and the Ord Military Community (OMC). Site preparations, recommended plant species, garden designs, installation methods, and invasive species management are discussed. The contents herein can be used as a general playbook for similar pollinator habitat improvement projects on military lands.

  • USACE announces active logging at Dworshak’s Dent Recreation Area

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is overseeing logging operations at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir’s Dent Recreation Area.

  • USACE emphasizes safety during the July Fourth holiday

    WALLA WALLA, Wash.– As the nation's largest federal provider of water-based recreation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emphasizes safety and urges extra caution while recreating on USACE-managed lands during the upcoming Independence Day holiday.

  • USACE to treat Lake Wallula for invasive flowering rush

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District will be performing up to five five-acre treatments in Lake Wallula, part of the McNary Dam reservoir near the Tri-Cities, with the herbicide Diquat Dibromide at an application rate of two gallons per surface acre. This effort is to control the invasive aquatic plant species flowering rush.

  • USACE enacts additional seasonal fire restrictions

    BURBANK, Wash. – The US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District has implemented a seasonal ban on wood fires in all USACE fire rings, grills, and metal containers at Hood Park, Charbonneau Park and Fishhook Park. This is a preventive action to minimize the risk of human-caused fires during wildfire season and to protect public lands for continued recreational usage.

  • Media invited to attend Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership 2023 Excellence in Partnerships Award ceremony

    Members of the media are invited as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Corps Foundation, presents the Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership with the 2023 National Excellence in Partnerships Award at noon, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Missouri Department of Conservation Headquarters.

  • Albeni Falls Dam hosts Natural Resource Master Plan Meetings

    Army Corps invites the public to give feedback on revisions to the Albeni Falls Dam Master Plan during its Master Plan meetings, June 24 - 25.

  • Fire destroys Natural Resource Management building at Ice Harbor

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The Tri-Rivers Natural Resources Management (NRM) Office, located at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, was destroyed by a fire on the night of May 19. An earlier wildfire in the surrounding area is suspected to have caused the blaze, which is believed to have been ignited from embers near the building. No injuries were reported.

  • Holy Cow! Kansas City District’s Agricultural Leasing Program Provides Benefits Far Beyond Land Management

    It’s not uncommon to see cattle grazing in open pastures when driving through the Midwest. In fact, in Kansas, cows outnumber humans two to one. So, while it’s not surprising to see cattle in the Kansas City District’s area of responsibility, it might be surprising to know that some of these herds are grazing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’-owned land. This is possible through the Kansas City District’s agricultural leasing program. The district is responsible for managing the lands at its projects, which span four states, primarily Kansas and Missouri, but also include parts of Iowa and Nebraska. The district’s agricultural leasing program is a natural resource management tool and a component of the district’s integrated pest management program to control invasive weeds on lands at civil works projects, lake projects and military installations.

  • Training for Success and Safety

    The U.S. Army is known for the rigorous basic combat training its military members go through, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also has training for its civilian men and women in uniform, park rangers. This weeklong training, Visitor Assistance Training, commonly known as VA Training, is conducted in Huntsville, Alabama for all permanent rangers to receive indefinite citation authority. Each district also provides VA Training to seasonal rangers, ranger trainees and permanent rangers who were unable to attend the training in Huntsville as the classes fill up quickly. These permanent rangers then receive temporary citation authority until they can attend the training in Huntsville. This June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District held its VA Training at Smithville Lake, in Smithville, Missouri. USACE employees from the Kansas City District, Tulsa District and Omaha District attended the training.