29 Apr 2016

USACE Buffalo District Biologists Get Kids Excited About Wetland Ecology

U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Biologists Heather Adams and Dave Leput engaged students at Buffalo’s Lydia T. Wright Middle School in wetland ecology during the school’s second annual Job Fair April 26.

25 Apr 2016

USACE Engineers Provide Valuable Insights to High School Students

Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District engineers, with vastly different education and work backgrounds, teamed up to deliver valuable industry exposure to Niagara Falls High School science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) soon-to-be graduates, April 21.

21 Apr 2016

Black Rock Lock Welcomes the First Barge of the Season

The towboat “Calusa Coast” picked a glorious day to usher the “Delaware” on her maiden voyage through the Black Rock Lock May 20th.

6 Apr 2016

USACE Leader Provides a Unique Engineering Perspective to High School Students

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District Environmental Branch Chief David Frothingham addressed a large group of French Studies students from Buffalo Public Schools Hutchinson Central Technical, Buffalo, NY, April 5.

1 Apr 2016

Presque Isle Spring Beach Walk Shows Significant Erosion

Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District, the Presque Isle Advisory Committee, the Park Operations Manager, and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) gathered March 30th to walk the entire length of Presque Isle’s western beach to assess the condition of the beach ahead of the summer swimming season.

24 Mar 2016

Buffalo District Leadership Development Program Producing Future Leaders

LDP students had a chance to present book reports to Buffalo District peers and senior staff, March 22, outlining a wide variety of different leadership principals and philosophies.

14 Mar 2016

Black Rock Lock’s Dewatering Pumps Repaired and Back in Position

After a month of ongoing routine maintenance repairs, at Flygt Pumps in Rochester, NY, two dewatering pumps were safely and successfully re-installed back into the Black Rock Lock’s pump house, March 11 by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District.

11 Mar 2016

Buffalo Area Schools Shadow USACE Buffalo District Engineers

Students from two local Buffalo, NY high schools, Niagara Falls and the Charter School of Applied Technologies, visited the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District, March 10, as part of a job shadow opportunity. Six students from the two schools watched demonstrations and presentations from an array of engineering and science disciplines.

4 Mar 2016

Pontoon Excavator Arrives to Advance Braddock Bay Excavation

A pontoon excavator has been mobilized to complete the excavation activities at the Braddock Bay Ecosystem Restoration Project, Greece, NY.

23 Feb 2016

USACE Buffalo District to Assist City of Rochester in Planning Study

Under the Planning Assistance to States (PAS) program, the city of Rochester, New York has requested planning assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District to conduct an economic and dredging analysis, to help the city determine the benefits associated with making Rochester Harbor a tourist destination for Great Lakes cruise ships.