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.

9 Feb 2016

USACE Buffalo District Inspects Construction Activities at Braddock Bay

Members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District Planning, Environmental Analysis, and Project Management teams conducted an inspection of the construction activities associated with the Braddock Bay Ecosystem Restoration Project, January 29, 2016, located at the Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Area, Greece, NY.

3 Feb 2016

Improvements to Black Rock Lock Dewatering Pumps

The fact that the Black Rock Lock is still going strong and operating as designed is a testament to the ongoing operations and maintenance efforts undertaken by the USACE Buffalo District NY/PA Operations and Maintenance Office.

20 Nov 2015

USACE Buffalo District holds winter safety stand-down day

During the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District Winter Safety Stand-Down Day, November 20th, the District’s senior staff of the engaged employees, as they were leaving the District office, reminding them to keep their mind on safety as the weather changes.

19 Nov 2015

Manners Matter: An Evening of Dining, Etiquette & Networking

College students are told that the way to find a job is to build a network of professional contacts before you graduate. However, students not only struggle with understanding how to effectively build a network of professional contacts, but also with the concept of what to do with those contacts once they have made them.

6 Nov 2015

Celebration of Reading: motivating students to read

During the week of November 2nd, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District Deputy