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Archive: February, 2014

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27 Feb 2014
Mississippi River ice surveys are a sign of spring
An airboat, ice auger and a ruler are just a few of the key tools for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, ice survey team.
25 Feb 2014
Volunteers support second Wounded Warrior Hunt at Eau Galle Recreation Area
District staff volunteered their time Dec. 14, 2013, to support the second Wounded Warrior Hunt at Eau Galle Recreation Area, near Spring Valley, Wis.
25 Feb 2014
A routine business trip becomes anything but routine
A routine business trip to Fargo, N.D., for two project managers was anything but normal when they came across a vehicle in the ditch.
25 Feb 2014
National planning team study explores watershed planning and the future
Watershed planning should be a critical component within the Corps’ planning portfolio. Despite its importance, the process has been misunderstood in the past as misguided with no clear purpose or output. This misunderstanding around watershed studies threatens the Corps’ capabilities and role in watershed planning.
25 Feb 2014
Peak looks to help people returning from high stress deployments
“Pick up a pencil with your opposite hand,” said Jim Peak, chief of construction. “Now, write your name with it. How does it feel?”
25 Feb 2014
Above and beyond: District staff continue voluntary deployments overseas
“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ response to Sept. 11, 2001, began on day one. Only a few hours after the terrorists struck, engineers from Corps of Engineers’ headquarters in Washington, D.C., went to the Pentagon to assess the damage, and personnel from North Atlantic Division and New York District made their way to the World Trade Center to assist rescue efforts and begin planning the ensuing support operations,” said Bernard Tate, Corps’ headquarters, in a recent article about deployments.
25 Feb 2014
Dredge Thompson patterns tell a story of the district’s history
A district team visited the Lock and Dam 5A warehouse in Fountain City, Wis., Nov. 15, 2013, to inventory a large pile of wooden patterns used for the Dredge William A. Thompson, which served the district from 1937 to 2006.
25 Feb 2014
Dam tenders work thru frigid temps
For many people, the winter months in the Upper Midwest mean indoors projects. That’s not the case for some district employees.