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  • October

    Solarizing 350 feet of soil near the Lakeview recreation area at Mosquito Creek Lake (U.S. Army photo by Jamison Conley).

    Using sunshine, plastic, and pollination to help the environment

    Can plastic help birds, bees, butterflies, and bass? It can, if the plastic is part of a process called solarization, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ staff at Mosquito Creek Lake are using it to improve the entire regional watershed.

  • March

    Matt McKissick, project engineer, and Bob Tramontina, construction control representative, oversee the more than $880,000 shoreline reclamation project in Worthington, West Virginia. The project is designed to protect a sanitary sewer line that runs along the West Fork River bank.

    Corps protects town’s sanitary system

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is partnering with the Town of Worthington to reclaim an eroded bank along a 1,400-foot stretch of the West Fork River. The more than $880,000 project is designed to protect a sanitary sewer line that runs along the riverbank. The project is being funding in a 35-65 percent split between the City of Worthington and the district.

  • February

    During periods of high rainfall, the sewage pipes are inundated with surface water and overflow into local bodies of water. These discharges are called combined sewer overflows (CSOs).

    Army Corps, Pitt Study Aging Infrastructure’s Contribution to Nutrient Pollution

    Crumbling concrete, equipment repairs and restrictions on the movement of goods and services are all too familiar for U.S. Army Corps of Engineer employees who deal with the challenges of aging infrastructure on a daily basis.

  • October

    During an Oct. 17-19 visit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, members of the Environmental Advisory Boards along with Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and chief of engineers, and Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, tour a future district project on the north shore of Pittsburgh.

    EAB visits Pittsburgh District

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District hosted a board of national environmental

  • February

    Kyle Kraynak and Jason Cote, park rangers, then built a water flow control device at the culverts entrance.

    Beavers build dams at Shenango Lake

    Shenango Lake maintenance workers cleared a beaver dam from a road culvert at Golden Run Wildlife Area to prevent flooding, Feb. 3.

  • June

    The Stonewall Jackson Lake staff partnered with a local fishing group to beautify and make the lake safe for visitors, June 6.

    Fishing group helps to clean up Stonewall

    The Stonewall Jackson Lake staff partnered with a local fishing group to beautify and make the lake