US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District

USACE's full-color magazine is now available! This edition highlights our #Covid19 response efforts and check out pages 23 and 24 for our article on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative!

This day is getting better and better! We're MOVING downtown to the historic Hens & Kelly Buffalo NY building (Mohawk Building) in 2022! Full news release: https://www.lrb.usace.army.mil//usace-buffalo-district-to/

This year we promise to continue improving quality of life, environmental health and economic growth for the people and communities we're responsible for. We're working hard to serve YOU!

Our public comment period for a potential breakwall project in Lake Ontario to prevent flooding in Olcott Harbor runs until Feb. 12. Full public notice: https://www.lrb.usace.army.mil//2/PN-LRB-2020-00277-NY.pdf

Presque Isle State Park, PA is a natural treasure and every year we're proud to replenish its beaches and fight erosion!

REMINDER: The public comment period has been extended to January 5, 2021, for the Proposed Plan, Balance of Plant and Groundwater Operable Units, Niagara Falls Storage Site. The proposed plan and a fact sheet are available on the project website at: https://www.lrb.usace.army.mil//Niagara-Falls-Storage-Site/ in the Reports section and Fact Sheet section respectively.

Mount Morris Dam and Recreation Area is a major flood control project and public park located on the Genesee River near the Village of Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York. Watch as Dam manager Steve Winslow gives a comprehensive tour of this massive structure!

We're bringing LIFE BACK TO BUFFALO with projects using nature-based features that create soft shoreline habitats, in partnership with the U.S. EPA Region 5 (Great Lakes Region), with funding through the Great Lales Restoration Initiative! Learn more: https://www.dvidshub.net//usace-restores-nature-with-nature

Water shortage is a GLOBAL challenge and our friends at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are funding a Buffalo area project to create a sun-powered water purifier!

Did you listen to our podcast about women in engineering? What did you like? What do you want us to talk about on the next episode? Drop your comments below!

From brown to green and dirty to clean it's what we do! #transformationtuesday

A provision led by Rep. Brian Higgins will provide us with $25 million for a demonstration project aimed at eliminating harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes!

The Unity Island project demonstrates the Army Corps Buffalo District's keen ability to evolve with the changing environment to find innovative solutions to protect and restore the Great Lakes. - Congressman Brian Higgins It’s amazing to see the positive changes made to Unity Island as we usher in a new day for this restored natural area and celebrate the completion of the Unity Island Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project. - Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown It should not be lost on anyone that the appropriately named Unity Island is an ideal location where the fates are being rewritten for these two recovering waterways [Buffalo River and Niagara River], and demonstrates what is possible when a community carries a bold vision for cleaner, healthier water systems." - Jill Jedlicka, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper executive director

Our Unity Island project brought life back to the Niagara River and is the first of its kind on the Great Lakes. This team success is a model for similar work in Western New York and beyond!

INTERACTIVE STORY on the Unity Island ecosystem restoration project which is REVOLUTIONIZING sustainability on the Great Lakes and is complete TODAY! https://storymaps.arcgis.com//c20d55ad486d44d2bc4244d221f1

The Buffalo District thanks those that participated in the virtual public meeting for the Niagara Falls Storage Site Balance of Plant and Groundwater Operable Units proposed plan. The plan, the presentation, and a fact sheet about the plan are available on the project website at: https://www.lrb.usace.army.mil//Niagara-Falls-Storage-Site/

We're having a ribbon-cutting and media site tour on Monday, October 26 at Unity Island Park in Buffalo to celebrate the restoration of 10 acres of coastal wetland habitat! Full story: https://www.dvidshub.net//usace-buffalo-district-host-ribb

Our newest employee is getting up to speed on USACE. What job is his/her best fit?

Check out the before and after results of our dredging in the Buffalo River!

"After 3 months in command, I continue to be impressed by the professionalism, commitment, and teamwork across the Buffalo District. So I am genuinely interested in hearing your thoughts on how we are doing as a district. The 2020 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is particularly important to informing decisions about the future of our organization, including district improvement initiatives. It is also anonymous. So please respond openly and frankly. Tell us how you see it." ~LTC Eli Adams, USACE Buffalo District Commander

We're PROTECTING Buffalo's southtowns from BRUTAL LAKE ERIE! The Athol Springs shoreline protection project is almost complete and Spectrum News Buffalo interviewed project manager Tim Noon recently for a story.

The hard-working crew of our floating plant is the SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF LAKE ERIE. They can be quickly deployed at a moment’s notice to make emergency repairs to breakwaters, piers, locks, and many other important navigational structures. Here the floating plant repairs a breakwater in Conneaut Harbor, Ohio and meets our new Commander for the first time.