The Corps Environment – February 2022 issue now available

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Published Feb. 28, 2022
This edition highlights fostering sustainability as a way of life, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #1.

This edition highlights fostering sustainability as a way of life, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #1.

The February 2022 edition of The Corps Environment is now available!

Read the latest issue: https://media-cdn.dvidshub.net/pubs/pdf_62208.pdf 

This edition highlights fostering sustainability as a way of life, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #1. Content includes commentary from  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Director of Military Programs, Dr. Christine Altendorf, and USACE Director of  Civil Works, Mr. Al Lee, discussing our collective climate change adaption and mitigation efforts. This issue also features initiatives from across the Army environmental community that are helping to shape a sustainable environment for current and future generations.

Content includes:

  • USACE Charleston District shares how they are restoring prime nesting grounds for shorebirds and seabirds using dredged material.
  • USACE Alaska District discusses how they are promoting sustainable construction practices on the Last Frontier.
  • U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center highlights how their ongoing partnership is working to re-establish Gulf oyster habitat.   
  • USACE New York District shares how construction of the West Point Elementary School is supporting STEAM education for students.
  • U.S. Army Environmental Command discusses how a project seeks to treat contaminated groundwater using a novel bioaugmented adsorption treatment system.

Read these articles and more in the February 2022 edition of The Corps Environment

Learn more about USACE's Environmental Operating Principles here

Previous editions of The Corps Environment are available here