https://www.spd.usace.army.mil South Pacific Division News RSS Feed en-us Mon, 01 Feb 2021 22:35:00 GMT Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:09:55 GMT https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2493640/beekeeping-at-trinidad-lake-and-dam/ The staff at Trinidad has recently added bee-keeping to their list of ongoing projects. This beekeeping venture is the brainchild of Kyle Sisco, natural resources specialist, Trinidad Lake. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Feb/01/2002576163/115/75/0/210111-A-A1412-004.JPG' alt='A nucleus of bees are busy in their hand-made hives at Trinidad Lake, Colo.' /> <br /> Mon, 01 Feb 2021 22:35:00 GMT Ronnie Schelby https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2493640/beekeeping-at-trinidad-lake-and-dam/ Dams Environmental Volunteering U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2211668/trust-commitment-and-partnerships-underpin-fuds-foundation/ More than 10,000 former Department of Defense properties within the U.S and its territories have been identified as potentially posing some degree of risk to humans or the environment. The sites range in size from as small as a football field to an area as large as New York City. Fortunately, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and its partner agencies are committed to discovering and removing hazardous remnants of past military activities before anyone else.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/May/27/2002312352/115/75/0/190814-A-PZ859-1091.JPG' alt='Amber Ginorio, a geologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, examines samples of soil near a defunct U.S. Air Force Titan missile silo in Lincoln, Calif., on Aug. 14, 2019.' /> <br /> Wed, 27 May 2020 15:20:00 GMT Kenneth Wright https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2211668/trust-commitment-and-partnerships-underpin-fuds-foundation/ Environmental Military Programs https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2193397/shoreline-habitat-improvement-project-at-usace-albuquerque-districts-john-marti/ John Martin Reservoir has a small nesting population of piping plovers and interior least terns. Both are endangered species and this directed a need for habitat improvement.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/May/18/2002303525/115/75/0/200427-A-A1412-003.JPG' alt='Piping plovers are spotted at nesting grounds, April 27, 2020, at John Martin Reservoir. Normal monitoring season for this specific bird is from April until August annually.' /> <br /> Mon, 18 May 2020 22:33:00 GMT Laura Nelson https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2193397/shoreline-habitat-improvement-project-at-usace-albuquerque-districts-john-marti/ Environmental Recreation https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2193402/the-corps-environment-may-2020-issue-now-available/ The Corps Environment May 2020 issue is now available. This edition highlights protecting and preserving the environment, in support of USACE's Environmental Operating Principle #4, and showcases extraordinary environmental stewardship efforts across the Army. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/May/15/2002303530/115/75/0/200515-A-A1421-001.JPG' alt='This edition highlights protecting and preserving the environment, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #4. The content within this issue showcases the extraordinary environmental stewardship efforts across the Army.' /> <br /> Mon, 18 May 2020 13:40:00 GMT Pentagon News https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2193402/the-corps-environment-may-2020-issue-now-available/ Environmental https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2184188/usace-working-with-zion-national-park-to-keep-visitors-safe/ Imagine an adventurous day of hiking deep into one of Utah’s rugged slot Canyons. Sure it’s a bit cloudy, but rain isn’t forecast in the area for another two hours. What you don’t know, is that it’s already pouring a couple miles upstream with water levels rising fast. And all that water is headed your way.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Apr/27/2002298411/115/75/0/191030-A-PZ119-1091.JPG' alt='none' /> <br /> Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT J. Paul Bruton https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2184188/usace-working-with-zion-national-park-to-keep-visitors-safe/ Disaster Prevention Environmental Recreation https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2187072/usace-working-with-zion-national-park-to-keep-visitors-safe/ Imagine an adventurous day of hiking deep into one of Utah’s rugged slot Canyons. Sure it’s a bit cloudy, but rain isn’t forecast in the area for another two hours. What you don’t know, is that it’s already pouring a couple miles upstream with water levels rising fast. And all that water is headed your way.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Apr/27/2002299981/115/75/0/191030-A-PZ119-1091.JPG' alt='none' /> <br /> Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT J. Paul Bruton https://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Home/Article/2187072/usace-working-with-zion-national-park-to-keep-visitors-safe/ Disaster Prevention Environmental Recreation