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  • January

    A bald eagle is spotted in St. Paul, Minn.

    Citizen scientists key to success for Bald Eagle survey

    SAN FRANCISCO (Jan. 3, 2012) -- A key annual event in the recovery of Bald Eagle populations takes place January 4-18, when hundreds of citizen scientists take to the field for the 34th annual Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey. "The survey is a true public-private partnership with hundreds of volunteer citizen scientists taking part, in addition to federal, state, and NGO (Non-Government Organization) biologists. Forty-three states continue to actively participate, with over 740 standardized survey routes across the country," said Wade Eakle, the 2012 national survey coordinator and an ecologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE.

  • November

    These colorful origami fish were hung in front of the Rio Grande Nature Center during the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program’s 10th anniversary celebration. The nature center provides opportunities for people to learn about the Rio Grande Bosque’s riparian forest ecosystem.

    Collaborative Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary

    On Oct. 21-22, the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program (MRGESCP) celebrated its 10th anniversary by hosting a two-day event for the public at the Rio Grande Nature Center in Albuquerque, N.M.

  • September

    Seventeen employees from every district within the South Pacific Division as well as personnel from South Pacific Division proper, graduated Sep.15 from the year-long Regional Leadership Development Program III which is aimed at developing leaders who accomplish missions and continuously improve teams within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    Building an effective division takes building effective leaders

    SAN FRANCISCO-- Purpose, direction and motivation- most crave it, but how do most get it? Some glean it from the “School of Hard Knocks,” others from a life-changing event. Some garner it from a deep personal reserve and others from divine inspiration. For members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, purpose, direction and motivation was honed through participation in the South Pacific Division’s Regional Leadership Development Program, also known as RLDP III.

  • August

    FEMA Region IX Administrator Nancy Award accepted a Certificate of Appreciation from Col. Wehr. He presented the certificate as a token of the Corps' regard and thanks for the FEMA team's collaboration with the Corps on floodplain management, mapping, risk analysis, and hazard mitigation, especially for California's Central Valley. He said FEMA Mitigation Division Director Sally Ziolkowski (left) and Kathy Schaefer (right), Chief of the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Branch and thier teams have been key to progress.

    USACE South Pacific Division and FEMA Region IX work to reduce flood risk

    South Pacific Division Commander Colonel Mike Wehr and FEMA Region IX Administrator Nancy Ward met Monday, August 8, to discuss progress and collaboration working with the states of California and Nevada to inventory levee conditions, and modernize floodplain maps and data bases.

  • July

    Terry Edwards, Director of the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE), receives the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Coin from Division Commander Colonel Mike Wehr.

    Air Force Director for Engineering and Environment Meets USACE South Pacific Division Team

    SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) Director Terry Edwards visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division Headquarters July 18 to discuss Air Force priorities with the team that oversees military construction execution at 11 Air Force bases in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and New Mexico.