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Ecosystems
Geospatial
Restoration
System-wide Assessments
Watersheds
Environmental Resources
Aquatics
Endangered Species
Environmental Stewardship
Invasive Species
Recreation Resources
Riparian
Terrestrial
Wetlands
Environmental Assessment
Contaminant Effects
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Sensing
Fate & Transport
Site Characterization & Monitoring
Water Quality
Evaluation Tools
Decision Analysis
Ecological Modeling
Environmental Benefits Analysis
Risk Assessment
Water Quality Modeling
Environmental Engineering
Cleanup / Remediation
Dredging
Ordnance
Riverine / Stream Restoration
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System-wide Assessments
Water resources development and subsequent stewardship by the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), while traditionally accomplished at the project level, is now being approached from a regional or systems (e.g., watershed) perspective. Building on concepts of environmental sustainability, the Corps' Environmental Operating Principles, and the Corps' Civil Works Strategic Plan, fundamental principles will be used for system-wide assessments. These principles relate to concepts from multiple disciplines such as landscape ecology, ecosystem sciences, environmental assessment and modeling, risk and uncertainty, adaptive management, and science-based decision-making. The overarching goal of system-wide assessments is to provide a framework for easy access to tools and approaches that can be used by the Corps and our partners for planning, operation, and regulation activities to better manage our national resources. |
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