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| Deputy commander returns to his roots |
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Lt. Col. Eugene Snyman is Tulsa Districts new deputy district commander; he joined the district on Aug. 17, 2009. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1990 through the University of Kansas Reserve Officer Training Corps with a Bachelor of General Studies degree in English. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Military Studies from the U.S. Army Command and General ...
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| Canton raises grave markers to mark National Public Lands Day |
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National Public Lands Day is the nations largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. In 2008, 120,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, removed trash and invasive plants, and planted more than 1.6 million trees. Canton Lake has been a registered site for National Public Lands Day events for the past eight years. This year, the staff chose a unique project to try that involved locating the original graves ...
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| Twin Lakes Water Festival impacts next generation |
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Council Grove Lake hosted the fifth annual Twin Lakes Water Festival Sept. 17th for fourth and fifth graders from six different counties, 30 schools and 58 classes. The educational event focused on learning about natural resources through a multi-sensory, hands-on approach with an emphasis on water quality and conservation.
The day-long event, which was free to schools, was organized and operated by a seven-member committee from county conservat ...
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| Volunteers work to preserve fisheries |
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It's hard to imagine that gathering brush and rocks, placing them in crates and submerging them in water would be a great Saturday outing, but that's just what 55 volunteers did to help the fisheries habitat at Oologah Lake.
The popular event is called Brush Pile Day and it was started more than 20 years ago by Paul Shockley a conservation specialist for the Northern Area of the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Corps employe ...
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| District employee wins national honor |
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Outstanding leadership and implementation of new environmental management practices helped a Tulsa District environmentalist win a top award. Charles Schrodt, who works out of the Lake Eufaula Office, was named the winner of the Chief of Engineers 2009 Natural Resources Management Environmental Compliance Employee of the Year Award.
"Your success in Environmental Management System implementation supporting the navigation, flood risk management, ...
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| Oklahoma land conveyance NEPA process begins |
The Water Resources Development Act of 1999 directed the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of Oklahoma, at fair market value, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 1,580 acres of land located in Marshall County, Okla., and leased to the State of Oklahoma for public park and recreation purposes. In 2005, approximately 558 acres of these lands were transferred. The State of Oklahoma is now requesting conveyanc ...
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Gulf Region Division's Opportunities
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is inviting Corps employees, those of other federal agencies, and those from the private sector to consider serving our country as a civilian in GRD's South District.
Important work is being conducted to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure and a variety of specialties are required.
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Mr. Mike Redemann, RETURNED in Afghanistan
Ms. Diedrie Hurd, RETURNED from Kabul, Afghanistan
Mr. Patrick Mclaughlan, RETURNED from Iraq
Mr. Russell Holeman, RETURNED from Afghanistan
Ms. Melissa George, RETURNED from Iraq
Maj. Lora Carroll,, RETURNED from Afghanistan
Mr. Victor Sears, RETURNED from Afghanistan
Mr. Dan McPherson, RETURNED from Afghanistan
Ms. Debra Christie, RETURNED from south Texas
Mr. George Lumley, RETURNED from Afghanistan -- New postcard Feb. 8, 2009
Mr. James Goff, RETURNED from Iraq
Ms. Vicky Cummings, RETURNED from Iraq
Ms. Dora Karnes, RETURNED from Afghanistan
Mr. Mike Abate, RETURNED from Iraq. New postcard added May 16, 2009. Card added June 5, 2009. Card added June 17 and another added June 18, 2009. Card added July 30, 2009. |
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