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The second of the two murals at the Soo Locks Visitor Center is done! Watch this 40 second video to see local artist Ed Bowers transform the plaza from bare concrete to a 50 foot mural showing the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway.
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Wetlands Wednesday: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers helps protect the nation's valuable wetlands by regulating a section of The Clean Water Act dealing with placing fill material into waterways. Regulatory specialists look for three primary indicators -- hydrology, soil conditions and vegetation -- to help them delineate a wetlands. Biologist Bob Morningstar with the Detroit District talks about evaluating wetland vegetation. If you're planning work on your property, please check in with the Army Corps and state and local environmental agencies to ensure you're not harming aquatic ecosystems. Learn more at www.lre.usace.army.mil
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Terry Tipton ·
Amazing day. Highly recommende
John Desautel ·
when I work on the boats it was fun to see the sight I never saw the sights before . it great to see the start of this year shipping season begun cant wait to see more ships up here in my home town .
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Today's #PhotooftheWeek features our favorite Water Safety Dog, Bobber! You may have met Bobber in person at any of our events held throughout our District, such as Engineers Day at the Soo! If you ever run into him, be sure to tell him how much you love and wear your life vest!!
Visit the USACE Water Safety Program Website to learn more: http://www.usace.army.mil/…/…/National-Water-Safety_Program/
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We wanted to share these graphs from 1925 for today's #ThrowbackThursday. The first shows a comparison of tonnage handled in ports and waterways around the world. The second shows the cost per ton for cargo transport on U.S. waterways. The Soo Locks, has been and continues to be an important and efficient part of our transportation system.
#WetlandWednesday Emergent wetlands are very important as almost all fish species in Lake St. Clair rely on this habitat type at some point during their life cycle, therefore, the Detroit District is designing a project at the mouth of the Clinton River on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The goal of the project is to improve fish and wildlife habitat at the Harley Ensign site.
For more information check out: http://www.lre.usace.army.mil/…/clinton-river-area-of-conc…/
LTC Sugrue and other Detroit District Team Members met with the Michigan State University (MSU) Dean of Engineering, Dr. Leo Kempel, to establish a stronger relationship between the US Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District and MSU.
The meeting focused on developing a program that benefits both the University and the Corps by exposing engineering students and professors to real life engineering problems and creating a potential pathway for students that are interested in civil and environmental engineering solutions.
Future opportunities may include support with senior capstone design, "mini-sabbatical" rotations for MSU faculty, and student co-ops through the MSU's Live, Work, Detroit! established program.
#takingcareofpeople
Michigan State University College of Engineering
Our last ship through the Soo Locks for the 2016 season was the 1,000 foot tug/barge combination, M.V. Presque Isle. Thank you to all who contributed to a successful season. The Locks will open for the 2017 season, March 25th.
For more information check out: http://www.lre.usace.army.mil/…/soo-locks-set-to-close-for…/
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLKday
#PhotooftheWeek taken by Detroit District Employee, Edward Parzych, shows the CSL Assiniboine entering Duluth Harbor via Duluth Ship Canal, 07 Jan 16.
DETROIT –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces the seasonal closing of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on January 15. The Locks will undergo maintenance and repairs until the Navigation Season re-opens on March 25.
To read more: http://www.lre.usace.army.mil/…/soo-locks-set-to-close-for…/
* Photo from 2015 Winter Maintenance
Detroit District Commander LTC Sugrue presented 2017 Detroit District Overview and Workload to attendees at a Society of American Military Engineers luncheon yesterday in an effort to provide contracting opportunities to members of the Detroit Post.
This photo from 121 years ago today, shows a nearly complete 1st Poe Lock and in the background the first two stories of the Administration Building. It must have been a mild day for January - the two workmen visible are not wearing coats!
#Buildingstrongfor175yearsDetroitDistrict #ThrowbackThursday
U.S. had 2nd warmest year on record in 2016. This was the second warmest year of the 122 years on record. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/summary-info/national/201612
Another frieghter has arrived the Twin Ports for winter lay-up today. The Paul R. Tregurtha passed under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge around 2:25 pm. She will be taking on some fuel and then head over to the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior to wait for the 2017 Shipping Season to begin!
#DYK While working for the Corps you can volunteer to serve on different missions all over the world? Detroit District's, Joe Lamus, did just that by serving this past year as a Technical Monitor in support of FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency's housing mission in Louisiana. When asked about his experience, Lamus said, "being part of this mission has brought me great satisfaction knowing I was an active part of a large team providing much needed relief to our fellow Americans in their time of need." #buildingstrongandtakingcareofpeople
The first Monthly Bulletin of Water Levels for the Great Lakes of 2017 is now available from the Corps of Engineers. This edition of the Bulletin shows above average water levels on all of the Great Lakes except. Lake Ontario. In addition, Lakes Superior and Michigan-Huron are in their period of seasonal decline, and were both 2 inches below what they in December of 2015. The forecast calls for above average water levels on all of the lakes through June, with the exception of Lake Ontario, which will hover near average the next 2 months before climing to above average levels for the remainder of the 6 months
Please visit
http://www.lre.usace.army.mil/…/MonthlyBulletinofGreatLakes… to view the Bulletin
