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  • November

    On Nov. 21, approximately 30 home-schoolers and their parents journeyed through J.F. Gregory Park in Richmond Hill, Georgia, on a free wetlands tour jointly sponsored by the Independent Learning Network, based in Savannah, and Savannah District’s Regulatory Division. The scenic tour offered a glimpse into the Corps’ regulatory practices which include preserving and protecting Georgia’s wetlands.

    Corps sponsors wetlands tour for Coastal Georgia home-schoolers

    RICHMOND HILL, Ga. – Discovering frontiers outside of the classroom – or the home – can reconcile traditional learning methods and enrich the educational experience for students inundated with an array of new concepts.

  • March

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Georgia Department of Transportation the Federal Highway Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discussed preliminary environmental mitigation plans for a proposed bridge replacement project on the Islands Expressway, Feb. 28, 2014. The proposed project would build a new, larger bridge to replace the existing bridge that crosses the Wilmington River on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It would require permits from multiple state and federal agencies, including the Corps' Savannah District Regulatory Division. Since the project is still in the very preliminary design phase, the meeting brought together regulators from multiple agencies to discuss potential environmental mitigation issues early on in the process. The Corps' Regulatory Division evaluates permit applications from developers, communities and private citizens who plan construction or excavation near streams and wetlands in the state of Georgia. With any permitting project, the Corps first aims to avoid, then minimize, and lastly, compensate for environmental impacts to aquatic resources. USACE photo by Tracy Robillard.

    Corps, GDOT partnership balances environment with development

    Did you know that every roadway and bridge in the state of Georgia is linked to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers? That's because of a partnership between the Corps and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)—the lead state agency for constructing road projects.

  • November

    Regulatory Specialist Brian Moore uses an interactive floodplain model to demonstrate how wetlands absorb storm water and filter drinking water to a class of third grade students at Marshpoint Elementary School, Nov.5, 2013.

    Corps teaches 120 third graders "Regulatory 101"

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District gave presentations to 120 third graders at Marshpoint Elementary about the Corps' Regulatory Program, Nov. 5, 2013.