https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil Northwestern Division News RSS Feed en-us Thu, 10 Mar 2022 03:31:00 GMT Wed, 13 May 2026 16:13:13 GMT https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/2961782/fifth-graders-help-army-engineers/ In early December 2021, several 5th grade classes at Zundy Elementary in Wichita Falls, Texas helped beta test the Missouri Basin Balancer web-based video game for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division. Throughout 2021, the Northwestern Division and Omaha District worked with USACE's Engineer Research and Development Center to get the game updated.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2022/Mar/09/2002953683/115/75/0/220210-O-A1408-002.JPG' alt='Fifth grade students at Zundy Elementary School Wichita Falls, Texas in Richard Partridge&#39;s (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) STAAR skills class play the Missouri Basin Balancer video game that they had beta tested in early December 2021 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division. His students played the game and then as part of their writing skills assignment, they had to document the errors they encountered while playing the game, which were reported to programmers at the USACE, Engineer Research and Development Center to be incorporated into game fixes.' /> <br /> Thu, 10 Mar 2022 03:31:00 GMT Eileen Williamson https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/2961782/fifth-graders-help-army-engineers/ People STEM Education Technology U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/2631652/aquatic-botany-journal-features-walla-walla-biologist/ U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Environmental Laboratory Research Biologist Dr. Nathan Harms co-authored a journal article as one of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District Wildlife Biologist Damien Walter’s 2019 ERDC University mentors.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/May/06/2002727612/115/75/0/210415-A-A1403-0001.JPG' alt='As part of an U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)-University project, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District Biologist Damian Walter is netting flowering rush plants for a feeding study at the ERDC Environmental Laboratory’s greenhouse on the Vicksburg, Mississippi, installation. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Dr. Nathan Harms)' /> <br /> Wed, 05 May 2021 21:07:00 GMT Patrice Creel, Office of Research and Technology Transfer https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/2631652/aquatic-botany-journal-features-walla-walla-biologist/ People Research Technology U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/2409626/kansas-city-survey-crews-helping-define-restricted-areas-on-the-missouri-river/ The Kansas City District has two survey teams working long hours to identify locations and extent of shoaling in order to develop direct solutions in repairing the river training structures to improve the self-scouring function and to employ commercial dredgers to remove the sand shoals out of the river channel.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Nov/02/2002532050/115/75/0/201006-A-A1408-0011.JPG' alt='Example of survey results on Missouri River chart compiled on Oct. 6, 2020 and available at https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Navigation/ [on the right hand side, scroll down the screen]. The surveys are also emailed out to navigators on a distribution list for the daily boat reports. Each survey is titled as to the portion of the river that was surveyed. You can also put a shortcut on your phone to a web app at: www.nwk.usace.army.mil/navigation which gives shortcuts to the most-use reports relating to the river and our reservoirs including a link to the most recent surveys. Both Apple and Android have our downloadable app for phones or other mobile devices at the appropriate app store. Searc¬h for “USACE Kansas City District”.' /> <br /> Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:32:00 GMT James Lowe https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/2409626/kansas-city-survey-crews-helping-define-restricted-areas-on-the-missouri-river/ Dredging Navigation Technology U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources