Environmental stewards clear path for projects
Michelle Zulauf, an archaeologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, shovels soil onto an archaeology screen to inspect the potential for archaeological artifacts along a hiking trail at Tionesta Lake in northwestern Pennsylvania, July 24, 2023. Zulauf belongs to a team who was inspecting a proposal to reroute the trail through federal lands near the lake. The Environmental and Cultural Resources Section includes biologists, environmental specialists, physical scientists, environmental engineers, archaeologists, a tribal liaison, and a historian. Their mission includes protecting natural resources, wetlands, waterways, and locations of archaeological value. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret)