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Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District treat the Erie Canal for hydrilla infestation using Aquathol, a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved herbicide, in North Tonawanda, N.Y., July 22, 2025. Hydrilla is an invasive aquatic plant that can outcompete native aquatic plant life, as well as cause safety hazards to navigation of waterways. (U.S. Army photo by Kaylee Wendt)

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Tags: Buffalo District, USACE, hydrilla, corps of engineers, Great Lakes Basin, Aquatic Invasive Plants

Photo by: Kaylee Wendt | VIRIN: 250722-A-FB511-1761.JPG

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The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in exempted or excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.