19 May 2020

High Water Impacts on Coastal Erosion

Record high lake levels in 2019 on Lake Michigan have increased the height of the wave impact and accelerated the erosion. Holland, Michigan reported a loss of 50 feet of beach since last summer. Many homeowners and communities have been caught off-guard with the dramatic increase in erosion along the coastline, with numerous homes lost to the collapsing bluff.

10 Dec 2019

Employee Spotlight: Kelly Schroter

After participating in a developmental assignment at the USACE headquarters office for four months, Kelly Schroter reflects on her experiences.“[I] really enjoyed learning how aspects of my job, such as Congressional inquiries and taskers, are generated and processed at headquarters level,” according to Schroter, the Detroit District Strategic

4 Dec 2019

Detroit wins Corps Small Business awards

The Detroit District leadership participated in the Federal Small Business Conference this year and received U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards while there for the great work the district does with the small business community.The Detroit District won First Place for Top Hub Zone and Third Place for the Top Small Business awards in 2018, competing

25 Oct 2019

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan III announced

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler unveiled an updated action plan under the Great lakes Restoration Initiative, GLRI, at Sunset Point in Belle Isle Park in Detroit. The GLRI Action Plan III will guide the actions of federal agencies and their many partners over the next five years to protect and restore the Great Lakes –

7 Oct 2019

Employee Spotlight: Chuck Gould

Chuck Gould, lead program analyst, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently served four and a half months at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters office in a developmental assignment. "The experience was fast-paced and a great opportunity for those working in or interested in the Corps Civil Works Planning Community,” said

28 Nov 2018

Restoring the Boardman

By Emily Schaefer, public affairs specialistConstruction teams have been actively engaged and moving dirt since 2017 to remove two dams on the Boardman River in Traverse City, Michigan.    The Boardman River Ecosystem Restoration Project is one of the most comprehensive dam removal and restoration projects in Michigan’s history and one of the

6 Jun 2018

Biologist plans to fish fulltime

As a young boy growing up in the small town of Midland, Michigan, he spent his summers fishing, water skiing and swimming. Now, as a 68-year-old biologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, he still very much enjoys the outdoors.Hal Harrington, who works on ecosystem restoration projects, feels his life has come full circle as

16 May 2018

District counsel to serve as federal judge

By Lynn Rose, public affairs chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit DistrictImagine how honored a parent would be of a child that has become an attorney and then through their hard work receives the opportunity to be a judge.Well, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is that proud of Joseph Falvey, district counsel, Office of