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  • December

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District Volunteer Excellence coin

    Serving to make a difference

    There are some people we look up to, strive to be like and aspire to set goals that would impress them. Over the past fourteen years, one individual has stood out to the staff at several Kansas lake projects within the Kansas City District. This quiet, thoughtful, intellectual individual has spent numerous hours dedicating his service for the greater good and has made a lasting impression on our team.

  • November

    Every Kansas City District Project Office has a dam surveillance plan and emergency action plan specific for that lake's location. Following the Sept. 3, 2016, 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Pawnee, Okla., lake office personnel conducted initial inspections of the dam for abnormalities, shifts or cracks. Here Smithville Lake Park Ranger Derek Dorsey inspects the dam for damage rom the earthquake.

    Labor Day weekend earthquake doesn’t rattle district

    The Sept. 3, 2016 5.6 magnitude earthquake reported in Pawnee, Okla., rattled several surrounding states, include several projects in the Kansas City District. When such events occur, dam surveillance plans and emergency action plans are in place so staff know how to respond.

  • October

    Inside the 2-Bay hangar at McConnell Air Force Base

    Mega projects continue at McConnell Air Force Base

    You’ve probably heard chatter about the KC-46A Pegasus aircraft. One of the Kansas City District’s largest projects is to provide support to the warfighter and the latest incoming equipment at McConnell Air Force Base. The KC-46A is an aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft for the military. A new fleet of aircraft is scheduled to replace nearly 100 of the oldest KC-135E Stratotankers across the U.S., which have been in production since 1957.
  • Derek Dorsey, Smithville Lake park manager, inspects the dam and spillway for any signs of distress following seismic activity 3 Sept.

    Labor Day weekend earthquake doesn’t rattle district; Dam surveillance plans activated following seismic activity

    Labor Day weekend is a time for family and friends to gather and travel to popular recreation locations. For most, the holiday is seen as a relaxing three-day vacation from the normal moving and shaking. However, several in the area couldn’t miss the shaking felt at 7 a.m. Saturday morning Sept. 3.
  • Smithville Lake Park Ranger Jaime Picken spots a monarch butterfly at the Monarch Watch pollinator location. This is a good sign the site is working.

    Smithville Lake aims to boost dwindling butterfly and bee population

    Pollinators such as butterflies and bees have been on the decline in recent years, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District is actively working to increase their numbers. Monarch butterfly populations have decreased by 90 percent due to loss of habitat and nectar sources. Milkweed, the sole food source for monarch butterfly larvae, has diminished drastically in the United States due to mowing and herbicide use, especially along roadways and agricultural land.