https://www.pod.usace.army.mil Pacific Ocean Division News RSS Feed en-us Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:05:00 GMT Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:01:23 GMT https://www.pod.usace.army.mil/Media/News/Article/3609469/innovation-leads-to-productive-season-for-safety-upgrade-at-moose-creek-dam/ With the onset of winter, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District capped off a successful summer by doubling its progress from last year to build a cement barrier wall in the center of the dam. The safety improvement project is now about halfway complete as the team works to reinforce 4.7 miles of the 8-mile-long earthen structure.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2023/Nov/07/2003353053/115/75/0/231010-A-A1410-1001.JPG' alt='The northern lights dance in the night sky above the Moose Creek Dam Safety Modification Project in October at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project near North Pole, Alaska.' /> <br /> Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:05:00 GMT John Budnik https://www.pod.usace.army.mil/Media/News/Article/3609469/innovation-leads-to-productive-season-for-safety-upgrade-at-moose-creek-dam/ Pacific Ocean Division Dams Disaster Prevention Infrastructure Levees Recreation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division https://www.pod.usace.army.mil/Media/News/Article/3151317/army-engineers-partner-for-25-years-with-federal-biologists-to-study-duck-nesti/ The whistling sound of beating wings moves through the forest as a common goldeneye duck lands in a nest box mounted to the side of a tree near the Moose Creek Dam in North Pole, Alaska. Focused on laying its eggs within the cozy confines of this manmade wooden structure, the bird is unaware of its vital role in a unique scientific study. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2022/Aug/23/2003071819/115/75/0/220819-A-A1410-1001.JPG' alt='A recently hatched common goldeneye duck rests in a researcher’s hand in North Pole, Alaska. Nest boxes installed at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project are a key component of a scientific study of these birds conducted through a cooperative program between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region. For 25 years, field researchers have monitored the ducks’ use of the boxes, creating a long-term dataset for scientists. (Courtesy photo provided by Riley Porter)' /> <br /> Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:12:00 GMT Ms. Rachel Napolitan https://www.pod.usace.army.mil/Media/News/Article/3151317/army-engineers-partner-for-25-years-with-federal-biologists-to-study-duck-nesti/ Pacific Ocean Division Environmental People Recreation STEM Education U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division