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  • June

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Rivers & Channels project manager Trevor Snyder holds an infographic board as Los Angeles River Restoration project manager Priyanka Wadhawan answers a question about the restoration engineering

    Korean engineers, officials visit Corps’ LA River restoration project

    A South Korean delegation of 20 engineers and Gyeongbuk province river-sector officials learned about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District restoration project June 6 on the bank of the Los Angeles River at Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park.

  • September

    A bridged path along connects a walking trail at the Sepulveda Dam Recreational Area. The primary purpose of the dam and reservoir is flood risk management, but the project is also authorized for recreation.

    A Day at Sepulveda Dam

    ENCINO, California --U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Park Rangers patrol Sepulveda Dam Aug. 19 in Encino, California.

  • August

    High above the Los Angeles River, project manager Priyanka Wadhawan and senior geological engineer Chris Spitzer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, left, brief Al Lee, director of Civil Works, Senior Executive Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters, about the LA River Ecosystem Restoration project Aug. 22 at Elysium Park in Los Angeles.

    Corps’ director of Civil Works tours LA River, dams, coastal projects

    The director of Civil Works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers toured several sites along the Los Angeles and Santa Ana rivers, as well as major dams that protect millions of citizens down and upstream of the LA and Prado basins during a recent visit to Southern California.

  • May

    In the burgundy helmet, Contractor Jordan Soto of Rio Jordan Construction conducts an overview and safety briefing about the toe road maintenance project for Corps’ District program manager Lt. Col. Malia Pearson and her team, May 4, on the toe road in the Los Angeles River.

    Corps repairing toe maintenance roads along LA River near Glendale

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is working on a toe repair project along the Los Angeles River near Glendale.

  • December

    Professionals with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District representing a variety of technical disciplines lent their time and expertise to public stakeholders Dec. 3, 2020, during the 2020 Los Angeles River Flood Awareness Workshop.

    Workshop welcomes stakeholders to discuss LA River mission with Corps’ experts

    Professionals with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District representing a variety of technical disciplines lent their time and expertise to public stakeholders Dec. 3, 2020, during the 2020 Los Angeles River Flood Awareness Workshop.

  • January

    Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations, right, and Brig. Gen. Kim Colloton, South Pacific Division commander, second from right, receive a briefing about the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach during a Jan. 10 boat tour around the ports.

    Senior Corps’ official tours civil works projects in the Golden State

    A senior U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official got a firsthand glimpse of flood risk management and other civil works projects in Southern California during a recent trip to the Golden State.

  • August

    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning Associate paddles the Los Angeles River at Sepulveda Basin in Encino, California, July 20 as part of the Watershed Planning Course. The associates were students of the course that covered Integrated Water Resources Management principles, Corps watershed planning steps and stakeholder perspectives, with the Los Angeles River serving as the case study.

    District hosts watershed planning course

    The Los Angeles District hosted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning Associates Program's Watershed Planning Course here July 17-21. The course was designed to expose planners to the use of broad authorities to address any problem that deals with water resources.

  • June

    Los Angeles Business Council honorees pose for a photograph following presentation of the Community Impact Award celebrating 51 miles of the LA River during LABC's 44th Annual Architectural Awards at the Bevery Hilton Hotel June 4. LA River partners from left to right are: Carol Armstrong, City of Los Angeles; Josephine Axt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District; Debra Weintraub, City of Los Angeles; Lisa Soghor, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority; Megan Whelan, City of Los Angeles; and Larry Smith, Los Angeles Conservation Corps.

    LA Business Council honors Corps at architectural awards luncheon

    LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Business Council honored the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District at its 44th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards luncheon June 4 that drew hundreds of the region’s leading architects, designers and building professionals.

  • December

    District Engineer Steve Dwyer, chief, Navigation and Coastal Projects Branch, stands in the Harvard Architecture School on Dec. 13. The school is built like half of a pyramid and has six floors tht are open to each other, so a person can stand on the top level and look down. He said it is one giant studio.

    Corps' engineer invited to critique Harvard students’ design projects

    Steve Dwyer, chief, Navigation and Coastal Projects Branch, was asked to participate as an engineering advisor for a graduate-level Landscape Architecture Studio at Harvard University. Per Harvard's invitation, he visited the school Dec. 13 to sit on a panel organized to review and judge the students' design projects, which all related to the Los Angeles River. Dwyer, who was the District's chief of operations for 25 years had the responsibility of maintenance for the Los Angeles River and wrote the Los Angeles County Drainage Area Project's operation and maintenance manual.

  • November

    Corps officials brief EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy (left) on Los Angeles County Drainage Area projects during her visit to a Los Angeles River overlook point in Elysian Park Nov. 21. The newly appointed EPA chief visited Los Angeles to get a first-hand view of LA River revitalization efforts.

    EPA chief visits LA River

    Newly appointed EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy visited Los Angeles Nov. 21 to see first hand plans for the LA River's restoration. The EPA chief said she was pleased to view the work that's been done to connect the community to the natural world.

  • September

    The District conducts pre- and post-flood season visual inspections of flood control channels built and operated or maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. On Sept. 25, District personnel, along with graduate student volunteers from Harvard University identified native and non-native plants and observed damage, like undercutting, in a portion of the channel.

    Harvard students help Corps inspect portion of Los Angeles River

    The District conducts pre- and post-flood season visual inspections of flood control channels built and operated or maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. On Sept. 25, District personnel, along with graduate student volunteers from Harvard University, identified native and non-native plants and observed damage, like undercutting, in a portion of the channel.