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  • February

    Col. Andrew Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, left, joins Erica Schenk, tribal council chairwoman for the Cahuilla Band of Indians, right, Feb. 26 to sign a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement as part of an effort to restore the tribe’s hot springs at the Cahuilla Reservation near Anza, California.

    LA District takes big step toward Cahuilla Hot Springs restoration

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District officials joined the Cahuilla Band of Indians for a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement signing ceremony Feb. 26, as part of an effort to restore the tribe’s hot springs.

  • December

    Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor, center, along with leaders and representatives from the Gila River Indian Community, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, pose for a picture after signing a project partnership agreement Nov. 9 at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona. The agreement represents the first solar-over-canal project of its kind in the United States.

    Gila River Indian Community, LA District sign historic agreement

    Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker signed a project partnership agreement during a ceremony Nov. 9 at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Tribal Liaison Quana Higgins (speaking) briefs current partnering initiatives between the Navajo Nation and the Corps, and explained the importance of the partnership started under the watershed study. The Tribal Partnership Program authorizes the Corps, in cooperation with tribes and other federal agencies, to complete watershed assessments or determine the feasibility of projects that will substantially benefit Indian tribes.

    Landmark agreement to move watershed study forward

    Under the Tribal Partnership Program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with tribes and other federal agencies, can complete watershed assessments or determine the feasibility of projects that will substantially benefit Indian tribes.