LTC Jason Toth - A man in a military uniform standing in front of an a...
LTC Jason Toth District Commander U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
Black Rock Lock repairs completed, open for navigation
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District completed repairs to the gates and lock anchorages of the Black Rock Lock, after it closed in late November for planned gate lock anchorage repairs.
Buffalo District experts display and present information
Buffalo District experts display and present information regarding Buffalo District's top missions and currently proposed, or on-going projects to MG Robert Whittle, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes an... More
Trenches set in preparation for concrete placement
Trenches set in preparation for concrete placement at the Ohio-Erie Canal Aquatic Nuisance Species project in Akron, OH, Nov. 5, 2019. The project will prevent or reduce the probability of nuisance species like... More
Erosion at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA, April
Erosion at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA, April 22, 2020.
Senior leaders and subject matter experts from a variety
Senior leaders and subject matter experts from a variety of disciplines from USACE Buffalo District host a public Business Opportunities Open House (BOOH) at the Buffalo Erie County Public Library May 10, 2018.... More
Buffalo District hosted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Buffalo District hosted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Leadership Development Program III, June 5, 2018. LDP participants went on a tour of the Niagara River aboard the Buf... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Recovery Commander
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Recovery Commander MAJ Scotty Autin (C) stands on top of the Guajataca Dam, Isabela, Puerto Rico, August 31, 2018 Ongoing construction of Guajataca Dam Interim Risk Redu... More
Buffalo District employees enjoyed some lunchtime learning
Buffalo District employees enjoyed some lunchtime learning as one of our own Student trainees, Dave Fournier presented about his winter study abroad entitled "Sustainability in Latin America: A Case Study in Co... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District broke ground to conduct the radionuclide contamination cleanup under the authority of the Formerly Utilized Sites remedial Action Program, also known as FUSRAP... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and the New York State Department of Transportation celebrated the start of construction at the Athol Springs Shoreline Protection and Storm Reduction project ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a final
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a final walk-through of Centro de Medico, Caguas, Puerto Rico, to inspect temporary repairs to the facility, February 9, 2018. The CPF team is executing contracts to ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District facilitates a load test of a crane and barge using 210,000 pounds of sheet pile on BIDCO Marine Group's property, December 20, 2018. The crane will be used to l... More
Faye Lone, member of the Hawk Clan and award-winning
Faye Lone, member of the Hawk Clan and award-winning fabric artist, gave a talk at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District reservation for Native American Indian Heritage Month, Nov. 18, 2019. Ms. Lon... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's contractor Cold Spring Construction Company of Akron, NY, works on repairs to 1,300 feet of the seawall at the northern section of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Ce... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District contractor
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District contractor Pike-P.J. Dick sorts demolition debris in ongoing demolition of Building 2 at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center in Canandaigua, NY, Dec. 18, 2019. The U.... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a final
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a final walk-through of Centro de Medico, Caguas, Puerto Rico, to inspect temporary repairs to the facility, February 9, 2018. The CPF team is executing contracts to ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District makes
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District makes repairs to damaged areas of critical need on the Buffalo south breakwater located in the Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, NY, July 26, 2019. Credit: Andrew Kist,... More
Carl Falkowsky, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo
Carl Falkowsky, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, poses outside ongoing demolition of Building 2 at VA Canandaigua Medical Center construction project, Can... More
Lauren Fitzgerald - Exceptional Service Award
Lauren Fitzgerald - Exceptional Service Award
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District engineers conduct a facility assessment in Pennsylvania, March 25, 2020. The assessment examines the site's potential as alternate care facilities for COVID-19 pati... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District engineers conduct a facility assessment in the state of New York, March 27, 2020. The assessment examines the site's potential as alternate care facilities for COVI... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District holds
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District holds a ceremonial groundbreaking event and media site tour by the Col. Ward Pump Station, Buffalo, NY, August 25, 2020. Pictured is Brian Higgins, New York Sta... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District contractor
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District contractor Ryba Marine Construction Co. dredges the Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, NY, September 23, 2020. The Buffalo Harbor is a major receiving and shipping port and c... More
Lt. Col. Eli Adams Lt. Col. Eli Adams, commander of
Lt. Col. Eli Adams Lt. Col. Eli Adams, commander of the Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District, awards a district coin to Melissa Tarasiewicz, a district biologist, for her contributions to the Rochester Harb... More
Local service members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Local service members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, Niagara Falls Air Reserves Station and the Buffalo Military Entrance Processing Station delivered ... More
Ongoing construction at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ongoing construction at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Harpersfield Dam project in Geneva, Ohio, December 13, 2018. Current work removing sediment and excavating abutment walls is aided by ... More
The second Black Rock Lock gate lies in the Buffalo
The second Black Rock Lock gate lies in the Buffalo District parking lot, Buffalo, NY, Jan. 14, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Black Rock Lock employees, the Buffalo District Dive Team,... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District engineers conduct a facility assessment in Pennsylvania, March 25, 2020. The assessment examines the site's potential as alternate care facilities for COVID-19 pati... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District contractor
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District contractor Erie Sand & Gravel LTD. delivers 16,646 tons (12,805 cubic yards) of sand on a boom conveyor belt, Presque Isle, PA, September 17, 2020. The Presque Isle... More
Pipefitting contractor employees install mechanical
Pipefitting contractor employees install mechanical piping in a chilled water system inside the chiller plant at the VA Canandaigua Medical Center construction project, Canandaigua, NY, March 12, 2020.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District hosts
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District hosts a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion of the Unity Island ecosystem restoration project in Buffalo, NY, October 26, 2020.
Diver Shanon Chader talks about the Buffalo District
Diver Shanon Chader talks about the Buffalo District Dive Team with some visitors at the Buffalo Museum of Science.
USACE contractors install electric poles in Luquillo,
USACE contractors install electric poles in Luquillo, PR on Nov. 18, 2017.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, operates and maintains the Cleveland Harbor Dike 10B Confined Disposal Facility serving the Cleveland Harbor navigation project in Cleveland, Ohio, pictured N... More
In response to Hurricane Barry, the 249th Engineer
In response to Hurricane Barry, the 249th Engineer Battalion Prime Power received the FEMA directed mission assignment to conduct assessments of critical public facilities, July 15, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of... More
One of the stops during MG Robert Whittle's (USACE
One of the stops during MG Robert Whittle's (USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander) visit to Buffalo District was the Athol Springs project that will provide protection along the Lake Erie shoreli... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District contractor
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District contractor Pike-P.J. Dick compacts backfill supporting future parking areas adjacent to the chiller plant at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center in Canandaigua, NY, D... More
Ryan A. Fisher, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Ryan A. Fisher, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and 54th Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, toured the Intermediate Staging Base on Fort Buchanan, during their visit to ... More
Last week, #BuffaloDistrict partnered with U.S. Army
Last week, #BuffaloDistrict partnered with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raystown Lake and students from Juniata College to conduct a lake wide aquatic plant survey with emphasis on hydrilla (hydrilla vertici... More
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Biologists,
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Biologists, Eric Hannes, Christine Cardus, and Kathleen Buckler along with a team of Biologists from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) led by Linda M... More
Shawn McCabe, GIS Specialist sampling in his rain gear.
Shawn McCabe, GIS Specialist sampling in his rain gear. While we all have heard some version of the postal carrier motto, “Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night shall keep them from swift complet... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District team
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District team members Lt. Col. Jason A. Toth and Andrew Armstrong, Frank Seglenieks from Environment and Climate Change Canada, and members of the International Niagara Work... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Athol Springs Shoreline Protection project in Hamburg, NY, Oct. 13, 2020.
An innovative beneficial use site in Toledo, Ohio,
An innovative beneficial use site in Toledo, Ohio, June 13, 2018. The purpose of the site is to find sustainable solutions for dredged material management.
Maria Aguero, registered dietician at Neighborhood
Maria Aguero, registered dietician at Neighborhood Health Center, presented at the Buffalo District Hispanic Heritage Month Program, Oct. 17, 2018. Ms. Aguero focused on diabetes and the approach to diabetes ed... More
Shannon Chader and Adam Hamm, Buffalo District members
Shannon Chader and Adam Hamm, Buffalo District members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regional Technical Services Dive Team, provide insight on dive expertise, equipment used, and dive experiences during a... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District quality
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District quality assurance representative Andrew Kist prepares for a site inspection of the repairs to a 600-foot portion of the Rochester Harbor east pier, Rochester, NY, A... More
USACE Buffalo District is installing an electrical
USACE Buffalo District is installing an electrical line on Unity Island to power a water pump to improve water quality & aquatic organism habitat by recreating circulation in the channel that connects to the op... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District oversees
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District oversees the recently started work on the West Arrowhead Breakwater, located in the City of Oswego, New York, August 5, 2019.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History staff begin removing
Cleveland Museum of Natural History staff begin removing flowering rush, an invasive plant species, from ~860 acres of marsh at Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve and and Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve located ... More
Last week, #BuffaloDistrict partnered with U.S. Army
Last week, #BuffaloDistrict partnered with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raystown Lake and students from Juniata College to conduct a lake wide aquatic plant survey with emphasis on hydrilla (hydrilla vertici... More
Recovery Field Office(RFO)-Puerto Rico Commander Lt.
Recovery Field Office(RFO)-Puerto Rico Commander Lt. Col. Andrew P. Yoder (left) recognized Oscasr Lopez (right) during an award ceremony held at the RFO in Guaynabo, P.R. on January 27, 2018. Lopez, is a membe... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District prepositions pumps to various parishes as a proactive measure in the event that that secondary overtopping due to high tide following Hurricane Barry, July 14,... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and The College at Brockport State University of New York students surveyed the Braddock Bay ecosystem restoration project in Greece, NY to determine if the pr... More
A part of the Bird Island Pier in Buffalo, NY, lays
A part of the Bird Island Pier in Buffalo, NY, lays in the Black Rock Canal after the October 31, 2019 storm pushed a section of the pier off of its foundation. The Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District an... More
A Dean Marine & Excavating, Inc. barge at the Rochester
A Dean Marine & Excavating, Inc. barge at the Rochester Harbor east pier, Rochester, NY, August 24, 2020.
Ongoing and new construction at the Canandaigua VA
Ongoing and new construction at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center construction project in Canandaigua, NY, November 27, 2018. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is building a state-of-the-art medical facility for... More
"During storms the waves can get up to 15 feet. I've
"During storms the waves can get up to 15 feet. I've lived here my whole life and I've never seen the waves get this high." - Dennis Morley, Mayor of the City of Eastlake
Larry Noel (back) and Stnley Deslich (front), U.S.
Larry Noel (back) and Stnley Deslich (front), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regional Rivers Repair Fleet maintenance workers, hammer a beam into place inside the Black Rock Lock gates in Buffalo, NY, March 20, 2... More
USACE Black Rock Lock employees, the Buffalo District
USACE Black Rock Lock employees, the Buffalo District Dive Team and USACE Pittsburgh District Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (R3F) continue work on the Black Rock Lock gate repairs, including the excavation of co... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regional Rivers Repair
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regional Rivers Repair Fleet reinstalls the Black Rock Lock miter gates in Buffalo, NY, April 8, 2020. Buffalo District, Huntington District, and Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (R... More
LTC John Cunningham tours the laydown yard in Ponce,
LTC John Cunningham tours the laydown yard in Ponce, Puerto Rico where U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' logistics and materials management staff work to inventory emergency restoration materials in support of Hurr... More
Buffalo River Dredging - A crane that is sitting on top of a body of w...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District contractor dredges the Buffalo River, September 15, 2011. Buffalo Harbor received $12.445 million in fiscal year 2019 Work Plan funding for dredging, repair of th... More
An overview of the $36.6 million breakwater repair
An overview of the $36.6 million breakwater repair underway at Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland. The Cleveland Harbor Breakwater infrastructure restoration work has proved critical to Cleveland Harbor keeping the na... More
Contractors for USACE Buffalo District dredge sediment
Contractors for USACE Buffalo District dredge sediment from the Niagara River near the Black Rock Lock May 9, 2018 and place it in a project site at Unity Island. The project is an ecosystem restoration effort ... More
Contractors with Dean Marine & Excavating, Inc., contracted
Contractors with Dean Marine & Excavating, Inc., contracted through the Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, work on repairs to the Rochester Harbor east pier Sept. 28. The Buffalo District awarded a $3.... More
Recovery Field Office(RFO)-Puerto Rico Commander Lt.
Recovery Field Office(RFO)-Puerto Rico Commander Lt. Col. Andrew P. Yoder (left) recognized Brittney Calvert (right) during an award ceremony held at the RFO in Guaynabo, P.R. on January 27, 2018. Calvert, is a... More
A certificate of appreciation was presented to Mr.
A certificate of appreciation was presented to Mr. Benito Belen, a local construction worker, by MAJ Kimberly Giles, Recovery Field Office Deputy Commander, for constructing a temporary bridge that allowed the ... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District briefed
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District briefed commissioners of the International Joint Commission, and members of the International Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence River Board on current Lake Ontario condi... More
Jim Boyd and Luke Mion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jim Boyd and Luke Mion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regional Rivers Repair Fleet prepare the derrickboat McCauley's deck for the upcoming season of work on the Great Lakes in Cleveland, OH, April 6, 2020... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District holds
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District holds a ceremonial groundbreaking event and media site tour by the Col. Ward Pump Station, Buffalo, NY, August 25, 2020. Pictured is City of Buffalo Mayor Byron... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District survey crew, assisted by Plaquemine Parish air boat crews, took to the sky to inspect the New Orleans to Venice Non-Federal Levee project following Hurricane B... More
Mike Layman, machinery repairmen of the U.S. Army Corps
Mike Layman, machinery repairmen of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District derrickboat McCAULEY, works on remaking the Black Rock Lock gate angles in Buffalo, NY, Feb. 11, 2020. Buffalo District, Hun... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District coastal
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District coastal engineer Weston Cross answers questions from news media during the annual Presque Isle beach walk at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA, April 22, 2020. Da... More
Peter Lorey, Ashley Pomaski and Kirsten Scherrer, U.S.
Peter Lorey, Ashley Pomaski and Kirsten Scherrer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District environmental engineers, wait for a young boy at their booth at a National Engineers Week and National Introduce a... More
Site of the Black Rock Lock gate repairs in Buffalo,
Site of the Black Rock Lock gate repairs in Buffalo, NY, Feb. 11, 2020. Buffalo District, Huntington District, and Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (R3F) personnel from fleets moored in Pittsburgh, Nashville and Lo... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District engineers inspect the maintenance repairs to the Buffalo confined disposal facility (CDF) #4, Buffalo, NY, September 23, 2020. "My favorite part of this project is ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District holds
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District holds a ceremony for the official signing of a project partnership agreement for a future dredging and environmental restoration project at the Port of Ashtabul... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District holds
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District holds a ceremonial groundbreaking event and media site tour by the Col. Ward Pump Station, Buffalo, NY, August 25, 2020. Pictured is USACE Buffalo District Comm... More
Coastal wetland restoration in Port Clinton
Phragmites overruning a beach area in Port Clinton. The invasive species is negatively impacting the habitat of plant and animal species along the coast. (Picture by Chris Akios)
USACE Black Rock Lock employees, the Buffalo District
USACE Black Rock Lock employees, the Buffalo District Dive Team, USACE Huntington District, and USACE Pittsburgh District Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (R3F) continue work on the Black Rock Lock gate repairs, in... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio Division Commander MG Mark Toy visited the VA Canandaigua Medical Center to see the ongoing renovations to the campus, June 19, 2019. The USACE Buffalo and Lou... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District emergency operations staff conduct a late night briefing to update operations in preparation for Tropical Story Barry to make landfall, July 12, 2019. The Co... More
Black Rock Lock Regional Repair Fleet drilling the
Black Rock Lock Regional Repair Fleet drilling the transfer holes for the gate plate on Jan 21 2020 at the Buffalo District Reservation
"We have a collection of personalities working the
"We have a collection of personalities working the Black Rock Lock gate repairs but one thing they have in common is a can-do attitude. The project is like fixing an old house - when you pull things apart you n... More
Across the island of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Army Corps
Across the island of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting environmental stabilization at sites that were impacted by power restoration activities in response to Hurricane Maria, August 8,... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District began construction of a maintenance repair on Thursday, July 18th, 2019 in Lake Ontario at the west arrowhead breakwater in Oswego Harbor, located in the City ... More
Dive Supervisor Shanon Chader assists Diver Steve England
Dive Supervisor Shanon Chader assists Diver Steve England to exit the water
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses Pier 14, San
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses Pier 14, San Juan, Puerto Rico, to stage and repair generators that are a part of the ongoing Temporary Power mission in response to Hurricane Maria, February 3, 2018. USA... More
Buffalo District employees chose to spend their lunch
Buffalo District employees chose to spend their lunch breaks participating in AFGE Local 2930's 12th Annual CPT Maurice Chili Cook-Off today. All proceeds support Hospice Buffalo, in memory of our friend and co... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Regulators
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Regulators undertake a big outreach effort to provide consultants information about the 2015 Clean Water Rule that took effect on August 16, 2018.
Deteriorated seawall at the northern section of the
Deteriorated seawall at the northern section of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park, Buffalo, NY, August 25, 2020. The Buffalo District awarded a $6.11 million contract to repair over 1,300 feet of seawall... More
"Last bucket of concrete to be placed in the Mount
"Last bucket of concrete to be placed in the Mount Morris Dam by Mt. Morris Dam bldrs. for Corps of Engineers Buffalo Dist.", Mount Morris, NY. Oct. 31, 1951.
LTC John Cunningham tours the laydown yard in Ponce,
LTC John Cunningham tours the laydown yard in Ponce, Puerto Rico where U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' logistics and materials management staff work to inventory emergency restoration materials in support of Hurr... More
Mike Voorhees, Rich Ruby, and Tim Pede, biologists
Mike Voorhees, Rich Ruby, and Tim Pede, biologists with the Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, prepare an Acoustic Doppler Center to measure Niagara River’s turbulence and velocity May 20 along the sou... More
A Mount Morris Dam park ranger leads a guided tour,
A Mount Morris Dam park ranger leads a guided tour, Mount Morris, NY.
On Friday, September 28, 2018, Marty Wargo - Chief
On Friday, September 28, 2018, Marty Wargo - Chief of Environmental Analysis, and Andrew Hannes, the project manager discuss the project activity so far, show the growth of the plantings installed this past May... More
Buffalo District employees participated in an event
Buffalo District employees participated in an event at University at Buffalo for Geography Awareness Week, focusing on ways students think the Cattaraugus Creek Watershed can be improved, November 13, 2018.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District recently engaged multidisciplinary teams within our organization by holding an off-site project delivery business process stand down meeting with the goal of i... More