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Corps to celebrate National Public Lands Day with river cleanup
WALLISVILLE, Texas - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Wallisville Lake Project Office invites
volunteers to the 8th Annual Trinity River Cleanup, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, to celebrate National Public Lands Day, one of the
largest annual coast-to-coast, single-day volunteer efforts to improve America’s public lands.
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Corps of Engineers to dredge Bayport Ship Channel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, is scheduled to begin routine dredging
operations in the Bayport Ship Channel Oct. 23, 2009, in order to keep the channel open for navigation.
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Corps, community partner to rededicate Galveston Seawall
GALVESTON, Texas - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and local community leaders
rededicated the Galveston Seawall Oct. 6, atop the recently-completed repair work at the west end of the
105-year-old protective structure on Galveston Island during a ribbon cutting and champagne bottle christening
ceremony.
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Corps, GLO improve permitting process for Pier Regional General Permits
GALVESTON, Texas - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, and the Texas General Land
Office (GLO) entered into a cooperative agreement Sept. 21, 2009, to facilitate the permit evaluation process
for Pier Regional General Permits or Pier GP.
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Publications
Pacesetter October 2009
On the cover, Galveston Seawall and related repair work
Recovery Acts: Taking Place in Galveston – page 9
Galveston District, community partner to rededicate Seawall – page 24
Record-setting Times, Col. Weston – page 30
There is life after Hurricane Ike – page 30
Withstanding hurricanes and the tests of time – page 36
Doubled up, Student Career Experience Program – page 44
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Gulf Region Division's
South District
Volunteer Opportunities
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is
inviting Corps employees, those of
other federal agencies, and those
from the private sector to consider
serving our country as a civilian
in GRD's South District.
Important work is being conducted
to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure and
a variety of specialties are required.
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