GALVESTON, Texas (Jan. 14, 2023) Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Regulatory Division examine a blue crab with children from Jack and Jill of America, Inc. during a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math field trip to the City of Galveston’s East End Lagoon Nature Preserve. In partnership with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coast Survey, Galveston District hosted more than 50 elementary, middle, and high school students from Jack and Jill of America and their chaperones to learn about all the roles and responsibilities of USACE and the importance of wetlands by visiting City of Galveston’s East End Lagoon Nature Preserve where they learned about map reading, vegetation/plant identification, soil surveys, and more. U.S Army photo by Trevor Welsh.