HUNTINGTON DISTRICT

A ceremony to celebrate the installation of the final anchors in the Bluestone Dam on the New River at Hinton, W.Va., took place Dec. 7, 2018. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its Phase 4 contractor are finalizing the installation of 278 high strength steel strand anchors in the spillway and non-overflow monoliths. Nearly 500 total anchors have been installed to date, which help increase the dam’s flood storage capacity. This represents a significant investment to an important piece of West Virginia infrastructure which helps reduce flood hazards to the entire New and Kanawha River valleys, all the way through Charleston and to the Point Pleasant and beyond on the Ohio River. To date, Bluestone Dam has helped reduced flood damages in excess of $5 billion

Andrew Auxier was presented with an Achievement Medal for Civilian Service for his outstanding performance as a Local Government Liaison for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in direct support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during the 2017 hurricane season. He was deployed for more than 45 days in response to hurricanes Erma and Maria coordinating support for local governments. His professionalism and dedication to service reflects credit upon himself and the United States Army.

Park Rangers from six LRD districts attended the workshop that was geared specifically towards entry journeymen-level positions. Sessions included career development, interpretation, boundary line inspection and encroachment, leave and retirement, NRM Gateway introduction, critical incident stress management, as well as media relations and visitor assistance.

The Business Opportunities Open House (BOOH) was held on Tuesday, 27 November 2018, at the St. Mary’s Conference Center. Over 200 firms registered to attend to meet and talk with PDT members, SME’s from across our organization, and senior leaders, to learn WHAT we do and HOW they can help LRH meet mission goals.