Every year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) harvests enormous amounts of dredged sediment from federal waterways while working to make them as safe as possible for navigating vessels. ON TOP OF THAT, the corps then routinely takes this material and uses it for beneficial purposes such as wetland habitat enhancement and beach nourishment.
In this video, you will see Deputy Director for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Becky Gwynn conduct bird tagging at Fort Wool as she explains how the collaborative efforts between her organization and USACE support the size and strength of special bird populations in the Chesapeake Bay area.
For more background information about the location and project mentioned in this release, please refer to the video in the link below, which highlights the details of how it all began.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MiZ49iCgLs&t=1s
Of the nearly 200 million cubic yards of dredged material pulled each year from the water, about 85% of it becomes available for beneficial use.
| Date Taken: | 06.06.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 06.14.2022 09:37 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 846965 |
| VIRIN: | 220606-A-HU469-972 |
| Filename: | DOD_109054150 |
| Length: | 00:04:03 |
| Location: | HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, US |
| Downloads: | 3 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 3 |
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