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  • June

    A stem is what connects the life-producing roots to a beautiful flower for people to gaze upon in a field and smell its wonderful aroma. STEM is the education initiative of growing the roots of students in science, technology, engineering and math until they produce incredible work for our country in those fields.
    4 Jun 2014

    Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

    A stem is what connects the life-producing roots to a beautiful flower for people to gaze upon in a
  • May

    Ticks can be rampant in the spring. Be sure you know what they look like and how to remove them.
    12 May 2014

    Summer Safety Tips

    Boating Always wear a life jacket Don operate a boat under the influence of alcohol Take
  • March

    Bill Stein retired after 39 1/2 years of federal service. He served in the Charleston District for 10 years, improving our business processes.
    21 Mar 2014

    Looking Back... Looking Forward...

    "You can let things happen, make things happen, or wonder what happened." -UnknownAfter 39.5 years
  • The Charleston District held a public meeting for the proposed Intermodal Container Transfer Facility project in North Charleston. Members of the public attended to learn about the project and ask questions.
    21 Mar 2014

    Conveying Containers

    A crowd of nearly 200 people packed into the Chicora School of Communications in North Charleston,
  • Polk Swamp falls under the Continuing Authorities Program. The area is clogged with grass and downed trees, making it hard for natural water flow and processes. The Charleston District is hoping to conduct a project like we did several years ago at Pocotaligo.
    21 Mar 2014

    Tipping our CAP to Polk Swamp

    You never know where new projects might come from at the Charleston District. Usually, they come
  • The Charleston District is conducting a Shore Protection Project at Folly Beach. A public workshop was held to inform the public about the project.
    21 Mar 2014

    Public Workshop at Folly Beach

    On a picturesque day at Folly Beach, the Charleston District held a series of events for the Folly
  • The Charleston District is conducting a Shore Protection Project at Folly Beach. The Coastal Research Amphibious Buggy (CRAB) is used to survey the beach and ensure the project is going correctly.
    21 Mar 2014

    Constructing Folly Beach

    There is a new type of CRAB on Folly Beach, but unlike the other crabs that reside there, this one
  • The Charleston District conducted a dredging project in Shem Creek to dredge the channel back to its former depth. This allows the shrimping industry in the area to continue to function without hinderance.
    21 Mar 2014

    Beware of the Unusual Sea Creature

    An unusual creature is in Shem Creek-it’s green and orange, it’s loud, belches smoke and has a five
  • Each year, we conduct customer surveys to see how we are serving our customers. These are some of the results from the survey.
    21 Mar 2014

    Serving Our Military Customers

    Each year, the Charleston District conducts customer satisfaction surveys with our customers.
  • Joseph Ebai, the son of a Charleston District economist in the planning branch, won the Berkeley County Spelling Bee.
    21 Mar 2014

    Getting the Last Word

    "Phenomenon."That was the word that haunted Joseph Ebai for a year after the 2013 Berkeley County
  • Ticks can be rampant in the spring. Be sure you know what they look like and how to remove them.
    21 Mar 2014

    Spring Safety

    Birds chirping, longer days and Azalea bushes blooming are all signs that spring is right around the
  • Cathy Dag has deployed to Afghanistan multiple times. She wants to help the people of Afghanistan as well as provide for her family back home.
    21 Mar 2014

    Honoring a Woman Deployed

    March is observed as Women’s History Month. In recognizing this, we know that women have served many
  • October

    Every year, the Charleston Riverdogs hold three Military Appreciation Nights, allowing active military and civilians to attend a game for free. For the final game, Lt. Col. John Litz through out one of the ceremonial first pitches.
    31 Oct 2013

    Military Appreciation Night at the Riverdogs

    Charleston District employees enjoyed a fun night at the Charleston Riverdogs’ Military Appreciation
  • Our Family Readiness Network takes care of employees who volunteer to serve in Afghanistan as well as making sure their family left at home does not feel alone.
    31 Oct 2013

    Providing Support to Deployees and Their Families

    When you are deployed and your loved ones who are left behind need assistance, who can you turn to?
  • Jim Carter runs the operations at the St. Stephen Powerhouse. Learn more about him.
    31 Oct 2013

    Meet Our: Jim Carter

    What is your position? Power (Operations) Project Manager of the Cooper River Rediversion Project in
  • Tom Hordnes is a Quality Assurance Representative at Fort Jackson by day, but during his off time, he runs his own all-natural farm.
    31 Oct 2013

    A Real Life Paradise

    Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will, in the end,
  • Ed Davis and Joe Reasoner are the first two people to complete the Student Career Experience Program with the Charleston District at the St. Stephen Powerhouse.
    31 Oct 2013

    The First Two Standing

    When Joe Reasoner and Ed Davis enrolled in Trident Technical College, they didn’t know each other,
  • What is an Inspection of Completed Works? We're making sure that projects that were completed using federal money are kept up to the standards required.
    31 Oct 2013

    Inspection of Completed Works: Why maintaining projects is important

    A little-known and little-understood program at the Charleston District is known as “Inspection of
  • Much of Edisto Beach washes away each year, so what can be done to fix that?
    31 Oct 2013

    Saving Edisto Beach

    Imagine if you are at your favorite beach and everyday nearly 40 dump trucks haul the sand away from
  • The Charleston District held a community meeting for the proposed Haile Gold Mine project in order to keep the public informed of where we were in the process and answer any questions they might have.
    31 Oct 2013

    Haile Gold Mine

    It was a packed house when nearly 400 residents of Kershaw, S.C., and Lancaster County, S.C., piled
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