Corps field notes
Education outreach support available with booklet
The Corps' reproducible, educational outreach booklet
The Young Scientist's Introduction to Wetlands has
recently been reprinted. Districts and Divisions are
encouraged to request bulk mailings of the booklet.
Requests are handled on a first come, first served basis,
not to exceed 600 copies.
Requests from the private sector for use of the booklet
in outreach activities may be referred to the Superintendent
of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C. 20402, stock number 008-022-00296-1. Price per copy
is $1.50.
WRP releases video
A video on "Techniques for Restoring and Creating Marshes
and Forested Wetlands" was recently distributed to Corps
Districts and Divisions. The video is 37 minutes long, and
includes sections on design criteria, engineering aspects,
planting considerations, a case study on coastal marshes, a
bottomland hardwood restoration case study, and
bioengineering applications.
The video is also available from the U.S. Army Engineer
Waterways Experiment Station Library on inter-library loan
service, (601) 634-2355 or from the Wetlands Research &
Technology Center, FAX (601) 634-3664.
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