USACE

USACE Origins

In 1775 George Washington & The Continental Congress authorized the first Chief Engineer, Richard Gridley, whose first task was to build fortifications near Boston at Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War

The Army established the Corps of Engineers as a separate, permanent branch on March 16, 1802, and gave the engineers responsibility for founding and operating the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

My Role With USACE

USACE

...Origins Continued

In 1904 the U.S. purchased the assets of the New French Panama Canal Company who’s disease ravaged workers were more than happy to see the Corps of Engineers take over the project.

Flood Control Act of 1936

Enormous landslides

reeked havoc during construction and created a very hazardous work environment. Structures, such as railways and retaining walls, that took months to build could be wiped out in less than a minute.

An Act of the United States Congress signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on 22 June 1936. It authorized civil engineering projects such as dams, levees, dikes, and other flood control measures through the United States Army Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies. It is one of a number of Flood Control Acts passed on a regular basis by the United States Congress

An Agency

Wearing

Many Hats

Differences between Park Ranger Agencies

LEO? Salary # of Parks Which Dept.

No 30k-75k >400 Dept. of Defense

Yes 35k-62k 419 Dept. of Interior

Yes 38k-64k <300 California

Yes 29k-61k 175 Dept. of Agriculture

...Estimates from Glassdoor

Isac Hermosilla, Park Ranger PFL

4 General Responsiblities of Park Rangers

-Protecting the public from the resources

-Protecting the resources from the public

-Protecting the public from the public

-Protecting the resources from the resources

Examples...

4 General types of Park Rangers

-Visitor Assistance/Law Enforcement Park Rangers

-Recreation Park Rangers

-Natural/Environmental Resource Park Rangers

-Interpretation Park Rangers

Examples...

USACE Purpose Today:

Questions?

-Flood Control

-Irrigation

-Navigation

-Recreation Management

-Civil Works

-Military Construction