We are to share the spring edition of the partnership and volunteer program
newsletter "Bridging the Gap," produced by our USACE Partnership Advisory
Committee. This newsletter is sent out twice each year, with the purpose of
providing information about partnerships and volunteer programs around the
country and inspiring new or expanded partnerships.
In this edition we are showcasing:
FY 24 volunteer and partnership program accomplishments
2025 Handshake program funding recipients
2024 Excellence in Partnerships and National Volunteer of the Year award
recipients
2025 Leave No Trace Spotlight program USACE locations
Volunteer coin program
New national cooperative agreement with Student Conservation
Association
Blue Marsh Love Your Lake event
Dale Hollow Moody access area enhancement
Lake Mendocino Greater Ukiah Business and Tourism Alliance
partnership
Tuttle Creek ORV area improvements
South Florida Operations volunteer program
New partnerships and volunteer photo contest
New partnership and volunteer WRDA authorities
Important dates to remember
Meet your PAC team
If you would like to share how your partners and volunteers are helping USACE,
and recognize their outstanding efforts, please contact me or your Division PAC
team representative listed below:
Would like to bring attention to the lead article in this edition: Development of the
USACE Recreation History Book. We are at a point in production where we're
looking for THE BEST historic USACE REC photos we have out there. Our HQ
archive includes some decent photos, however, we just know there are many more
out there locally at your projects. Please submit some of your best historic photos
to us at HQ for a chance to get your photos included in the book…or perhaps, even
the cover! Please see the article for more details.
Other articles in this quarter's issue include:
Junior Ranger Program Going Strong
Supporting Mount St. Helen Visitor Center Exhibit Farewell
Local School Wins National Dam Model Competition Building Franklin Falls
Dam
And much more!
This newsletter is a way to communicate our evolving recreation program. We
appreciate all of the article contributions as way to share information across the
enterprise. If you have stories you’d like to see highlighted in one of the next
issues, please send ideas directly to Tara Whitsel at
Tara.J.Whitsel@usace.army.mil.