https://www.nws.usace.army.mil Seattle District News RSS Feed en-us Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:34:00 GMT Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:23:48 GMT https://www.nws.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/4508832/beyond-the-desk-a-week-aboard-a-usace-dredging-vessel-to-protect-an-ancient-elu/ For Jacqui Bergner, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aquatic biologist, the rumble of a dredging vessel's engine wasn't just noise—it was the sound of her office. For one week, she called the massive hopper dredge Essayons home, working 12-hour shifts sifting through thousands of pounds of sand and mud. Her mission: to monitor for the accidental “take” of threatened green sturgeon.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/05/2003944665/115/75/0/260502-A-ZU973-1003.JPG' alt='Biologist poses with crab.' /> <br /> Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:34:00 GMT Louis R. Velasco https://www.nws.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/4508832/beyond-the-desk-a-week-aboard-a-usace-dredging-vessel-to-protect-an-ancient-elu/ Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Dredging Environmental Navigation People People U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division Navigation Civil Works STEM