David is Chief of the Planning Branch for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District. His interdisciplinary team performs plan formulation, environmental compliance, and economic analysis in support of a wide range of activities throughout the District’s 38,000 square mile area of responsibility. They support federal harbors and navigation channels in the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario watersheds, flood risk management, shoreline protection, and ecosystem restoration projects.
Engineering With Nature® is the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits through collaboration.