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The Corps of Engineers' Environmental Impact Research Program (EIRP) is structured and managed to provide the Corps with a unique opportunity to investigate emerging problems in environmental areas as they relate to three research thrust areas. These areas focus on documenting and quantifying environmental effects associated with Corps activities; developing and demonstrating practical engineering and resource management strategies to minimize adverse effects of Corps activities and to protect and manage important natural and cultural resources; and developing, verifying, and demonstrating user-oriented impact prediction and assessment techniques. Traditionally, the strategy of the EIRP has been to provide rapid response to unexpected environmental research needs. It is the vehicle by which the Corps can initiate research in a wide variety of areas that are not covered by one of the specific R&D programs. EIRP research has resulted in a number of practical and widely recognized products. Among these are the Corps' Wildlife Management Manual, the Site Restoration Manual, the Visual Assessment Manual, the Benthic Resource Assessment Technique, and the Archeological Site Preservation Manual. Work on the Chesapeake Bay Model was initiated by the EIRP. In addition, the EIRP has supported verification and testing of the Habitat Evaluation Procedure and years of cooperative effect with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Practical field guidance has been developed on protection of endangered molluscs and the sturgeon, ecological effects of coastal structures and activities, and low-cost biotechnical erosion control techniques for shorelines and streambanks.

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