Baltimore District team refines regulatory process, recognized with national innovation award

Zachary Fry (left) and Jaclyn Kelleher, both regulatory specialists with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (USACE), receive USACE "Innovation of the Year" award certificates from Baltimore District Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Mark Pollak, November 20, 2025. These annual awards highlight new technology or science-driven methodologies that drive the enhanced delivery of the USACE mission. Kelleher, Fry, and Frank Plewa (not pictured) were selected for developing the Maryland Wetland Assessment Methodology framework to reduce the complexity of wetland ecosystems into scientifically based metrics that can be rapidly and consistently evaluated. (U.S. Army photo by Thomas I. Deaton)