removal of the Cuddebackville Dam marked a change in purpose of the Army Corps of Engineers. The organization for over a century has been building dams and has focused on development. However, the removal of the Cuddebackville Dam marks a new trend of the Army Corps of Engineers removing dams and having an awareness of the environmental impact of the structures that they build. This also shows a changing mindset in the upcoming generation of engineers who in general may be more opposed to dam construction than their predecessors. The project also marks the first time that the Army Corps of Engineers has worked with a nonprofit organization like the Nature Conservancy since a federal law was passed in 1999 allowing such a partnership. See also List of reservoirs and dams in New York IUCN Red List Neversink Preserve International Union for Conservation of Nature Conservation Dam Removal Elwha Ecosystem Restoration References External links Slide Show of Dam Removal - http://www.nature.org/popups/photo/cuddeback_1.html (archived location - https://web.archive.org/web/20081129184652/http://www.nature.org/popups/photo/cuddeback_1.html) Dams in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Orange County, New York Neversink River Protected areas of Orange County, New York Former dams 2004 disestablishments in New York (state) Buildings and structures demolished in 2004