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a web page with images from recreational areas and an interactive map. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launches nationwide Recreation Operational Status website

'The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has launched its Recreation Operational Status website to keep the public informed about the operational status of USACE recreation areas nationwide...'

5/22/2025
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HQ USACE NEWS RELEASES

Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits

June 18, 2025

Army Corps of Engineers announces proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits

June 16, 2025

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Army Corps of Engineers’ Birthday and Juneteenth Celebration

June 5, 2025

USACE Showcases 250 Years of History, Service During DC Twilight Performance

May 30, 2025

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launches nationwide Recreation Operational Status website

May 22, 2025

News Stories

January

5 Jan 2018
USACE Quality Assurance checks help keep temporary emergency generators running strong in Puerto Rico
Shelby Deal leans over a generator hooked up to a water pump station on the side of a twisting mountain road in central Puerto Rico. He notes the generator’s barcode and transponder number, inspects its oil and fuel filters, checks the fuel gauge, and records the number of hours the generator has operated. Finally, he assesses the surrounding area to make sure the grounding wire is properly flagged, the generator is level and no wires present a tripping hazard.
4 Jan 2018
USACE deputy visits Task Force Power in Puerto Rico
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations Maj. Gen. Donald E. "Ed" Jackson visited Task Force Power Restoration at the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Jan. 4 to get an update on the mission and to meet team members.
1 Jan 2018
Task Force Power’s husband, wife team deliver ‘inseparable’ disaster support
Evan and Leah Morgan have been inseparable since 2010, their freshman year at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia. The husband and wife team from Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, knew they wanted to support the recovery mission in Puerto Rico. The only consideration was timing: would the stars align so this couple could deploy together? The answer came on Nov. 14, when Leah, a district contract purchasing agent, deployed to Puerto Rico to support the Task Force Power Restoration mission. Evan, a civil engineer, wouldn’t join her until Dec. 22.
1 Jan 2018
Brig. Gen. Holland New Year's update from Puerto Rico (video)
Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provides an update on USACE's recovery operations in Puerto Rico from the very historic site of Old San Juan.
1 Jan 2018
USACE Blue Roof mission progresses across Puerto Rico as installation rate increases
With the new year fast approaching, Quality Assurance specialist Andrew Lorenz was busy visiting Operation Blue Roof installation sites in neighborhoods across Mayagüez, a city of 80,000 people on Puerto Rico's west coast. Here and across Puerto Rico, the effort to provide residents with the temporary blue roofs has gained steam, with nearly 4,000 installations occurring island-wide each of the past two weeks.
December

30 Dec 2017
Task Force Power Restoration operations chief bids fond farewell
Philip R. Tilly, a program manager with the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was making final plans in September for a promised road trip he and his wife, Jeanne, of 35 years, would take to Acadia National Park in Maine, and a week-long retreat to Hocking Hills in southeastern Ohio.
30 Dec 2017
USACE personnel come to the aid of injured Puerto Rican
“Then I heard a faint call for help,” said Richard Cusimano, who spends his days here as a quality assurance inspector in at the Canovanas, Fajardo, Loiza, Rio Grande and Luquillo debris collection sites. “Then the calls got more assertive.”
29 Dec 2017
Generator repair mission helps power Puerto Rico's critical water, sewage infrastructure
Inside a small concrete pump station by the side of a freeway, a Quality Assurance team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a crew of government contractors labor over a large orange generator. The station is part of a complex flood control system that helps keep San Juan and neighboring towns dry. It is just one of hundreds of sites Corps teams are visiting as part of a unique mission to repair local generators and keep critical infrastructure functioning in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
28 Dec 2017
Work continues through the holidays to restore power to Cidra residents
Residents and businesses of Cidra are poised to get their electricity back online, thanks to the continued mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Power Restoration team through the holidays.
28 Dec 2017
Corps on track to deliver Puerto Rican citizens life-sustaining power
In an effort to help Puerto Rican citizens recover from devastation in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Power Restoration continues its mission to restore the island’s electrical power grid Dec. 24.

News Releases

17 Mar 2020
West Shore Lake Pontchartrain public meeting to be postponed As a measure of prudent planning for COVID-19
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, will postpone the April 2nd public meeting in St. John the Baptist Parish with regard to the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project.
17 Mar 2020
20-014 Clarkston Natural Resources Office restricting access
Clarkston, Wash. – The Lower Granite Natural Resource Management (NRM) staff will be restricting access to their office in Clarkston in response to the COVID-19 situation.
17 Mar 2020
Corps postpones public meetings in Lake Isabella and Kernville
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District has postponed two public scoping meetings originally scheduled for March 18 and 19, 2020, in Lake Isabella and Kernville.
17 Mar 2020
Tow to transit Lake Pepin, opening up the head of navigation on the Mississippi
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Motor Vessel Miss Doris, originating from the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois and pushing 12 barges en route to St. Paul, Minnesota, is expected to transit Lake Pepin, later today or early tomorrow.
17 Mar 2020
Corps closes visitor centers due to COVID19 concerns
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is closing visitor centers to aid the nation’s efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, also referred to as the Corona Virus.
17 Mar 2020
UPDATED: Corps to close day use recreational areas, postpone campground openings
News Release summarizes current restrictions in place at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District operational facilities.
16 Mar 2020
Vicksburg District takes precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District is taking precautionary measures to assist public health efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and protect USACE employees and visitors.
16 Mar 2020
Vicksburg District postpones Meet the District event
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has announced that it will postpone its inaugural Meet the District open house event, which was scheduled for March 26.
16 Mar 2020
20-013 Corps closing all Walla Walla District Visitor Centers
Walla Walla, Wash. –At this time, the Corps of Engineers will close all Visitor Centers in the Walla Walla District.
16 Mar 2020
Corps recreation closures related to COVID-19
The Corps is closing several recreation sites and canceling events in light of COVID-19 impacts.