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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 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

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers encourages use of the Regulatory Request System for an improved permitting experience

May 8, 2025

Army Corps of Engineers reminds visitors to practice water safety

May 7, 2025

News Stories

April

13 Apr 2021
Memphis District celebrates New Madrid stormwater ditch replacement project with ribbon-cutting ceremony
The Memphis District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate a fully functioning stormwater ditch replacement project in the New Madrid, Missouri area, on Apr. 12, 2021. A $3.4 million contract was awarded for two work areas to Tarpan Construction LLC., on Aug. 29, 2019.
12 Apr 2021
Industry Day at the Far East District
USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea - Far East District (FED), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), held a virtual Industry Day at District Headquarters, Mar. 17. Industry Day is an event held by a Department of Defense (DoD) Program Management Office (PMO) to present the plans for a current or future bid to representatives from the contractor community.
12 Apr 2021
Army Corps Flood-Control Project Provides Outdoor Classroom for West Point Cadets
A group of 40 Cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, traveled to central New Jersey for an afternoon of hands-on construction and engineering learning at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Green Brook Flood Risk Management Project.
12 Apr 2021
Jones named Nashville District Employee of the Month for February 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 12, 2021) – Kristal Jones, senior contracting specialist in Nashville, Tennessee, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for February 2021. She is recognized primarily for her hard work and expertise in soliciting a contract for a needed roof project for the Electronic Service Section building located at Old Hickory Lake.
12 Apr 2021
Europe District’s Office of Counsel tackles unique challenges in supporting overseas mission
The Office of Counsel is critical to delivering projects in any U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District office — and overseas in Europe District is no exception.
9 Apr 2021
Collaboration a key theme at Engineering With Nature book launch event
VICKSBURG, Miss. (April 9, 2021) ― The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering With Nature (EWN) program’s Book Launch Event celebrated the release of Engineering With Nature, an Atlas, Volume 2 with the public, and included speakers conveying a shared goal for expanding EWN practices globally through collaboration, April 7.
9 Apr 2021
ERDC researchers commission full-size, semi-autonomous research vessel
Making its way through the murky waters and swift current of the Mississippi River at the Vicksburg riverfront, the Research Vessel Martin looks like any other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) survey boat. However, there is one major difference. The inland survey vessel has been converted into a semi-autonomous craft, making it the first of its kind for the organization.
9 Apr 2021
ERDC honors Holocaust Remembrance Day with virtual event
An employee with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the grandson of a Holocaust survivor spoke at a virtual event April 8 to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. Ross Alter, a research meteorologist in the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, spoke to more than 100 ERDC employees who signed on for his online talk, “The Holocaust: What was it, why did it happen, and… why should I care?”
9 Apr 2021
Army engineers celebrate 75 years on the Last Frontier
Seventy-five years ago today, the Chief of Engineers ordered the establishment of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District. With the stroke of a pen on General Order No. 6, the agency was born.
8 Apr 2021
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PREP CLASS RETURNS TO CAMP ZAMA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—Japan District recently hosted the Project Management Professional preparatory course April 6-9 at their headquarters. The course was revitalized after having being last offered in October, 2018.

News Releases

4 Jan 2021
Report to Congress on Everglades Restoration Momentum Now Available
The Report to Congress on the progress of the restoration of America’s Everglades is now available to the public on the Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District website. This report, jointly filed by the Secretaries of the Army and Interior, is the fourth in a series of periodic reports required under the Water Resources Development Act of 2000.
4 Jan 2021
MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 20-78 Lock Closure Notice Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3
MKARNS - Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 will be closed to navigation traffic on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021 and will reopen at 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 6th, 2021.
4 Jan 2021
Carlyle Lake Christmas Tree Recycling Project
CARLYLE LAKE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Carlyle Lake will be collecting used, real Christmas trees for the annual Christmas Tree Recycling Project. The Corps of Engineers, along with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, uses these trees to provide effective and economical fish habitat at Carlyle Lake.
31 Dec 2020
Greers Ferry Lake group shelter reservations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin accepting online group shelter reservations for parks around Greers Ferry Lake on Jan. 4, 2021 at 8 a.m.
29 Dec 2020
Fish cover permits available for Bull Shoals Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mountain Home Project Office is offering 50 free fish cover permits on Bull Shoals Lake on a first-come, first-served basis.
29 Dec 2020
Donate your Christmas Tree to create new fish habitats
What do you do with the Christmas tree when the holiday season is over? Complete your gift-giving by donating your discarded tree for fish cover at several Little Rock District lakes.
29 Dec 2020
Chittenden Locks announces upcoming large lock closure
The Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) Locks’ large chamber will close to all vessel traffic 5:30 a.m. March 22, and remain closed until 5:00p.m., March 27.
29 Dec 2020
Corps of Engineers to start Grays Harbor maintenance dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin maintenance dredging of the federal Grays Harbor Inner Harbor Navigation Channel January 4, 2021.
28 Dec 2020
Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program Receives Funding in Appropriations Bill
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) received funding for the first time ever in the Fiscal 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act signed into law by President Donald J. Trump yesterday as part of the Fiscal 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act. CWIFP, authorized by the Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (WIFIA) in 2014, will accelerate non-federal investments in water resources infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost loans to creditworthy borrowers.
28 Dec 2020
USACE Vicksburg District announces reservation changes for day use picnic shelters at north Mississippi lakes
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will add group picnic shelters at Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid, and Grenada lakes as reservable facilities starting in January. All group picnic shelters will be reservable on the www.recreation.gov website, and facilities will still be available for walk-up use on days that they are not already reserved. Picnic shelters at Sardis, Enid and Grenada lakes will be available for reservations on Jan. 1, while Arkabutla facilities will be available later in the month. Visitors will no longer be able to make reservations by calling field offices.