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  • USACE Mobile District to Begin Reopening Parks Following Continuing Resolution

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, will begin reopening parks and recreation areas that were closed during the recent lapse in federal appropriations, following the signing of a continuing resolution on Nov. 12.

  • UPDATE: $1.6 Million USAG Humphreys Command Group Renovation Continues

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Far East District’s (USACE FED) Project 520595, is continuing the renovations of the first and third floors of Humphreys Command Group, the Plans, Analysis and Integration Office (PAIO) and the Internal Review and Audit Compliance Officer (IRACO).

  • Yakima Delta Leadership Team Advances Bateman Island Causeway Removal, Construction Anticipated to Begin This Winter

    RICHLAND, Wash. – In a major milestone, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District, in partnership with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Yakima Nation, the Washington Department of Ecology, and the Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group has awarded a $1.2 million construction contract to PIPKIN INC. for the Bateman Island Causeway removal project.

  • Public invited to comment on draft study of Detroit Reservoir deep drawdown, potential end to hydropower production

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District is seeking public input on a draft study that considers changes to how the agency operates its Willamette Valley dams. This study – referred to as a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) –builds upon a six-year study completed in April 2025 and addresses new requirements regarding endangered fish and hydropower production that emerged shortly before the six-year study was finalized.

  • Detroit District accepting entries for annual photo contest

    The Detroit District invites the public to enter its 10th annual photo contest highlighting U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sites across the Great Lakes. The top 12 photographs highlighting Detroit District projects on the Great Lakes, such as the Soo Locks, Duluth Ship Canal, piers, breakwaters or federal harbors and channels will earn a spot in the 2026 downloadable calendar. The entry deadline is 11:59 p.m. November 23, with winners determined by public voting on Facebook. The Soo Locks Visitors Center Association will award the top three photographers a plaque featuring their winning photo.

  • Corps re-opens second campground at Thurmond Lake since Hurricane Helene hit

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is opening its second campground since Hurricane Helene caused damage to all parks at J. Strom Thurmond Lake in September 2024.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin Ocean City Inlet dredging mid-November

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, is scheduled to remove approximately 5,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet beginning Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025

  • Conservation programs improve outlook of threatened piping plover

    The Missouri River Recovery Program’s Emergent Sandbar Habitat Program and Tern and Plover Monitoring Program, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Threatened and Endangered Species Section, continues to improve habitat and reproductive outcomes for the threatened Northern Great Plains piping plover and formerly endangered interior least tern.

  • Army captain contributes to Louisville VA Medical Center project as part of broadening assignment

    The construction of the new Louisville VA Medical Center is supported by a team about 800 people consisting of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian employees and contractors. However, one team member stands out as the sole military personnel assigned to the project.

  • Ricardo Martinez: Celebrating 50 Years of Federal Service

    After five decades of dedicated service, Ricardo Martinez is retiring—and what a journey it’s been. From living in U.S. Army barracks to working in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ offices, his story is one of grit, patriotism, and unwavering commitment.