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  • Generators supplying power to Palo Seco to stabilize grid

    Two generators, part of a $35.1 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, began providing up to a combined 50 megawatts of electricity Oct. 30, 2017, to the Palo Seco power plant near San Juan.

  • Volksweg Trail Expansion Project

    The US Army Corps of Engineers will be extending the Volksweg Trail 2.6 miles from the trailhead at Robert’s Creek west to Cordova Park. A new trailhead with parking lot is also planned at Cordova. The Volksweg Trail was started in the early 1990's as part of the Des Moines Recreational River and Greenbelt Project. Currently, it is a fourteen mile paved path that winds along the north side of Lake Red Rock, below the Red Rock Dam, and into the City of Pella. The Corps of Engineers is excited to extend this very popular trail to provide additional recreational opportunities for our visitors and local communities! Work on the extension project is anticipated to be completed sometime during Summer 2019.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrates 75 years of reducing flood risks at Indian Rock Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, celebrated Indian Rock Dam’s 75th anniversary with a ceremony and an open house for the public this Saturday.

  • Sunny Isles Beach renourishment starts soon

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces that construction starts soon for the Sunny Isles Beach renourishment project. The $8.6 million project is part of the Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project. The Corps’ contractor, Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC of Lake Worth, Florida, will place approximately 140,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand from an upland sand mine on more than 4,400 feet of critically eroded shoreline in two locations, including both sides of the Newport Pier and at the north end of the city. Eastman Aggregates will truck-haul sand to Sunny Isles from the Vulcan Materials Witherspoon Sand Mine, located in Moore Haven, southwest of Lake Okeechobee.

  • Army Continues Momentum 5 Years after Superstorm Sandy

    The District has built momentum to further enhance areas of resiliency and reducing risks from future coastal storms.

  • Far East District Foreign Travel Checklist

            Civilian (Official) Foreign Travel Review the personnel entry and country clearance

  • 2017 Ohio River Basin Consortium for Research and Education (ORBCRE) & Ohio River Basin Alliance (ORBA) Symposium

    Marshall University in Huntington, WV hosted the 33rd annual Scientific Symposium of the Ohio River Basin Consortium for Research and Education (ORBCRE), which was co-sponsored by the Ohio River Basin Alliance (ORBA). The theme for the symposium was “Partnerships Across the Ohio River Basin.” Panel discussion subjects were: Education & Outreach, Inland Navigation, Citizen Science, Flood Control & Risk Reduction, Drone-Based Assessment, Harmful Algal Blooms, Water Quality Monitoring, Citizen Engagement, Recreation & Tourism, and Environmental Restoration. Several USACE employees participated in these panel discussions.

  • HENAAC honors Corps employees at national conference

    Great Minds in STEM has a long tradition of honoring civilian and uniformed military personnel in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. During the 29th annual Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation conference Oct. 18 to 22 here, three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees received recognition for their outstanding performance in support of that program.

  • CORPS PARKS ALONG ARKANSAS RIVER PREPARE FOR WINTER SEASON

    PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The first week of November marks the end of the 2017 recreation season for the

  • WINTER CAMPING OPPORTUNITIES AT GREERS FERRY LAKE

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – As winter approaches, the Army Corps of Engineers will continue to provide camping opportunities from Nov. 1 through March 14, 2018 on Greers Ferry Lake.