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  • A September to Remember

    In late August, as Hurricane Irma churned in the Atlantic Ocean, staff with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District were making plans to get the right people with the right skill set in the right location in time for the storm. By the first week of September, several key team members were in place to deal with the aftermath to come.

  • Scientist supports Marine Corps mountain communications training

     BRIDGEPORT, Calif. (Sept. 21, 2017) -- Deep within the mountains of the Sierra Nevada, Dr. Dan

  • Army Corps announces hunting opportunities at Raystown Lake

    RAYSTOWN LAKE, Pennsylvania— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) at Raystown Lake will open

  • Corps facility serves as epicenter of coastal research

    After 40 years, Field Research Facility at Duck, NC, continues to revolutionize coastal

  • Officials mark end of Little Calumet River Hammond Levee Tieback project

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Pete Visclosky (IN-1), the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission, and the city of Hammomd held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the levee tieback project in Hammond, Ind.

  • Big Cliff Reservoir levels to decrease for sediment sampling

    Water levels at Big Cliff Reservoir will be lower Oct. 13-27 to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct sediment sampling. The Corps is collecting the sediment samples as part of a Remedial Investigation to determine the nature and extent of any contaminants in the immediate area. Corps employees discovered construction debris during an emergency reservoir drawdown in 2009 and have conducted several smaller sampling events since that time.

  • Army Corps Participates in Estuary Day Celebration and STEM Event

    On an unseasonably warm day in October, an alliance of partners with the support of local elected officials conveyed an important initiative to hundreds of Elizabeth, NJ school students. Let’s work together to take care of our environment. The Estuary Day event took place near the Elizabeth River at the Peterstown Community Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey, students arrived to partake in a day of educational workshops and interactive exhibits made by their peers from competing High Schools. Future City Inc., organized the event, and representatives from over 20 organizations joined in the festivities. The program demonstrated the importance of education and community participation in preserving and appreciating the environment.

  • Notice to Mariners: Corps to remove seasonal buoys at Navigation Facilities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is alerting mariners that beginning Oct. 23, small boat warning signs and pillar buoys at the district’s 23 navigations facilities will be removed from the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers in advance of winter weather.

  • Army Corps now collecting Right of Entry forms for Blue Roofs in Puerto Rico

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now collecting Right of Entry forms for homeowners wishing to apply for temporary roofing. The Right of Entry centers are now open Humacao and Yabucoa.

  • Corps updates inspection results of Herbert Hoover Dike

    Staff with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District report no significant issues of concern following their most recent inspections of the Herbert Hoover Dike that surrounds Lake Okeechobee in south Florida.