28 Sep 2017

Corps reservoirs benefit Willamette Valley swallows

An unladen purple martin swallow can reach the air-speed velocity of about 24 miles per hour, which may be important information if you’re trying to cross the ‘Bridge of Death’ as you search for the Holy Grail. It’s also probably impossible for that 1.7-ounce bird to carry a 1.2-kilogram coconut, even if he gripped it by the husk (we are checking with the engineering department though).

28 Sep 2017

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 17-48 Trimble Lock & Dam Low Navigation Pool Advisory

MKARNS - Due to extended non-federal power generation early this morning, the Trimble Lock & Dam (No. 13) navigation pool was lowered beyond its normal range.

28 Sep 2017

Corps helps return Native American remains

A team of experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently helped return the remains of two children to their Northern Arapaho tribe. The children had died at Carlisle Indian industrial School in the 1880s and were buried in a cemetery on what is now Carlisle Barracks, in Pennsylvania.

28 Sep 2017

Resident Office manages robust mission at Nellis

From quality of life to mission critical operations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Las Vegas Resident Office ensures projects are flying high at Nellis Air Force Base.

28 Sep 2017

Corps awards Martin County shore renourishment contract

Hutchinson Island residents and visitors will see work on local beaches this winter that will improve the barrier island’s resiliency to storm events and help reduce risks to infrastructure.

28 Sep 2017

Corps awards Tampa harbors maintenance dredging contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces the Tampa Harbor Maintenance Dredging contract award of $3,609,509.37 to Coastal Dredging Company, Inc., of Hammond, Louisiana. Work includes dredging the Alafia River channel and turning basin, and the Manatee Harbor entrance channel and turning basin.

28 Sep 2017

Sacramento District helps develop efficient regional-based permitting for the future

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District regulatory team has worked with civic leaders, federal and state agencies, and conservationists to help shape development and ecosystem preservation for perhaps the next 50 years in a huge piece of California’s Central Valley.

28 Sep 2017

R. D. Bailey Outdoor Adventure and Safety Fair, Sept. 30

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announces an Outdoor Adventure and

28 Sep 2017

Major construction contract awarded for MacArthur Lock at the Soo Locks in upper Michigan

DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awards a contract for major

28 Sep 2017

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 17-47 Montgomery Point Lock & Dam-Navigation Pass Scheduled for Closure

MKARNS - Due to falling river elevations, the crest gate dam at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5) will be in operation and the navigation pass will be closed this morning.