25 Sep 2017

Corps of Engineers, New England District, Maine Project Office moves to new location in Augusta

CONCORD, Mass. – On Sept. 25, 2017, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, Maine

25 Sep 2017

Plan for future of flood fight at Mount St. Helens open for comment

The Corps is seeking public comments on proposed updates to its decades-old long-term sediment management plan for Mount St. Helens. It has been fighting erosion at the volcano since 1980, when a catastrophic eruption dropped more than three billion cubic yards of sediment into the Toutle River, threatening neighboring communities.

25 Sep 2017

Dredging to start in fall of 2017: Corps awards contract to dredge North Cove Federal navigation project in Old Saybrook, Conn.

CONCORD, Mass. – Maintenance dredging of the North Cove Federal Navigation Project in Old Saybrook,

25 Sep 2017

Corps to perform repairs to Herring Run Recreation Area at the Cape Cod Canal project in Bourne

CONCORD, Mass. – Repairs to Herring Run Recreation Area at the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne, Mass., will

25 Sep 2017

Engineers, scientists, other professionals available to speak at schools, club meetings through the Speaker’s Bureau

CONCORD, Mass. – Engineers, scientists and other professionals who work at the U.S. Army Corps of

23 Sep 2017

First Blue Roof Being Installed in the Virgin Islands

The first residential temporary roof made of blue plastic sheeting was installed today on the island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The program, available to qualified homeowners and known as Operation Blue Roof, can make some damaged structures habitable again until more permanent repairs can be made.

23 Sep 2017

Match, Move, and Maneuver

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Logistics Planning and Response Team (LPRT) has a crew of ten logisticians from all over the United States. The team based here is working with FEMA and the ESTES freight transportation provider to match, move and maneuver empty trailers.

22 Sep 2017

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces emergency permitting procedures in response to Hurricane Maria and heavy damage in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced it has authority to issue alternative/emergency permitting procedures in the Antilles in response to conditions resulting from Hurricane Maria, including heavy damage in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas and other surrounding minor islands.

22 Sep 2017

17-105 Work in McNary’s navigation lock to temporarily increase lockage times

UMATILLA, Ore. – Locking a vessel past McNary Lock and Dam will take about 20 minutes longer than usual on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 26-27, while workers perform inspections and service of tainter drain/fill valves, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the dam.

22 Sep 2017

Summer Seasonal Park Rangers Are True Assets to Our Missions

As Park Ranger and Natural Resources Specialists in the New England District, we have many