2 Nov 2015

West Thompson Lake celebrates 50 years with ceremony, displays and tours

Fifty years ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, completed the West Thompson

2 Nov 2015

Northfield Brook Lake Dam holds 50th Anniversary celebration

It was fitting that it rained at Northfield Brook in Thomaston, Connecticut during the flood damage

2 Nov 2015

New England District, volunteers celebrate National Public Lands Day

Several New England District recreation sites held celebrations of volunteerism with National Public

2 Nov 2015

West Hill Dam hosts Butterfly Story Walk

Butterflies are fascinating to adults and children alike.  Their fluttering wings bring giggles from

2 Nov 2015

Cape Cod Canal personnel hire goats to 'dine' on invasive plants at the Railroad Bridge

When people visit the Cape Cod Canal they expect to see some pretty amazing things – the occasional

2 Nov 2015

Hypothermia: The cold killer

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Water temperatures have dropped well below the normal warm bathwater temps you’d expect on a hot summer day in the south. This time of year most people aren’t expecting to get wet when they visit local lakes and rivers.

2 Nov 2015

Taking Printing to a Whole New Level

The idea of taking a two-dimensional drawing and turning it into a three-dimensional object is something engineers have been doing for years. A new project recently completed by the Inland Navigation Design Center (INDC) at the Rock Island District is taking this concept to a new level with the help of a local university and some new computer technology.

2 Nov 2015

Lockport Major Rehabilitation Project Reaching Final Stages of Construction

For more than a decade, members of the Rock Island District have been working to design and implement one of the largest civil works projects ever completed in the District. The project, known as the Lockport Lock and Dam Upper Pool Project, is a multi-stage, multi-year and multi-million dollar rehabilitation effort that is now in its final stages and is nearing completion.

2 Nov 2015

IWR Releases The Mitigation Rule Retrospective: A Review of the 2008 Regulations Governing Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources

Alexandria, Virginia.  In 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental

2 Nov 2015

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waives Fees for Veterans

TULSA — The Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be participating in a