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  • NR 15-031: Conley Bottom Resort dedicated as a Clean Marina

    NASHVILLE, TENN., (Sept. 9, 2015) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District supports marina operators and owners who are voluntarily striving to protect the water resources of the Cumberland River Basin by going “clean and green” such as Conley Bottom Resort in Monticello, Ky. On Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, the Corps, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Cumberland River Compact, and Conley Bottom Resort will celebrate the marina receiving their new flag to designate them as a “Clean Marina.”

  • Army Corps Awards Contract for Monmouth County NJ Coastal Project

    Army Corps awards contract to construct a coastal storm risk management project consisting of a beach berm and groin and outfall modifications in Elberon and Deal, New Jersey.

  • New York real estate chief honored for professional development

    Earlier this year, Erica Labeste, chief, Real Estate and Real Property Support Branch for the U.S.

  • Missouri Basin runoff near average; Corps sets fall public meeting dates

    Omaha, Neb. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Missouri River Basin Water Management Division

  • Robots clear site for future aerial gunnery range at Fort Bragg

    Range vegetation clearance systems used on the Fort Bragg project typically clear more than an acre per-day per-machine in difficult areas and up to 2 acres per-day, per-machine in areas with brush and small trees. The Fort Bragg contract calls for clearance of more than 900 acres and the project is ahead of schedule.

  • Gavins Point Dam Road Closed September 10 – September 11, 2015

    Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed 8 a.m. Thursday, September 10 through 5 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2015 This closure will include nighttime hours. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

  • Army Corps to make additional recreational water releases from Francis E. Walter Dam

    PHILADELPHIA (September 9, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District has updated the 2015 Francis E. Walter Dam recreation plan. The Army Corps updated the plan, which states whitewater and fisheries releases will be scheduled if enough water storage is accumulated in the reservoir. Precipitation throughout the season has enabled the Army Corps to add the final increments of the plan, which include fisheries enhancement releases from Sept. 26-Oct. 8 and a final water release weekend starting on Friday, Oct. 9 through Monday, Oct. 12.

  • Corps begins hydropower rehabilitation at Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (Sept. 9, 2015) – Disassembly of hydropower unit two is about to get underway at Center Hill Dam, which is the first of 28 units in the Cumberland River Basin to be rehabilitated as a result of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Southeastern Power Administration and power customers signed in August 2011 that provided a funding stream for the work.

  • Army Corps of Engineers supports new “Every Kid in a Park” recreation initiative

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation for the start of a new initiative to give every child in the United States the chance to explore and learn about America’s great outdoors. The Every Kid in a Park initiative will provide all fourth grade students and their families with free admission for a full year to more than 2,000 federally-managed sites nationwide.

  • CORPS CLOSES PARKING AREAS DURING OUTDOOR DAYS EVENT

    BRANSON, Mo. – Outdoor Days, at Table Rock Lake Sept. 12 and 13, is a great free opportunity to connect with nature, learn new outdoor skills and spend time with family and friends through a variety of hands-on activities and demonstrations.