20 Apr 2015

15-027 Dworshak Reservoir on track for early fill; water managers balance operational requirements, maximize recreation opportunities during “very unusual” inflows

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Below-average snowpack in the Clearwater sub-basin and uncertain inflows from future weather conditions add up to an earlier-than-normal fill planned for Dworshak Reservoir, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water-management officials.

20 Apr 2015

Public meetings scheduled for Denver Urban Waterways Restoration Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the city and county of Denver, will hold three public meetings to gather input on the recently initiated Denver Waterways Restoration Study. The purpose of the study is to identify ecosystem restoration and flood risk reduction opportunities along critical areas of the South Platte River from 6th Avenue to 58th Avenue and flood-prone areas of Harvard Gulch and Weir Gulch.

20 Apr 2015

Army Corps awards $5.1 million contract for energy project at Tooele

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $5,125,950 contract April 17 to Perini Management Services Inc. of Framingham, Massachusetts, for the design and construction of a smart grid energy control system at Tooele Army Depot in Tooele County, Utah.

20 Apr 2015

The Dalles Dam visitor center and tours reopen for summer

The Dalles Dam visitor center will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays from May 1 until Memorial Day, and then every day through Labor Day. Tours of The Dalles Dam will be offered every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. starting May 2.

20 Apr 2015

Army Corps Promotes S.T.E.M. Education

Employees from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District visited a NYC public school recently and apoke about the importance of STEM education.

20 Apr 2015

R. Shaefer Heard Day Use Park and West Point Dam Road to be Closed April 26, 2015

MOBILE, Ala –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announces the R. Shaefer Heard Day Use Park and the road across West Point Dam will be closed to all vehicular traffic, at 6 p.m. Saturday April 25, 2015 thru 2 p.m., on Sunday April 26, 2015 for the 12th Annual West Point Lake Triathlon.

20 Apr 2015

NAD Earth Day Message 2015

Taking care of the Earth is an everyday mission for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the agency finds ways each spring to increase its emphasis on sustainability and environmental stewardship.

20 Apr 2015

Volunteers tackle projects during Take Pride in Blue Marsh Day

Nearly 400 volunteers descended on Blue Marsh Lake in Leesport, Pa. for the 35th annual Take Pride in Blue Marsh Day. Volunteers worked on a variety of projects, including litter clean-up, nature trail maintenance, erosion control projects, wildlife habitat work and tree planting.

20 Apr 2015

McCormack named Nashville District February 2015 Employee of the Month

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 20, 2015 – Valerie McCormack, archeologist, Project Planning Branch, Environmental Section, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for February 2015.

19 Apr 2015

20 years later: Tulsa District engineers recall Oklahoma City Bombing, response

Following the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, April 19, 1995, the