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  • President’s FY16 budget would keep Corps of Engineers in New England operating at normal levels

    With the release of the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2016 for Corps of Engineers Civil Works,

  • Flood preparedness workshops prepare partners for flood season

    Flooding is the most common, costly and deadly natural disaster in the United States each year. One of the Corps of Engineers' main missions is providing assistance when natural disasters or other emergencies strike. Emergency preparedness and response is primarily a state and local responsibility, but the Corps of Engineers is authorized to assist communities in pre-flood preparedness, during-flood and post-flood response.

  • Corps honors partners for award-winning, innovative habitat project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District will recognize local, state and federal partners on an innovative habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project in Illinois that has earned national recognition.

  • Mississippi River Commission schedules high-water inspection trip

    VICKSBURG, Miss., March 9, 2015 -- The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River March 23-27, 2015. Four public meetings have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in selected towns along the river so commission members have the opportunity to meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues.

  • Corps to host public meeting for the Lavon Lake Master Plan revision

    FORT WORTH, Texas – The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public meeting

  • Mississippi River Commission schedules high-water inspection trip

    VICKSBURG, Miss., March 3, 2015 -- The Mississippi River Commission will conduct the Memphis District portion of its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River March 23-24, 2015. Two public meetings in the Memphis District have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in selected towns along the river so commission members have the opportunity to meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues.

  • Bird nest box and butterfly monitors needed at Harsha Lake, Ohio

    Did you know that more than 100 species of butterflies call Ohio home?  Since 2001, volunteers have

  • Draft EAs for repairs near Lincoln, NE levees available for public comment

    Two draft environmental assessments for bank repairs to levees along Antelope Creek and Salt Creek near Lincoln in Lancaster County, Neb. are currently available for public review. The draft EAs evaluate the environmental impacts of repairing damage caused by high flows in October 2014 to one area along the Antelope Creek flood protection project and 17 areas along the Salt Creek flood protection project.

  • First quarter FNOD Restoration Advisory Board scheduled for March 5 cancelled due to inclement weather forecast

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' first quarter Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot's restoration advisory board meeting is cancelled for March 5, due to local area weather forecast of heavy wintry mix of rain and snow. The meeting will be rescheduled for later in March. Please follow this website for updates.

  • Arkabutla Lake Postpones Public Meeting

    VICKSBURG, Miss… Due to inclement weather, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s Arkabutla Lake has postponed a public meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow, March 4, 2015. The meeting was regarding the update of the Project Master Plan, and will be rescheduled for a later date. The Project Master Plan is the strategic land use management document that guides the comprehensive management and development of all projects recreational, natural, and cultural resources. The goal of the update is to identify the best management practices to respond to regional needs, resource capabilities, and expressed public interests consistent with the authorized project purposes.