19 Sep 2014

Eufaula Dam 50th resurrects history, unites community

TULSA, Okla. – When the 50th Anniversary of Eufaula Dam takes place, Sept. 25 it will mark the

19 Sep 2014

14-074 Corps seeks National Public Lands Day volunteers to improve nature area

UMATILLA, Ore. – Come celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McNary Lock and Dam located on the Columbia River near Umatilla, Ore.

19 Sep 2014

14-073 Corps seeks National Public Lands Day volunteers to plant trees

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Volunteers can join forces with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers at Mill Creek Dam and Bennington Lake located in Walla Walla, Wash., as they honor National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 8 a.m. to noon.

19 Sep 2014

Corps awards $2.1 million contract for dredging of Royal River federal navigation project in Yarmouth

CONCORD, Mass. – Maintenance dredging of a portion of the Royal River Federal Navigation Project in

19 Sep 2014

Corps of Engineers supports canoeists, kayakers, and rafters on West River with white water releases

CONCORD, Mass. – Controlled releases will be made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England

19 Sep 2014

Corps of Engineers awards $2.8 million contract for Bearskin Neck stone jetty repair in Rockport

CONCORD, Mass. – The Bearskin Neck Stone Jetty in Rockport, Mass., will be repaired under the terms

19 Sep 2014

National award winners recognized for excellence

Ten members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) were honored Aug. 7 as they received awards during the National Awards ceremony. Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Chief of Engineers and USACE commander, presented the awards during the USACE Senior Leaders Conference at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

19 Sep 2014

Stockton Lake plans testing of new hydropower turbine

STOCKTON, Mo.— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Stockton Lake Project anticipates that testing and operation of the new hydropower turbine will begin in the next couple of weeks. Work is currently underway inside the power plant to prepare for the testing tentatively planned to begin during the week of Sept. 29. While testing the unit water will be released through the dam, downstream into the Sac River.

19 Sep 2014

USACE Galveston District awards $2.1 million contract for containment dike raising

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 19, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $2,111,235, to Affolter Contracting Company Inc., for containment dike raising at the Peggy Lake Dredged Material Placement Area in Harris County, Texas.

19 Sep 2014

US delivers upgraded school in Kosovo

More than 900 students and 50 faculty members in a formerly strife-torn region of Kosovo returned to a fully revamped school this fall, thanks to a collaborative humanitarian-assistance project by U.S. partner agencies. Representatives from U.S. Embassy Pristina, the Office of Defense Cooperation, U.S. European Command and Kosovo’s Ministry of Education joined city leaders Sept. 9 in Mitrovica for the reopening of Musa Hoti Primary School.