10 Mar 2014

FREE Boating Safety Class - March 15

Rock Island, IL - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project announces they will be offering a free boating safety education class. The class will be held on March 15th and will run from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

10 Mar 2014

Omaha District Readiness Branch providing assistance in Montana and Wyoming

Warmer temperatures are leading to flooding in parts of Wyoming and Montana along the Bighorn River, Little Bighorn River, Pryor Creek and tributaries of the Yellowstone River. In response to requests from the Crow Nation for sandbags, the State of Montana for ice jam technical assistance on the Mussellshell River, and from the State of Wyoming for technical assistance regarding an ice jam and flooding in north-central Wyoming along the Bighorn River, the Omaha District Readiness Branch has activated its Emergency Operations Center to Level II, Emergency Watch Status and is communicating directly with the National Weather Service for updated river stage forecasts.

10 Mar 2014

Corps reservoirs well positioned for spring runoff

The 2014 runoff forecast in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, has increased to 30.6

10 Mar 2014

Wilmington District receives final allocation for FY 2014 of almost $77 million in Civil Works Appropriations for ongoing projects

WILMINGTON, N.C.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a final allocation for almost $77

7 Mar 2014

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assists with ground water recharge to aide drought

Since the end of February, USACE has modified reservoir operations at Prado and Whittier Narrows

7 Mar 2014

Passion for teaching leads Corps engineer to gifted youth

One U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- Alaska District employee is influencing future careers in the

7 Mar 2014

Chief of Engineers visits Huntsville Center, pitches STEM to cadets

Bostick took time to mentor future military officers when he visited with more than 30 cadets from the Alabama A&M University Reserve Officer Training Corps making a pitch for the future Soldiers to look to considering careers focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

7 Mar 2014

Corps of Engineers collects snow surveys in preparation for spring melt in southern Minnesota, western Wisconsin

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A survey team with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will continue collecting snow surveys throughout southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin March 8 – 13.

7 Mar 2014

International Visitor Leadership Program Sponsors UNESCO Visit to IWR

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.  Mr. Hans Denker Thulstrup, a program specialist in natural sciences in the

7 Mar 2014

STEM freshmen learn their lesson at Old Hickory Dam

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (March 7, 2014) – More than 20 ninth graders from Stratford STEM Magnet High School received educational lessons about water management on the Cumberland River and its tributaries, ecosystems for big rivers and small streams, hydropower operations, navigation and water safety on a field trip Feb. 27 at Old Hickory Dam.