16 Dec 2013

Corps of Engineers to host public hearing and meetings on PolyMet Mining environmental documents

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, assisted by the U.S. Forest Service and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is hosting a public hearing for the proposed PolyMet Mining project Clean Water Act permit application in Duluth, Minn., Jan. 16, 2014.

16 Dec 2013

Vicksburg District Will Host Deer Hunt For Physically Challenged

MEDIA ADVISORY Vicksburg, Miss…The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Louisiana Field Office (LFO) will host its ninth annual physically challenged deer hunt on Saturday, 18 January 2014, at the Columbia Lock and Dam.

16 Dec 2013

Vicksburg District Will Host Deer Hunt For Physically Challenged

Vicksburg, Miss…The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Louisiana Field Office (LFO) will host its ninth annual physically challenged deer hunt on Saturday, 18 January 2014, at the Columbia Lock and Dam. Eight disabled hunters will be randomly selected to hunt on approximately 400 acres adjacent to the Columbia Lock and Dam located near Columbia, Louisiana. The deadline to apply is 3 January 2014 with eight hunters being selected by random drawing on 6 January 2014.

16 Dec 2013

YMCA, Corps teaches youth Water Safety

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Dec 16, 2013) – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville district park ranger at Dale Hollow Lake joined forces with the Putnam County Family YMCA today to teach second graders about water safety.

13 Dec 2013

Employees’ Excellence Recognized

In December, several District employees received recognition for their outstanding work and performance in fiscal year 2013, including Supervisor and Employee of the Year, Ranger of the Year and others.

13 Dec 2013

Frederic “Fritz” Blake Inducted into District’s Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees

During the District’s Winter Ball, Dec. 6, 2013, Frederic “Fritz” Blake was officially inducted into the District’s Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees.

13 Dec 2013

Corps of Engineers awards $594,500 contract for repair to Sakonnet Harbor breakwater in Little Compton: Work to start on or about Feb. 15

CONCORD, Mass. – The Sakonnet Harbor Breakwater in Little Compton, Rhode Island, will be repaired

13 Dec 2013

Work to start on or about Jan. 6: Corps of Engineers awards $1.6 million contract for maintenance dredging of Scarborough River in Maine

CONCORD, Mass. – Maintenance dredging of the Scarborough River in Scarborough, Maine, will be

13 Dec 2013

Corps of Engineers awards $319,500 contract to replace incoming power supply line at Fox Point barrier

CONCORD, Mass. – The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier incoming power supply line in Providence, Rhode

13 Dec 2013

These noses know no limits

Don is a five-year-old German Shepherd, one of several explosive detection dogs that are working alongside their handlers at the Mullet Key Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) at Fort DeSoto Park in Pinellas County near St. Petersburg, Fla.