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  • Corps begins clearing trees for Phase I work on Jefferson Avenue

    Southeast Louisiana Project (SELA) NEW ORLEANS -The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans

  • Army Corps awards contract for New Cadet Barracks construction at West Point

    NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a $163 million contract

  • USACE Galveston District finishes maintenance on Brazos River Floodgates

    GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 22, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District is scheduled to reinstall the East Brazos River Floodgates Aug. 28-29 following a yearlong refurbishing process in which each of the 80-ton sector gates along with an additional 40 tons of organic material were removed for repair and cleaning to restore and enhance their structural integrity and operation.

  • 4th Annual Sardis Lake Dove Hunt

    Sardis Lake…… The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) at Sardis Lake is hosting its 4th annual public dove hunt on September 7. The hunt is free of charge and open to the general public. The Corps has prepared two fields that are located in Lafayette County on County Road 182 off of Hwy. 314, which is approximately 8 miles from Oxford. They will be open for hunting the remainder of the season after the September 7 event.

  • Corps takes on recovery role after Yukon River flood disaster

    While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is assisting with the short-term needs of communities affected by spring flooding along the Yukon River, it is also taking steps to mitigate future risk.

  • Army Corps awards contract for new Cadet Barracks construction at West Point

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a $163 million contract to contractor Walsh Construction Company, Chicago, IL., for the design and construction of a the New Cadet Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The total estimated cost including contingencies and administrative costs is $183 million.

  • Corps awards $12 million contract to Hampton Roads company

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to dredge the James River federal navigation channel.

  • Draft feasibility report for stream bank restoration near Scribner, Neb. available for review

    A draft feasibility report and environmental assessment for stream bank restoration near Scribner, Neb. is currently available for public review. The report identifies alternatives to provide stream bank protection to prohibit rapid erosion on the east bank of the Elkhorn River, Dodge County, Neb. Public infrastructure being protected includes County Road F and the bridge.

  • Corps employee shaped by small town in Alaska, Russian-folk dancing

    While serving as a steward of the environment, it has been Sitka, Alaska, that has shaped the Linda Speerstra of today through its fisheries, wetlands and Russian-folk dances.

  • 13-058 Corps invites public comments on lower Snake River planting plan environmental assessment

    SNAKE RIVER, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District invites public comments on an environmental assessment (EA) for habitat improvements at locations along the lower Snake River. Comments are due by Sept 6. The Corps is proposing to plant native vegetation on three Habitat Management Units (HMUs) along the lower Snake River to create or enhance approximately 125 acres of wildlife habitat to help meet the terrestrial wildlife mitigation requirements of the Lower Snake River Fish and Wildlife Compensation Plan. Proposed planting sites are located in Garfield, Whitman and Walla Walla Counties, along the banks of the lower Snake River. The three sites proposed for habitat enhancement are: Ayer, Swift Bar, and Willow Bar HMUs.