• Corps of Engineers asks you to practice water safety while on the water

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – As Labor Day Weekend approaches, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, asks everyone to take a moment and remember to be safe while on the lakes and rivers this weekend.
  • Corps hosts open house to discuss Starved Rock Pool Critical Restoration Project

    ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (Aug. 29) – The public is invited to attend an open house at the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center, 950 N 27TH Road, Ottawa, Ill., on Sept. 4 between 5 and 7 p.m. The open house is an opportunity to discuss the draft report findings for the Critical Restoration Project to restore waterfowl habitat in the lower Starved Rock Pool.
  • Lake Shelbyville Youth Deer Hunt Applications Are Available

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville will hold the 5th Annual Youth Firearm Deer Hunt on October 12 and 13, 2013. To apply for the hunt, youth must be less than 16 years old on October 12, 2013 and be accompanied by an adult on the hunt.
  • Modern Emergency Services Center opens at Ft. Detrick

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore and New York Districts, in coordination with the Fort
  • Grenada Lake Annual Drawdown Accelerated This Year

    Vicksburg, Miss – The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) will accelerate the annual drawdown of Grenada Lake by one month in order to perform dam maintenance. The Corps has increased the amount of water released through the dam within seasonal release requirements in an effort to reach the flood control pool level of 193 feet by 1 November.
  • US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HOSTS PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ABOUT UPCOMING ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District has scheduled an informal public information meeting to discuss an upcoming remedial investigation of two, World War II-era military training areas within the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, from 6-8 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Express, 1902 S. Highway 92, in Sierra Vista.
  • Nashville District works with partners on engineering solutions at Chickamauga Lock

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Aug. 29, 2013) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is collaborating with industry, West Virginia University, Engineering Research and Development Center and Tennessee Valley Authority to find a better solution to unacceptable deterioration around Chickamauga Lock’s discharge ports that cannot be dewatered.
  • USACE Galveston District stresses water safety during this Labor Day weekend

    GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 29, 2013) – The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District joins its partners: Safe Kids Greater Houston, Telemundo, Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark and Bass Pro Shops, in encouraging safe water recreation activities over the Labor Day weekend.
  • Corps Regulatory Branch Promotes Mallard

    Vicksburg, Miss… The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (Corps) recently selected Jennifer Fryar Mallard as chief of the permit section in the regulatory branch. Mallard will serve as chief of the permit section responsible for review, analysis, approval, disapproval, evaluation, and inspection of certain Corps projects and all applications for Department of the Army permits covered by general permits, and nationwide permits. She will also have oversight of the compliance program which reviews, analyzes, and evaluates public notices and permit documents issued by local, state and other federal agencies. She will use her thorough knowledge and understanding of regulatory methods, techniques and practices of the principles of biology, botany, soils, chemistry, geology and forestry.
  • Corps to hold public meeting on Sept. 26 on proposed plan for Osborne Pond at the Former Camp Edwards in Bourne; 30-day public comment period on proposed plan

    CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is holding a 30-day public