8 Aug 2013

Corps team in Afghanistan destroying unserviceable, excess munitions

As U.S. forces draw down from Afghanistan, a program managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

8 Aug 2013

13-055 Drivers may experience crossing delays Aug. 12-16 at Lower Granite Dam

POMEROY, Wash. – Vehicles crossing the Snake River at Lower Granite Lock and Dam may encounter delays of up to 2 hours Aug. 12-16 to accommodate maintenance activities on top of the dam, according to operations officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District.

8 Aug 2013

Craney Island mosquito spraying set for Aug. 12

Aerial mosquito spraying Monday at federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties and the Churchland area in Portsmouth.

8 Aug 2013

CORPS ANNOUNCES OPEN HOUSES FOR MASTER PLAN REVISIONS

Branson, Mo. -- The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will hold four open houses Aug. 14-17 in Shell Knob, Kimberling City and twice in Branson to discuss and seek input on the draft Table Rock Master Plan. All interested persons are invited.

8 Aug 2013

Mississippi River Commission schedules Memphis District portion of high-water inspection trip

VICKSBURG, Miss., July 22, 2013 -- The Mississippi River Commission will conduct the Memphis District portion of its annual low-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River August 19-20, 2013.

8 Aug 2013

Mississippi River Commission holds public meeting in Dubuque aboard MV Mississippi

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (Aug. 6) – The Corps of Engineers is hosting a public meeting aboard the Motor Vessel (MV) Mississippi on Aug. 13 at 1 p.m. at the River’s Edge Plaza in Dubuque, Iowa. The public meeting is held as part of the Mississippi River Commission’s Low Water Inspection trip that runs Aug. 12-16. The MRC conducts the annual trip to inspect Corps of Engineers projects along the Upper Mississippi River.

8 Aug 2013

Closure of Lindy C. Boggs Lock and Dam

Vicksburg, Miss…The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s Lindy C. Boggs Lock and Dam will be temporarily closed to navigation traffic to repair a hydraulic cylinder on the downstream riverside miter gate. The Lindy C. Boggs Lock and Dam is the first lock and dam on the Red River and is part of the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway system. The closure will begin at 5:00 a.m. on 13 August and will remain closed through 5:00 p.m. on 14 August 2013.

8 Aug 2013

Flood of ’93 Retrospective to be shown at MW Boudreaux Memorial Visitor Center

Mark Twain Lake – Twenty years ago this month the Mississippi River reached its highest point in

8 Aug 2013

ERDC-CRREL’s Richter-Menge participates in NOAA State of the Climate in 2012 report announcement

WASHINGTON—On Aug. 6, the major findings from a peer-reviewed State of the Climate study that

7 Aug 2013

District’s Small Business Industry Day Draws Large Crowd

Representatives of small businesses from all over New Mexico and as far away as California and Florida participated in the District’s annual 2013 Small Business Industry Day at its main office, Aug. 1.