• Eastman Lake to expand fishing opportunities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have agreed to reopen a vast section of Eastman Lake near Madera to fishing on a seasonal basis beginning in August.
  • Toxicology Lab conducts unique oyster study

    NORFOLK, Va.-- With a heavy-duty pump steadily providing the heartbeat for a recent research operation, the Engineer Research and Development Center's Toxicology Laboratory cradled 75 electronically-wired oysters in a first-of-its-kind experiment, testing the effects of various sediment levels supporting the Corps’ Norfolk District dredging operations.
  • ERDC’s Field Research Facility deploys largest wave energy converter in U.S.

    DUCK, N.C.--The Engineer Research and Development Center's Field Research Facility in Duck, N.C., recently hosted Resolute Marine Energy for a full-scale test and evaluation of their surge wave energy converter (WEC). Resolute Marine Energy is a Boston, Mass.-based company developing technologies that produce clean energy from ocean waves.
  • District helps improve LA-area recruiting efforts with new joint recruiting center

    The Los Angeles District helped open the doors to the newest joint recruiting center in LA county in a ceremony in El Monte Feb. 26. "This facility is an example of how the Corps of Engineers is ‘Building Strong and Taking Care of People,’ starting with our Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines, and our new recruits, who will play such a critical role in helping to maintain the strength of our Nation," said Lt. Col. Alex Deraney, deputy commander of the Los Angeles District, during the ceremony.
  • FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets March 7

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host its quarterly meeting of the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot, or FNOD, Restoration Advisory Board Thursday, March 7, from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at the Courtyard Marriott located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard in Suffolk, Va.
  • Raising scaffolds, lifting spirits

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Afghanistan Engineer District is providing valuable engineering
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    The Charleston District takes its relationships with its customers very seriously and wants to
  • Scientists measure sea spray at Mount Desert Rock, Maine

    Scientists from ERDC-CRREL and NorthWest Research Associates (NWRA) recently braved the wind and cold of the Gulf of Maine to collect data for an Office of Naval Research (ONR) project on sea spray. The project, “Sea Spray Icing in the Emerging Open Waters of the Arctic Ocean,” is an effort to better characterize sea spray formation in high winds and cold temperatures.
  • Support for Hurricane Sandy Topic at Quarterly Meeting of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and USGS

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - February 27, 2013.  The most recent quarterly Joint Headquarters Meeting of
  • Corps employees save tax dollars at Moccasin Bend

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Feb. 27, 2013) – A bank stabilization project on a 1,500-foot stretch along the Tennessee River at Moccasin Bend is nearing completion, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees are saving taxpayer dollars in the process.