27 Feb 2013

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.

27 Feb 2013

Corps announces opening of levee access road at Elmwood and Suburban pump stations

NEW ORLEANS –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently opened the all-weather

26 Feb 2013

Local Boy Scout completes Poplar Island service project, earns Eagle Scout rank

Tree swallows have found homes in newly designed, assembled and installed bird boxes courtesy of

26 Feb 2013

13-014 Lower Granite Dam to install turbine intake fish screens; vehicle-crossing delays scheduled

POMEROY, Wash. – Drivers wishing to cross over Lower Granite Lock and Dam may encounter traffic delays or intermittent closures Feb. 28 through March 2 to accommodate construction activities, according to operations officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District.

26 Feb 2013

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosts 7th Annual Lavon Lake Learning Service Project

FORT WORTH, Texas- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lavon Lake will host the 7th annual Lavon

26 Feb 2013

J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Public Meetings Notice

Vicksburg, Miss…The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District is hosting three public

26 Feb 2013

Galveston District hosts LSU students

by Galveston District Public Affairs GALVESTON, Texas – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Regional Environmental Specialist Janelle Stokes couldn’t have been more pleased when she learned she would be presenting an overview of the district’s beneficial use program to a group of visiting Louisiana State University students who are just as interested in dirt as she is, and on their way to becoming the next leaders in the field of landscape architecture.

26 Feb 2013

SPN crew members clear out debris pilings at SF pier for America’s Cup

SAN FRANCISCO - From September 7 through the 22nd the city of San Francisco will host the running of

26 Feb 2013

Corps seeks comments for mount st. Helens environmental impact statement, hosts public meetings

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is beginning the scoping process for a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on its Mount St. Helens long-term sediment management program. The public is invited to comment on the scope of the Supplemental Environmental Impact until April 6, 2013.

26 Feb 2013

Oklahoma robotics team recognized at meeting

by Nate Herring Tulsa District Public Affairs TULSA, Okla. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District and the Tulsa Society of American Military Engineer, or SAME recognized two Tulsa area robotics teams during their January meeting. During the meeting, each team spoke about their program and demonstrated their robot. Both had received donations in 2012 from SAME to help fund their robotics projects and competitions. Each team built their robot, programmed it, and used remote controls to control the robot while performing certain tasks, which vary based on which competition circuit they were in.