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  • McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System 12-foot Channel Deepening Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment public comment period

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock, and Tulsa Districts are conducting a 30-day public comment period starting on Feb. 1 and lasting until March 1 for the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the MKARNS 12-foot Channel Deepening Project.

  • Greenbelt Trail near Chestnut Park closing for storm drain repair

    CLARKSTON, Wash. – The Lower Granite Natural Resource Management office, in support of Asotin County Stormwater, is closing a short section of the Greenbelt Trail near Chestnut Park from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31.

  • USACE's Task Force VIPR hosts South Atlantic Division Second Quarter RGM Meeting

    San Juan, Puerto Rico - The newly formed Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico hosted the South Atlantic Division 2nd Quarter Regional Governance Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Story and photos by Jennifer Garcia, Jacksonville District

  • Nashville District begins extensive recovery in wake of Old Hickory tornado

    In the wake of a tornado last month that skirted Old Hickory Dam, an extensive recovery is underway to restore communications and rebuild after the twister destroyed key facilities with its 125 mph winds.

  • Sunny California is calling all Civil Engineer Leaders!

    Serve as the Director of the world class, Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC)! Lead the nation in hydrologic engineering, real-time water management, and water resources planning analysis. Be the change in fabulous Davis, California! Did we mention the staff here are amazing too?!

  • 40th Annual Clinton Bald Eagle Watch rescheduled to Feb. 17

    The 40th Clinton Bald Eagle watch has been rescheduled for Feb. 17. Originally planned for Jan. 13, this annual event is hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Clinton Community College, Clinton Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge.

  • Research project studies enhanced performance of thermally modified structural lumber

    A groundbreaking partnership between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) is paving the way for a new mass timber product that would be more readily available in the United States and could also meet military needs abroad.

  • 2024 Black Rock Lock Operations Schedule Announced

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is announcing the Black Rock Lock operations schedule for the 2024 navigation season. The Black Rock Lock is one of three lock systems operated and maintained by USACE on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes and allows boats to bypass the rapids and fast currents of the Niagara River at the outlet of Lake Erie. More than 2,300 vessels and 94,000 metric tons of commerce passed through the lock in fiscal year 2023.

  • Potential Breach Emergency Status increased to **WATCH** at Arkabutla Dam

    Vicksburg, Miss – Earlier today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued a potential dam breach WATCH for Arkabutla Dam located in DeSoto and Tate Counties in Northwest Mississippi. The physical condition of the dam is unchanged, and a dam breach is NOT imminent. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District has increased the potential breach emergency status at Arkabutla Dam from ALERT to WATCH because of increasing reservoir levels due to the recent weeklong precipitation and snow/ice melt in the Arkabutla Lake drainage basin.

  • Corps of Engineers hosts third public meeting on Red Lake water control plan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is updating its water control plan for Upper and Lower Red lakes in northern Minnesota and will host its third public meeting from 5:30–7:30 p.m. at the Redby Community Center, Redby, Minnesota, Feb. 12.