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  • Wabasha, Corps partnership in managing Mississippi River dredged sand pays dividends

    The Upper Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minnesota, is traditionally quiet during the winter as the river freezes, halting large tow boats shipping grains, fertilizer and other bulk commodities.

  • Chicago District Section 106 Public Meeting for the “Damen Silos” permit review

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District (Corps) holding a Section 106 Public Meeting for the “Damen Silos” permit review.

  • A Special Kind of Hunt

    On a frigid Saturday morning in January, at a park in Navarro Mills, Texas, the unthinkable happened. Seven teenagers sat in silence as they scanned the area around them for movement. Instead of staring at a screen, they quietly watched their breaths turn into clouds of steam and rise out of the hunting blind.

  • Jacksonville District is preparing a National Environmental Policy Act assessment for the C-44 Reservoir/Stormwater Treatment Area Project Final Project Operating Manual

    U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District is preparing a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessment for the C-44 Reservoir/Stormwater Treatment Area Project (C-44R/STA) Final Project Operating Manual (POM). The C-44R/STA is a component of the Indian River Lagoon-South (IRL-S) Project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The project was authorized in Section 1001(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Public Law 110-114 and Section 8401(6)2. of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, Public Law 117-3263. The purpose of the C-44R/STA is to capture and attenuate freshwater flows to the St. Lucie Estuary (SLE) and provide treatment of water prior to release into the estuary.

  • Environmental Assessment released for public review

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the Morganza to the Gulf Project, Surveys and Borings Analysis, Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, Louisiana Environmental Assessment #597 and the associated 404(b)(1) for a 30-day public review and comment period starting January 24, 2024.

  • Becoming an Army Engineer to continue a life of service all over the world

    As an Army Engineer, Capt. Ben Ketchum has had the opportunity to positively impact communities all over the world, including in several countries in Eastern Europe and throughout Africa in his current assignment with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District.

  • Historic building specialists visit Lahaina National Historic Landmark District, survey structures impacted by Hawaiʻi Wildfires

    A specialized team consisting of a structural engineer, historical architect and historian assisted the Hawaiʻi Wildfires Mission by assessing structures in or adjacent to the Lahaina National Historic Landmark District on Maui, Jan. 17-21.

  • District engineer wins national career achievement award

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District proudly announces the Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) STEM Conference has selected Operations Division Chief Andrea L. Williams to receive a 2024 Career Achievement Award in recognition of her significant achievements as an engineer for a U.S. Government organization. Williams is the first woman in district history to serve in the operations division chief role. Her oversight of several district assets, including the Dredge Hurley, the Motor Vessel Mississippi, three pumping plants, and several revetment units, demonstrates her exceptional leadership and dedication to the USACE mission.

  • Green River Dam No. 5 removal work to resume in Summer 2024

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District, in partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), plans to resume work on the removal of the Green River Lock and Dam No. 5 on the Green River in Kentucky. Demolition efforts are scheduled to resume as early as May/June 2024, depending on appropriate river levels.

  • Historic Context for the WWII Internment and Prisoner-of-War (POW) Compound at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

    Abstract: This report provides a comprehensive historic context for the enemy alien internment compound and prisoner-of-war (POW) compound at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, during World War II (WWII). Through primary and secondary sources, it illustrates the development of the internment and POW program at the installation, the built environment, labor details, and aspects of daily life. Although buildings associated with the internment and POW compound are no longer extant, researchers georeferenced historic maps of the compound to create digital footprints of the demolished infrastructure. Additionally, researchers generated and analyzed lidar returns to accentuate the signatures of former building foundations. Together, these processes can help fieldwork investigators determine the approximate locations of former internment and POW infrastructure.