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  • Lower Granite Dam gets new 130-ton crane; vehicle-crossing delays scheduled

    POMEROY, Wash. – Drivers wishing to cross over Lower Granite Lock and Dam may encounter traffic delays or intermittent closures July 11-17 to accommodate construction activities, according to operations officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District.

  • USACE Galveston District employee earns “Hard Hat of the Year”

    GALVESTON, Texas (July 6, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Southwestern Division announced

  • Agencies approve first Native American commercial wetland and habitat mitigation bank in U.S. with Lummi Nation

    SEATTLE—Federal agencies worked together with the Lummi Nation to establish the first federally authorized Native American sponsored commercial wetland and habitat mitigation bank in the nation.

  • Winning the energy savings battle in New Jersey

    Two years ago, the New Jersey Army National Guard asked the Army Corps if it could construct a solar power project so they could save energy and money as they had done for them on previous solar power projects. In May 2011 the Army Corps completed the solar project with the assistance of contractor, P & S Construction of Lowell, Mass. The project consists of a solar photovoltaic power panel array that is mounted on the roof of the Battle Lab’s 128,000 square foot facility. There are three different roof structures ranging in height from 13 feet to 25 feet above the ground.

  • Marsh restoration has wildlife’s ‘seal’ of approval

    For the past decade, the Army corps in partnership with other agencies has restored 180-acres of marsh in Jamaica Bay, including Elders East and Elders West marsh islands and Gerritsen Creek.

  • Cadets reach for the Stars

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is constructing a new science center for the cadets at the academy that is maintaining the look of the historic 200-year old campus and taking their science education well into the 21st Century.

  • Inspiring the Next Generation

    Traditionally “Take Your Child to Work Day” is a time for employees to bring their children with them to the office to see what mommy and daddy do all day. Instead of just accompanying their parents to work New York District planned an outstanding day of fun learning activities. District volunteers, representative of various divisions planned a program showcasing the many career fields within USACE.

  • Completion of Warrior in Transit Complex

    Col John R. Boulé II, commander of the Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion and turnover of the second phase of the Warrior in Transition Unit Complex held at Fort Drum on May 14.

  • Balancing Economic Revitalization and a Sustainable Environment in one of the World’s Most Urbanized Estuaries

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and its regional partners are actively committed to achieving the vision of a “World Class Harbor Estuary." This vision balances the economic revitalization of the Port of New York and New Jersey with ecosystem restoration and critical infrastructure protection.

  • ERDC and Partner Collaborate with EPA on Biopolymer

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory’s (EL) Dr. Steve Larson and Gary Nijak, ETS Inc., met with Colleen McKaughn, associate director, Air Division, Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 9 recently to provide scientific knowledge and technical guidance concerning the use of Rhizobium tropici biopolymer as a soil amendment for reducing fugitive dust and air particulates.