8 Jun 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers honors new America the Beautiful Federal Recreation Annual Pass for Military

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) now accepts the America the Beautiful Federal Recreation Pass Program’s new Interagency Annual Pass for Military (Military Pass) at its more than 2,500 USACE-managed recreation areas nationwide.

8 Jun 2012

Corps resumes construction on Marysville Ring Levee upgrades

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will resume construction on the Marysville Ring Levee June 11 after pausing last November for the state of California’s mandated flood season.

8 Jun 2012

Students and agencies partner to release Coho salmon

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – On Thursday, May 10, Westminster Woods will release 2,000 Coho salmon smolts

8 Jun 2012

Corps seeks public comment on Chatfield Reservoir Storage Reallocation Draft Feasibility Study Report, Environmental Impact Statement

The draft feasibility study report and environmental impact statement for Chatfield Reservoir storage reallocation is available. The draft identifies alternatives for reallocating storage space in the Chatfield Reservoir for joint flood control- conservation purposes, including storage for municipal and industrial water supply, agriculture, environmental restoration and recreation and fishery habitat protection and enhancement.

8 Jun 2012

Corps of Engineers awards contract to repair Velva, N.D., levees

St. Paul District, awarded a $700,000 contract to Meyer Contracting, Inc., of Maple Grove, Minn., June 6 to repair levees in Velva, N.D., that were damaged during the 2011 flood.

8 Jun 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grants Approval of Drainage District 12 Plan

Tulsa County Drainage District 12 has requested and received U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval to develop and implement a System-Wide Improvement Framework plan to repair and restore the full operational adequacy the Tulsa Levee Systems.

8 Jun 2012

ERDC-U.K. Meetings on Advanced Materials

A two-day meeting was recently held at ERDC-Vicksburg with internationally-recognized materials researchers from the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the U.S.

8 Jun 2012

CERL rat snake research featured in Journal of Zoology

ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Wildlife Biologist Dr. Jinelle Sperry, also an adjunct assistant professor with the College of ACES's Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois, is the lead author on an article published in the June issue of the Journal of Zoology.

8 Jun 2012

ERDC researcher appointed to advisory committee BCRRA

ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) Research Civil Engineer Dr. Alessandra Bianchini was recently appointed to the International Advisory Committee for the International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA).

8 Jun 2012

ERDC-CRREL and Blue Mountain Union School sign educational agreement

ERDC's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) recently signed an Educational Partnership (EPA) with Vermont's Blue Mountain Union (BMU) School.