14 May 2012

NR 12-013: Nashville District unveils a new water management education resource

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 14, 2012) – Aimed at informing public about the Corps of Engineers’ flood risk management mission, the Nashville District has produced a Water Management Education Series.

14 May 2012

FED commander receives honorary Korean name

SEOUL, Republic of Korea — Col. Donald E. Degidio, Jr., Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of

11 May 2012

Corps helps communities recover and rebuild

According to recent information from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2011 was a record year for weather/climate disasters, with the highest number of events exceeding $1 billion in damages since 1980.

11 May 2012

A bird helping birds: Tulsa District uses helicopter to prepare habitat for endangered birds

For the first time, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District used a helicopter to spray herbicide on four Interior Least Tern islands along the navigation system.

11 May 2012

Lest we forget: USACE volunteers remember Holocaust victims

Nearly 50 volunteers from Wiesbaden-based military units have become part of a unique German community program to maintain a number of "Stumbling Stones" commemorating Jewish lives in Wiesbaden extinguished by the holocaust.

11 May 2012

Students tackle solar power problems

Wiesbaden Middle School students dug deep into the nuts and bolts of solar power.

11 May 2012

Inaugural award presented to District employee

A lead planner in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Arizona-Nevada Area Office received the first Kevin Inada Employee of the Quarter award during a ceremony held at the District headquarters May 4.

11 May 2012

Public meeting scheduled to discuss ecological modeling for Jacksonville Harbor Navigation Deepening Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will host a public meeting on the Jacksonville Harbor Navigation Deepening Study.

11 May 2012

Corps announces milestone on Bean Lake levee repairs

The Kansas City District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reached a milestone within the Bean Lake Levee Association and is scheduled to host an event on May 16 to recognize the achievement of restoring the levees to their 2011 pre-flood level of protection.

11 May 2012

Corps reaches milestones on Elliott Bay Seawall project

This week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made progress on two separate action paths for the City of Seattle’s Elliott Bay Seawall project. First, a Feasibility Scoping Meeting, or FSM, was completed on May 7 by the Corps’ Seattle District Civil Works Branch for the General Investigation study. Second, the District’s Regulatory Branch made a preliminary decision to move forward with an Environmental Assessment on the city’s effort to self-perform a fast-tracked project.