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  • Duluth-Superior Harbor dredging slated for summer

    DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awards a $2,765,000 contract for

  • Federal and State Agencies Meet on Jobs for Wounded Vets

    On Wednesday July 11, 2012, about 50 local federal agencies will be meeting to discuss ways to hire returning wounded veterans.

  • Hero on a LARC: Engineering Tech Sheds Shoes, Saves Lives

    After a day of gathering coastal survey information, it was time to wash the Army Corps of Engineers Lighter, Amphibious, Resupply, Cargo (LARC) vessel and head back to the office, then home for the evening.

  • Petersburg Open House about Corps Regulatory Program set for July 19, 2012

    The public is invited to an informal meeting in Petersburg on Thursday, July 19, 2012, about the process for permitting projects in wetlands and other waters of the United States. Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Regulatory Division will be available to discuss the permitting program and answer questions about work and activities that require a permit, types of permits, and how to apply for permits. Discussion can also include required application information, wetland delineations, laws and regulations, and the value of early coordination and planning.

  • 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.