13 Jan 2012

Division commander leaves Music City in tune with Nashville District’s ‘people’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 13, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes & Ohio River Division commander visited Music City for the first time this week, and then left more in tune with Nashville District’s “people.”

12 Jan 2012

Dave Newcomer says goodbye after 46 years

SEOUL, Republic of Korea — Dave Newcomer, Supervisor Program Analyst, said goodbye to his friends

12 Jan 2012

Walla Walla District website temporarily unavailable tonight for system maintenance

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District website will be temporarily out of service starting at 6 p.m. today, Jan. 12, through 3 a.m. Jan. 13 to accommodate scheduled system maintenance.

12 Jan 2012

Army Corps Restoration Project in Jamaica Bay Requires Additional Lifts of the Marine Parkway Bridge at Rocaway

NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Yellow Bar Hassock Marsh Island Restoration Project in Jamaica Bay, N.Y. is underway. The project aims to address the vanishing marsh islands within the Bay. The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge will be intermittently raised commencing during the fourth week of January to facilitate transporting heavy loads of sand by waterborne vessels to reach Jamaica Bay through the waterway inlet.

11 Jan 2012

Lower Granite open for vehicle crossings on Monday Holiday; Travelers should plan alternate routes across river at ‘LoMo’ and Little Goose dams

– If your upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday weekend plans include a road trip to visit family and friends on the opposite side of the lower Snake River, you may want to keep in mind that most U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams are closed to cross-dam public vehicle traffic on federal holidays, unless otherwise announced.

10 Jan 2012

Pantano receives Bill Sadowski Award

Col. Alfred A. Pantano, Jr. received the Bill Sadowski Award from 1000 Friends of Florida at the 27th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference in Stuart, Fla. Jan. 7.

10 Jan 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers host public meeting to discuss investigation at Camp Swift

FORT WORTH, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District will conduct a public

10 Jan 2012

Corps to sign Mississippi River assessment agreement with The Nature Conservancy

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 10, 2012 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will add the final signature to a Cost Share Agreement for the Congressionally authorized Lower Mississippi River Resource Assessment (LMRRA) at 2 p.m. on Jan. 11 in room 560 of the Clifford Davis-Odell Horton Federal Building, 167 N. Main St., in Memphis.

10 Jan 2012

Old Hickory park rangers garner Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 10, 2012) – Ten Old Hickory Lake park rangers garnered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award at the headquarters today for promoting water safety and educating the public in an effort to reduce public fatalities at Corps lakes.

9 Jan 2012

Climate and Global Change Team Contributes to Water Resources National Action Plan

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - January 9, 2012.  The Council on Environmental Quality’s Interagency Climate