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2 Feb 2012
Miami-Dade County beach renourishment project begins in February
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced today that it will begin the Miami-Dade County shore protection project in Miami Beach.
2 Feb 2012
FEST-M team Completes Combat Life Saver Training
The 579th Engineer Detachment (FEST-M) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley
2 Feb 2012
Corps announces westbound detour on Highway 90
NEW ORLEANS –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, will detour west bound travel
2 Feb 2012
New Upper Mississippi River Navigation Charts Now Available
Rock Island, Ill. -- (Feb. 2, 2012) Boaters should not leave home without a copy of the new 2011 Upper Mississippi River Navigation Charts which are now available for purchase.
2 Feb 2012
Corps Seeks Agricultural Lease Applications at Coralville Lake
ROCK ISLAND, Ill.—The Rock Island District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking applications for leasing approximately 65.4 acres of land for agricultural purposes at Coralville Lake. The lease is for a five-year term. Applications will be evaluated based upon the highest annual rental proposed.
2 Feb 2012
Some U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cooperatively Managed Parks/Areas fees to increase
Some U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cooperatively Managed Parks/Areas fees to increaseFORT WORTH,
2 Feb 2012
Corps of Engineers employee logs 50 years of federal service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District Commander Col. Reinhard W. Koenig presented Allan Skinner with a certificate for 50 years of federal service today.
2 Feb 2012
USACE IWR Begins Port and Inland Waterways Modernization Study
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - February 2, 2012. USACE Headquarters (HQ) and the Institute for Water
1 Feb 2012
Corps of Engineers completes Yolo Bypass levee repairs
USACE began necessary repairs on 2,000 feet of levee in July 2011 to restore its full flood risk reduction capability. After excavating the landside of the levee, construction crews installed a gravel drainage system in the toe, or bottom, of the levee, replacing the compacted soil before rebuilding the levee.
1 Feb 2012
Jacksonville District's NOVA Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program soars
The NOVA Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) offers USACE a low-cost method of obtaining pictures from the air for a wide variety of applications. In addition to the levee monitoring, the NOVA has also been used for wildlife surveys, regulatory permit reconnaissance, invasive species contract assessments and invasive species acreage estimation.