8 Jun 2012

USACE Galveston District celebrates Corps' 237th birthday

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District celebrated the Corps' 237th birthday with an awards ceremony, June 7, to recognize an Employee, Engineer and Supervisor of the Year, as well as to honor staff for their contributions to the community, state and nation.

8 Jun 2012

Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Center Nearing Completion

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District's construction of the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Center is nearing completion.

8 Jun 2012

Prado Dam hosts potential future engineers

The number and types of engineers America’s education system is preparing for the nation’s future is often an active and energetic discussion among the Department of Defense, educators and the scientific community. It was also an active discussion June 4 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District hosted nearly 30 students from Los Angeles Roosevelt High School for a day at Prado Dam, giving them a close-up look at the dam and how it operates, and at part of the process involved in implementing a project.

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.