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14 Jun 2011
Park rangers hook up underprivileged kids at J. Percy Priest Lake Fishing Rodeo
HERMITAGE, Tenn. (June 14, 2011) – Park rangers at J. Percy Priest Lake cast underprivileged children to participate in a fishing rodeo here today. More than 20 inner-city kids in the area jumped at the chance to get hooked up with rods, reels, bait and all the tools necessary to fish.
13 Jun 2011
Corps adjusts schedule of temporary West End Park Floodgate closure
NEW ORLEANS – Due to ongoing construction of the Greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk
13 Jun 2011
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards contract for Wares Creek Phase I work
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District awarded an approximately $3.5 million contract for Phase I work at Wares Creek to Transwest Dredge.
13 Jun 2011
West Point Dam Road Traffic Restricted
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, West Point Project, announced that vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the dam road will be closed from June 20 – 25, to ensure public safety as contractors replace the hydraulic power unit for the spillway gates.
11 Jun 2011
Fishing rodeo lures kids to Old Hickory Lake
HENDERSONVILLE, TENN. (June 11, 2011) — A fishing rodeo here today at Old Hickory Lake lured hundreds of anxious and excited kids away from their video games and televisions.
10 Jun 2011
Honolulu District awards two construction contracts
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District awarded two construction contracts totaling $23,581,446 for work to be completed at Tripler Army Medical Center and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
10 Jun 2011
Corps to close bays at Bonnet Carré Spillway
NEW ORLEANS – Based on the reduced flows in the Mississippi River at Red River Landing, the U.S.
10 Jun 2011
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cautions mariners, public about dangerous low water level conditions
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District cautions mariners, property owners and the public to be mindful of low water level conditions when planning and conducting activities in, on or near lakes and waterways across the entire lower portion of the Florida peninsula.
10 Jun 2011
TERROR MAP OF AFGHANISTAN PUBLISHED IN ESRI’s ANNUAL MAP BOOK
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) will publish a “Terror in Afghanistan” map created by Mr. Stephen Benzek, cartographer, U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC), in its annual “Map Book”. The book is dedicated to acknowledging the important and innovative accomplishments of geographic information system (GIS) users around the world.
10 Jun 2011
Think safety over Fourth of July holiday: Corps emphasizes water safety at federal recreation areas during the holiday weekend, summer months
CONCORD, Mass. – As the Fourth of July holiday weekend approaches and summer vacation is here for