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  • First of two contracts awarded in Rough River Dam repair project

    LOUISVILLE, KY – HTA Enterprises Inc. of Louisville, Ky., has been awarded the contract to perform

  • Ecosystem flows defined for Bill Williams River

    Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles about the Sustainable Rivers Partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy. The Bill Williams River was one of nine rivers enrolled at the inception of the Sustainable Rivers Project (SRP). The SRP, which started in 2002, is an ongoing nationwide partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy to improve the health and life of rivers by changing the operations of Corps dams, while maintaining or enhancing project benefits.

  • Contract awarded for Corps of Engineers, other government recreation facility information and reservation service

    MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 17, 2005 – The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service today announced the award of a contract to provide a single, interagency federal recreation information and reservation service called the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS).

  • Biological Assessment finds Grand Prairie Project unlikely to adversely affect ivory-billed woodpecker

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 3, 2005 – A Biological Assessment (BA) conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and peer reviewed by external and internal experts has concluded that, “the Grand Prairie Area Demonstration Project in Eastern Arkansas is unlikely to adversely affect the ivory-billed woodpecker.”

  • Conservationists, state and federal agencies meet on future of woodpecker recovery effort

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 27, 2005 – Representatives from The Nature Conservancy met in Little Rock May 23 with officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to strengthen a partnership aimed at protecting the recently rediscovered ivory-billed woodpecker in eastern Arkansas.

  • Corps of Engineers will conduct biological assessment for ivory-billed woodpecker

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 13, 2005 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a biological assessment for the Grand Prairie Project. The project is designed to protect the Alluvial and Sparta aquifers in Eastern Arkansas.

  • Corps of Engineers will work with environmental agencies to protect endangered woodpecker

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 4, 2005 – Rediscovery of the once-believed-extinct ivory-billed woodpecker comes as welcome news to the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – especially since the discovery took place on or near wetlands previously managed by the Corps.

  • Corps of Engineers to stage disaster exercise this week

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 2, 2005 – If a massive earthquake ever devastates the Mid-South as many experts believe is possible, communications with the outside world will be a key factor in helping this region recover from the effects of the quake.

  • River project brings together Corps, The Nature Conservancy

    This is the first in a recurring series of articles about the Sustainable Rivers partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy are collaborating on a broad array of projects, including reservoir management, dam removal, floodplain and wetland restoration, and coastal zone work. Based on number of projects, the Conservancy is now the largest nonfederal sponsor for Corps ecosystem restoration projects.

  • Mississippi River Commission Schedules High-Water Inspection Trip

    VICKSBURG, Miss., April 12, 2005 -- The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River April 18-22, 2005.