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  • 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.

  • Corps of Engineers contacting Wolf River Harbor Industries regarding proposed land bridge

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 6, 2005 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, contractor Tetra Tech, Inc., and the Riverfront Development Corporation, will begin contacting industries and government agencies located on Wolf River Harbor today to gather information about their operations.

  • Backpacks for Baghdad. Goal reached … and passed!

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 28, 2005 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with the help of community groups in Memphis, and Rock Island, Ill., recently collected more than 900 fully-supplied backpacks for schoolchildren in Iraq.

  • Dr. Carol Johnson to speak at Corps of Engineers Women’s History observance

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 16, 2005 – Dr. Carol Johnson, Superintendent of Memphis City Schools, will be the featured speaker at a Women’s History observance to be held by the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Flood protection work of last 75 years pays huge dividends

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 15, 2005 – Paul Farris, mayor of Cairo, Ill., said were it not for the flood control system built by the Army Corps of Engineers, last January’s high water on the Mississippi River might have had a devastating impact on the citizens of his town.

  • Judge Sugarmon to speak at Corps of Engineers Black History observance

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 22, 2005 – Hon. Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr., judge in the Civil Division, District 4, General Sessions Court will be the featured speaker at a Black History observance to be held by the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.