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  • Flood Relief in Focus: Officials Celebrate Completion of Dowling Park Stormwater Improvement Project

    Federal, state, and local officials gathered in Hammond today to mark the completion of the Dowling Park Stormwater Improvement Project, a critical infrastructure effort aimed at reducing neighborhood flooding and improving long-term stormwater management on the city’s south side.

  • Norfolk District Schedules Aerial Mosquito Treatment at Craney Island on July 3

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has scheduled aerial mosquito treatment on July 3rd, over the federal property on Craney Island.

  • USACE Wilmington Awards Contract for Essential Wilmington Harbor Maintenance Dredging

    WILMINGTON, N.C. – July 2, 2025 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District (USACE Wilmington), is pleased to announce the award of a contract for the Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin and Mid-River Maintenance Dredging. The contract has been awarded to Norfolk Dredging Company, for $17,116,750.

  • Army Corps Marine Facility Receives Highest Safety Rating From OSHA

    Eighty-five employees from the Physical Support and Survey and Mapping Branches of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently received the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program Star Award ⎼ the highest level of recognition within OSHA’s VPP Program recognizing exemplary achievement in workplace health and safety.

  • IHNC Lock replacement public review, comment periods extended

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has extended the public review and comment period from ending on July 17, 2025, to now end on Sept 2, 2025, for the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock Replacement Draft General Reevaluation Report and integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

  • Remote Detection of Soil Shear Strength in Arctic and Subarctic Environments

    Abstract: Soil shear strength affects many military activities and is affected significantly by plant roots. Unfortunately, root contribution to soil shear strength is difficult to measure and predict. In the boreal forest ecosystem, soil and hydrologic dynamics make soil shear strength less predictable, while the need for prediction grows due to the rapid changes occurring in this environment. Our current study objectives are to (1) observe possible aboveground vegetation indicators of soil shear strength variation across soils and other environmental heterogeneity, (2) observe possible image-based indicators of soil shear strength variation, and (3) identify the best remote-sensing data source for predicting soil shear strength variation. A total of 65 sites were sampled from a diversity of soil and vegetation types across interior Alaska and Ontario, Canada. Ground-collected data were analyzed to develop a predictive model, while a similar approach was undertaken with Sentinel-2 imagery. Results indicate that both ground-collected data and satellite imagery can reasonably predict boreal forest soil shear strength, with satellite imagery providing the higher predictive ability. A comparison of 10 m Sentinel-2 and submeter Maxar imagery indicated that Sentinel-2 provides a better prediction of soil shear strength.

  • New York & New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Study Incorporates Public Feedback

    NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, continue to review and evaluate public feedback and agency comments and, where applicable, incorporate them into the New York & New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Study. As part of the commitment to assess existing coastal storm risk and develop management strategies, USACE, in cooperation with its partners, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), New York State Department of State...

  • E. coli levels close Gremlin Cove Beach at Harlan County Lake

    HARLAN COUNTY LAKE, Neb. -- Due to high E. Coli concentrations, officials at Harlan County Lake have closed the Gremlin Cove Beach. E. Coli levels are currently 365.4 colonies per 100 milliliters of water. Levels above 235 colonies per 100 milliliters of water can cause a safety concern. Officials with the Lower Republican Natural Resource District will retest the water weekly starting on July 7, 2025, at Harlan County Lake beaches, and results will be available at the Nebraska DEQ Beach Watch website. The beach will remain closed until levels fall below 235 colonies per 100 ml water.

  • Bruce Goff and the Camp Parks Entrance Sign: Bruce Goff’s Life, Achievements, Design Philosophy, and Military Contributions at Camp Parks, California

    The Camp Parks entrance sign in Camp Parks, California was recommended eligible by the Army for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1998 under Criterion C and the California Office of Historic Preservation concurred with that decision in 1999. Designed by renowned architect Bruce Goff while stationed by the Navy at Camp Parks, the sign holds a significant value in the architectural industry, although the sign is no longer used for its initial purpose. All structures, especially historic ones, require regular planned maintenance and repair. The most notable cause of historic structure element failure or decay is not the fact that the historic structure is old, but rather, it is caused by incorrect or inappropriate repair or basic neglect of the historic building fabric. This document is a report detailing historic information regarding Camp Parks, the life and success of Goff, as well as the 3D scanning, and the subsequent relocation of the Camp Parks entrance sign. This report satisfies Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 as amended and will aid in management of the sign by personnel at Fort Hunter Liggett and Camp Parks.

  • USACE provides high water update for Monroe Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District is actively monitoring water levels at Monroe