8 Mar 2022

USACE Vicksburg District announces new Permit and Evaluation Branch chief, Regulatory Division

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces the selection of Bryan Williamson as chief of the Permit and Evaluation Branch, Regulatory Division.

7 Mar 2022

USACE Vicksburg District closes Steele Bayou Control Structure

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District closed the gates of the Steele Bayou Control Structure, located approximately 10 miles north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, March 4.

7 Mar 2022

ERDC researchers complete collaborative effort to deliver results to district, stakeholders

VICKSBURG, Miss. — Since 2019, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Research Biologists Dr. Burton Suedel and Justin Wilkens have been working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Honolulu District to answer questions about whether dredging-induced sediment plumes could affect corals.

7 Mar 2022

Cash is no longer king at Nashville District lakes

Across the nation, COVID – 19 is changing the way businesses interact with consumers. As an effort to reduce contact between people, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, passed in March 2020, mandates a move toward cashless payment systems. Visitors to the eight lakes within the Nashville District will see these changes implemented at the beginning of the 2022 recreation season. 

7 Mar 2022

USACE Vicksburg District announces Mississippi lakes release operation plan

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces the water release operation plans for its Mississippi lakes during March 2022.

7 Mar 2022

Chicago District’s Jennifer Miller selected for ERDC University

Researchers from five U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) Districts have been selected for the 2022 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Supervisory Environmental Engineer Jennifer Miller, Ph.D., of the Chicago District was chosen as a participant for this detail program, which is now in its seventh year.

7 Mar 2022

William Carl Garner Visitor Center to reopen

HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Lake Project Office will reopen the William Carl Garner Visitor Center on March 18.

7 Mar 2022

Corps activates inspections along Mississippi River

The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures

7 Mar 2022

USACE releases final revised Norfork Lake Master Plan and lifts shoreline use permit moratorium

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the final revised Norfork Lake Master Plan and associated Environmental Assessment.

6 Mar 2022

Corps’ park rangers, engineers begin initial planning for security, restoration barrier at Mojave River Dam

Set against the backdrop of the San Bernardino Mountains, the Mojave River Dam and its surrounding area is known for many things – its beautiful landscape filled with Joshua trees, desert flora and fauna, and the national scenic Pacific Crest Trail, an area frequented by hikers and equestrian riders. It also has become an area recreated illegally by off-road vehicle enthusiasts, an activity prohibited in and around the dam because the area is designated as a critical habitat for endangered species.