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  • Scouting for Eagles at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam

    More than 200 Scouts from the St. Louis Metro region grabbed their binoculars and gathered Saturday at the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton, Ill., for the annual “Scouting for Eagles” event. Hot chocolate and roasted marshmallows were a must as Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts rotated through five stations where they learned about the behavior, nesting habits, migration paths and adaptations that help our national symbol, the bald eagle survive the wild.

  • Corps' officials meet with Illinois leaders to discuss low water operations

    ALTON- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. John Peabody and St. Louis District Commander Col. Chris Hall met with state and local representatives yesterday in Alton, Ill., to discuss current and future actions the Corps will take to maintain a safe and reliable navigation channel during low water.

  • Lasting partnerships coming together at the confluence of America’s great rivers

    For some visitors, it may appear the concrete and steel chambers jetting into the waters of the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam seem to divide the river, cutting into the water, separating the channel and creating a barrier for wildlife.

  • Federal partners provide STEM opportunities to inner-city students

    Students from Madison Accelerated High School in Madison, Ill., traveled to Carlyle Lake to try their hand at fishing, canoeing, boating, and geocaching as a culmination to this year's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Outreach Program.

  • USACE emphasizes Metro East Levees are top priority to congressional delegation

    Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander, and Col. Chris Hall, USACE St. Louis District Commander, told Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Jerry Costello (D-IL) that the Metro East Levee System is their top priority for the St. Louis District during a meeting on Capitol Hill.

  • Don't Wreck Your Spring Break

    With spring around the corner, more than 3.7 million college students across the nation are preparing for a well earned spring break. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would like to urge everyone to play it safe while at the beach or around water. Don't wreck your spring break! Following these top ten tips could mean the difference between life and death.

  • Hundreds of STEM students go behind the scenes at Melvin Price Locks and Dam

    More than 500 high school students and chaperones interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math flocked to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Melvin Price Locks and Dam Feb. 25, for the Saturday Scholars event at the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton, IL.

  • St. Louis District, Mississippi Valley Division prepare for 2012 flood season

    After the monumental flood events of 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi Valley Division carefully inspected and completed damage assessments reports for all levees, channel improvements, navigation channels and structures associated with the Mississippi River and Tributaries, or MR&T, project, one of this country's most comprehensive and successful flood control systems.