8 Apr 2013

Fish behavior guides riverbank repairs

Reducing flood risk in an environmentally mindful way brought ecologists to the Coleman National Fish Hatchery in Anderson, Calif., March 25-27 2013, to surgically implant electronic tracking devices into hundreds of live fish to study their behavior in the Sacramento River system.

11 Mar 2013

Ground breaks for largest-ever Army Reserve land exchange

Representatives from the Sacramento District attended a groundbreaking ceremony March 6, 2013, at the U.S. Army Garrison Camp Parks Reserve Training center in Dublin, Calif., to kick off the first construction phase of the largest Army Reserve Property Exchange Agreement in Department of Defense history.

24 Jan 2013

Sacramento levee project earns 2012 Flood Control Project of the Year award

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and its contractor, Magnus Pacific Corporation, will be recognized with the American Society of Civil Engineers Sacramento Section 2012 Flood Control Project of the Year award for their work on an American River levee project north of the California State University-Sacramento campus during a ceremony Feb. 20 in Sacramento, Calif.

20 Apr 2012

Corps awards up to $3 million to Red Bluff small business for recruiting station work

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a contract April 19 for up to $3 million to T. L. Peterson Inc. of Red Bluff for work on 145 military recruiting stations the district manages throughout California, Nevada and Utah.

10 Apr 2012

How small businesses 'brush up' on safety skills

A safety plan basically identifies four basic elements: the task, the hazards associated with the task, the corrective action necessary to mitigate those hazards, and what kind of training may be required to fulfill those corrective actions.