16 Feb 2022

22-011 Sections of the Lewiston Levee Trail to be closed temporarily for hazard tree removal

Lewiston, Idaho. – The Lower Granite Natural Resources Management Office, part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District, will be closing sections of the Lewiston Levee Trail between Tuesday, Feb. 22 and Thursday Feb. 24 for hazard tree removal.

15 Feb 2022

Caution: Warning horn below Beaver Dam not working

ROGERS, Ark. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is alerting everyone downstream of Beaver Dam that the warning horn that sounds before a change in water levels is currently not working.

7 Feb 2022

Corps urges extreme caution downstream of Lock and Dam 8

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is urging extreme caution downstream of Lock and Dam 8 in Genoa, Wisconsin, the week of Feb. 7. There will be an abundance of ice being released and subsequent open water and/or thin ice, causing possible safety concerns for anyone on the ice downstream.

28 Jan 2022

Blasting to begin on new Louisville VA Medical Center construction site Feb. 4

Blasting work will tentatively begin on the construction site of the new Louisville VA Medical Center Friday, Feb. 4. It’s expected to occur daily between 2 and 2:30 p.m. daily and continue through April 2022.

14 Jan 2022

USACE, FEMA to host series of virtual, levee safety workshops

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that USACE and FEMA will be offering a series of nine virtual workshop on levee safety throughout January and February 2022 with the first workshop beginning, Jan. 18 from 12 –4 p.m. CST.

3 Jan 2022

22-002 Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers completes environmental sustainability project

Walla Walla, WA. – How do you save the community of Walla Walla nearly one million gallons of drinking water a year?

21 Dec 2021

21-063 Confluence Island HMU to be redesignated as a Safety Zone; hunting with firearms will no longer be allowed

LEWISTON, Idaho. – The Confluence Island Habitat Management Unit (HMU), within the State of Idaho, will no longer be open to hunting with a firearm of any type beginning January 1, 2022.

16 Dec 2021

Little Rock District Commander, Col. Eric Noe presents safety award to the Ross Group

Little Rock District Commander, Col. Eric Noe in partnership with the USACE Louisville District presents an Excellence in Safety Award to the Ross Group.

15 Nov 2021

21-062 Dent Acres Campground and boat ramp closed due to road slide

AHSAHKA, Idaho. – Dworshak staff have closed Dent Acres recreation area, which includes the Dent Acres Campground and boat ramp, to the public until further notice due to a road slide.

5 Oct 2021

Lockmaster’s view – The McAlpine Locks and Dam

Within the entire length of the Ohio River, there was only one place where rock reef extended across the river for a stretch of three miles – The Falls of the Ohio. This area of water was a low water slope, dropping around thirty feet over the three miles and made it practically impassable by cargo and transportation vessels in the early 1800s except when the water level was high; even then, it was treacherous. This article consists of a safety summary and a personal interview from the McAlpine Locks and Dam Lockmaster, Jay Rickman.