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  • NR 13-045: Nashville District to reopen recreation areas by 3 p.m. Oct. 17, 2013

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 17, 2013) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District will reopen all day-use parks and 11 campgrounds normally open at this time of the season no later than 3 p.m. today.

  • Going big: district tackles oysters, Lynnhaven

    Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are moving mountains of fossil oyster shell from Craney Island in Portsmouth, Va., to build 16 acres of sanctuary reefs in Elizabeth River and some of its tributaries, while the work to bring environmental restoration on the Lynnhaven River is ongoing.

  • The LA River and the Corps: A brief history

    The Los Angeles River is regarded as an icon of LA’s sprawling hyperurbanization. To some, it’s nothing more than a part of the landscape that splits the concrete jungle in two. To others, it’s an eyesore; a resplendent piece of nature stunted in a tomb of steel and cement. But the 51-mile-long river wasn’t always a flood control channel.

  • CORPS KEEPS VISITOR CENTER OPEN THROUGH GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN USING PARTNERSHIP, VOLUNTEERS AND ARMY’S WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM

    Branson, Mo. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Table Rock Project Office will continue operating the Dewey Short Visitor Center during the government shutdown. The visitor center is open from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. daily.

  • LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF CORPS- OPERATED CAMPGROUNDS AND DAY-USE PARKS

    Little Rock, Ark. – The Little Rock District, Corps of Engineers is preparing for the closure of all Corps-operated campgrounds and day-use parks beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1, if the potential shutdown of the federal government goes into effect. Affected recreation areas would not reopen until after the shutdown is lifted.

  • Corps awards latest contract for dike rehabilitation

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has awarded its third contract over the past month to replace two additional water control structures in Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) as part of the ongoing rehabilitation project for the earthen structure surrounding Lake Okeechobee.

  • CORPS CELEBRATES 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF DAM DEDICATION President Bill Clinton will deliver remarks

    Heber Springs, Ark. - The Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Project Office invites you to join us at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 3 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Greers Ferry Dam Dedication at the John F. Kennedy Overlook, located just outside of Heber Springs, Ark.

  • CORPS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL YOUTH MUZZLELOADER DEER HUNT

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- The Army Corps of Engineers is taking applications through Nov. 15 for a special muzzlerloader youth deer hunt to be held Dec 14-15 at Ozark Isle Park area on Bull Shoals Lake. Ten permits will be issued to hunter education graduates, 15 years old and under.

  • CORPS SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR LAKE CLEANUP

    Rogers, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers Beaver Lake Project Office is looking for volunteers to join in and help clean up Beaver Lake during the Annual Beaver Lake Cleanup. Volunteers should check-in by 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Prairie Creek, Hickory Creek, Rocky Branch, Lost Bridge North or Dam Site Lake parks.

  • Gathright Dam to conduct fourth pulse release of 2013

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, beginning at approximately 6 a.m. The water release will gradually increase and peak at 3,500 cubic feet per second by 9 a.m.