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  • NR 12-041: Corps schedules public workshop on reducing operating hours at Barkley Navigation Lock

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct 16, 2012) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has scheduled a public workshop from 6 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 at the Lake Barkley Resource Office conference room, 200 Barkley Dam Overlook, Grand Rivers, Ky. 42045-0218 to discuss reducing the hours of operation at the Barkley Lock effective Jan. 7, 2013.

  • Sacramento District parks and lakes are “greener” than ever

    Even though it’s autumn, parks managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will soon be “greener” than ever – using wind power, solar power, electric vehicles, active recycling campaigns and more to reduce their ecological footprint and help meet the Department of Defense’s sustainability goals.

  • NR 12-040: Corps schedules public workshop on reducing operating hours at Guntersville Navigation Lock

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 15, 2012) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has scheduled a public workshop from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 at the Best Western Plus Lake Guntersville Hotel, 2140 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, Ala. 35976-2114 to discuss reducing the hours of operation at the Guntersville Navigation Lock effective Jan. 7, 2013.

  • Corps and CAST take warriors fishing

    Corps of Engineers park rangers from The Dalles and Bonneville dams hosted a special Take a Warrior Fishing event in partnership with the Catch a Special Thrill foundation Sept. 22

  • District one step closer to being accepted into OSHA program

    The Voluntary Protection Program uses performance-based criteria and requires extensive documentation in order to be in compliance. The program uses different models and tools to try and identify problematic areas so agencies can attempt to minimize and eliminate as many accidents as possible.

  • Burcham tours one of Nashville District’s major rehabilitation projects

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Oct. 10, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District welcomed Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, on her first visit to Wolf Creek Dam’s Foundation Remediation Project.

  • Corps environmental assessment underway at Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s ongoing major rehabilitation project at Center Hill Dam recently passed an important milestone with the completion of an environmental assessment public and agency review period for the project’s next phase located below the saddle dam.

  • Wind turbine coming to Black Butte Lake

    Visitors to Black Butte Lake will soon be able to watch energy being generated by the regional breezes, as a $290,000 contract has been awarded for construction of a wind turbine at this U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District park near Orland.

  • Corps awards $7.36 million for work in two Utah military posts

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded five construction contracts during the last week of September for facilities improvements and maintenance work at Dugway Proving Grounds and the U.S. Army Reserve Command in Ogden, both located in Utah.

  • Sacramento District scientist shrinks time and space to detect dangerous gas

    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District scientist is playing a leading role in a series of research projects to protect American service members from toxic vapors, make toxic cleanup projects more effective and potentially change how the world monitors airborne chemicals.