14 Mar 2013

Corps signs Record of Decision, selects phase 4 plan for Folsom spillway

A Record of Decision for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway’s fourth phase was signed by Col. William J. Leady, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, here March 8, 2013, officially completing the environmental process and selecting a proposed plan for the project’s next phase of construction.

13 Mar 2013

Forum focuses on woman owned business

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 13, 2013) – More than 250 business owners and managers received extensive information about woman owned business opportunities within the federal, state and local procurement systems during the 2nd Annual Small Business Training Forum today at the Tennessee State University Avon Williams Campus.

13 Mar 2013

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Officers earn Water Safety Award

MONTECELLO, Ky. (March 13, 2013) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District representatives presented Officers from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resource with the Great Lakes and Ohio Division 2012 Water Safety Award.

13 Mar 2013

Lake Cumberland park rangers recognized for decades of work

SOMERSET, Ky. (March 13, 2013) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District personnel at Lake Cumberland unveiled an honorary display wall today to commemorate the service of park rangers during a ceremony at the Lake Cumberland Visitor’s Center.

11 Mar 2013

Scientific Panel Finds River Diversions for Restoring Louisiana Wetlands Will Require Sediments, Scientific Guidance

An independent technical panel reported March 11, 2013, in a newly concluded study, that existing Mississippi River freshwater diversions have not slowed the ongoing loss of Louisiana’s wetlands and that restoration of Louisiana wetlands may only be possible through significant inputs of sediment via large scale sediment diversions. The panel was organized by NOAA and the Louisiana Coastal Area Science and Technology Office in 2011.

8 Mar 2013

Nashville District deputy commander promoted to lieutenant colonel

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, officiated and promoted Maj. Patrick Dagon to lieutenant colonel here at a ceremony attended by his family and district employees at the headquarters building.

8 Mar 2013

The relationship between the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

The first of this series of four stories about the history of Jacksonville District’s Antilles Office described the location of the archipelago of islands that includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This installment will look at how Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are related to the United States.

8 Mar 2013

Cowbone Marsh to be protected through Regulatory Division action

Located within central Glades County, Fla., eight miles upstream of the mouth of Fisheating Creek at the western shore of Lake Okeechobee, lies Cowbone Marsh, an approximately 5,500-acre freshwater marsh system. Fisheating Creek, the only remaining free-flowing waterway feeding into the lake, flows through Cowbone Marsh. Most of the surrounding land is either publicly owned or under conservation easements that restrict development, making it one of the most valuable aquatic and wildlife resource areas in the country.

6 Mar 2013

Engineering Career Day engages students and promotes STEM careers

STEM is a national and regional effort to better prepare the workforce of tomorrow by encouraging today’s students to engage in studies, events and careers involving science, technology, engineering and math. The Engineering Career Day event invites student teams to compete in building and entering a take home project, completing a surprise project assigned the day of the event and a trivia challenge. Team 2 from Bishop Kenny, Thunder Buddies, was the overall winner of the competition.

4 Mar 2013

Spring is near - Ice surveys begin on Lake Pepin

A few district employees from the channels and harbors section are getting the opportunity to take