16 Nov 2017

Nashville District officials give real estate career advice to college STEM students

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 15, 2017) – Nashville District officials gave real estate career advice today to a class of college STEM students at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

16 Nov 2017

Finding a way to make it possible – deer hunt for the physically disabled

The 10th annual physically disabled and veterans deer hunt took place on the wildlife sanctuary within the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, St. Paul District, Orwell Dam and Recreation Area, near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, from Nov. 14 to 16, 2017.

3 Nov 2017

Clarks Hill Park boat ramp and parking area to close for improvements

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The boat ramp and parking area in the Clarks Hill Park on Thurmond Lake in McCormick County, South Carolina, will close Nov. 13 – Dec. 15 for major improvements. Picnic areas and beaches in the park will remain open.

3 Nov 2017

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas on Veterans Day

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 4, 2017) –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive day use fees for veterans, active and reserve-component Service members, and their families at the more than 2,200 Corps of Engineers-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers honors the significant contributions made by American service members, their families, and their loved ones.

1 Nov 2017

Huntsville Center awards contract for personnel and equipment for power restoration

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Huntsville Engineering and Support Center, has awarded a contract toward the repair of the power grid in Puerto Rico.

31 Oct 2017

Public feedback sought on proposed Minot flood risk management project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, posted a copy of its draft Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment, or EA, on the web today for the proposed Souris Basin, North Dakota, Flood Risk Management project.

30 Oct 2017

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrates 75 years of reducing flood risks at Indian Rock Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, celebrated Indian Rock Dam’s 75th anniversary with a ceremony and an open house for the public this Saturday.

30 Oct 2017

Sunny Isles Beach renourishment starts soon

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces that construction starts soon for the Sunny Isles Beach renourishment project. The $8.6 million project is part of the Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project. The Corps’ contractor, Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC of Lake Worth, Florida, will place approximately 140,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand from an upland sand mine on more than 4,400 feet of critically eroded shoreline in two locations, including both sides of the Newport Pier and at the north end of the city. Eastman Aggregates will truck-haul sand to Sunny Isles from the Vulcan Materials Witherspoon Sand Mine, located in Moore Haven, southwest of Lake Okeechobee.

26 Oct 2017

Local U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel deploying hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is increasing its ongoing support to federal hurricane response and recovery efforts, including in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, with more personnel deploying daily.

26 Oct 2017

USACE expands debris removal operation in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, P.R. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris removal teams, in coordination with FEMA, are actively conducting debris removal operations in Toa Baja. In addition, debris removal will begin in, but not limited to, Ponce, Arecibo, Humacao, Caguas and Fajardo in the near future.