7 Aug 2013

Big Beach renourishment complete

Contractors smoothed out the last of the sand on the Virginia Beach, Va., beachfront Aug. 1, completing a beach renourishment cycle that widened the buffer between punishing storm surge and the city’s homes, businesses and tourist attractions.

7 Aug 2013

Big Beach renourishment complete

Contractors smoothed out the last of the sand on the beach at Virginia Beach Aug. 1, completing a beach renourishment project that widened the buffer between punishing storm surge and the city’s homes, businesses and tourist attractions.

2 Aug 2013

NR 13-032 Corps host National Public Lands Day projects at Old Hickory Lake

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (Aug. 2, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Old Hickory Lake invites the public to lend their support in the restoration and refurbishment of local public lands by giving a helping volunteer hand on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Rockland Recreation Area, Hendersonville, Tenn. and at the Shutes Branch Mountain Bike Trail located within the old Shutes Branch Campground, Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

25 Jul 2013

Corps upgrades Natomas levee maintenance rating

Natomas levees are eligible for federal rehabilitation assistance again after levee managers for Reclamation District No. 1000 fixed the most serious items identified in a recent levee inspection and the Corps approved a letter of intent to deal with remaining encroachments and vegetation issues over time.

17 Jul 2013

District to hold meetings about Martis Creek Lake and Dam master plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host public meetings July 29 and July 30 seeking input to update Martis Creek Lake and Dam’s master plan, which guides the management of natural and cultural resources and development of recreation-related facilities in and around the Corps-managed reservoir near Truckee.

9 Jul 2013

Corps to outline Sutter Basin feasibility study at public meeting

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a public meeting July 22 at the Sutter County Veteran’s Hall in Yuba City to outline and accept comments on its draft feasibility report and environmental document for the Sutter Basin Pilot Feasibility Study.

9 Jul 2013

Craney Island’s oyster mitigation project set for summer launch

Oysters are expanding their real estate in the Elizabeth River and Hoffler Creek this summer, thanks to a USACE, VPA partnership to construct 16 acres of oyster reef, part of the Craney Island Eastward Expansion project.

9 Jul 2013

Craney Island’s oyster mitigation project set for summer launch

Oysters are expanding their real estate in the Elizabeth River and Hoffler Creek this summer.

28 Jun 2013

Corps collaborates on teacher training to help promote STEM

Teachers from among 20 schools in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles gathered the week of June 24 to learn techniques for incorporating hands-on activities related to science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, in their classrooms.

28 Jun 2013

2-plus million cubic yards added to Sandbridge beachfront; Big Beach completion now under way

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- A five-mile hurricane protection and beach renourishment project in Sandbridge is complete.