27 Sep 2013

Inside the construction of Folsom Dam’s second dam

In California’s Sacramento Valley, residents are watching Folsom Dam's new auxiliary spillway project transform from rock and dirt into a massive, life-saving flood risk reduction project.

18 Sep 2013

International visitors tour Poplar Island, explore environmental protection methods

The Baltimore District and Maryland Port Administration hosted a delegation of 22 environmentalists,

18 Sep 2013

International visitors tour Poplar Island, explore environmental protection methods

The Baltimore District and Maryland Port Administration hosted a delegation of 22 environmentalists, government officials and scholars from 20 different countries for a tour of the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration project at Poplar Island.

30 Aug 2013

Gathright Dam to perform 'pulse release'

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.

19 Aug 2013

A look at the "Royal Home" one year later...

In May 2012, oyster castles were installed near a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District

19 Aug 2013

Dredging on Fire

Beginning in August, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District will be conducting a

16 Aug 2013

Decade of work to reduce flood risk nearly complete in Napa

More than a decade of work to reduce flood risk in Napa, Calif., is nearly complete as the Sacramento District prepares to build the project’s last phase: a bypass for the Napa River.

9 Aug 2013

Gathright Dam ‘pulse release’ to increase Jackson River water flow

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Aug. 13, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.

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.

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.