14 Jun 2013

NR 13-021: Corps of Engineers initiates scoping under National Environmental Policy Act

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 14, 2013) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces it is initiating scoping under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to evaluate measures and alternatives for a flood damage reduction study for the Swannanoa River Watershed near Asheville, N.C.

29 Apr 2013

Going Green: Sustainable coastal North Carolina tidal marsh still thriving after 16 years

In 1996 Wilmington District biologists and engineers, with help from other North Carolina resource agencies, designed and constructed a former dredged material disposal island to offset impacts from construction of the Army Reserve Center in Morehead City, and turned it into a thriving coastal tidal marsh. Sixteen years later the marsh is a sustainable ecosystem that has exceeded the Corps' goals and expectations.

27 Feb 2013

ERDC’s Field Research Facility deploys largest wave energy converter in U.S.

DUCK, N.C.--The Engineer Research and Development Center's Field Research Facility in Duck, N.C., recently hosted Resolute Marine Energy for a full-scale test and evaluation of their surge wave energy converter (WEC). Resolute Marine Energy is a Boston, Mass.-based company developing technologies that produce clean energy from ocean waves.

5 Jul 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Engineering Technician saves three lives in Duck, NC

"The moment I realized those young men were in trouble, my adrenaline kicked in. There was not a question in my mind, or time to think much about what I was about to do," Preisser said. "The look of those boys in panic and their desperate yelling for help stirred me to do what I did."

7 May 2012

325 participate in 9th annual Paddle for the Border

The 9th annual Paddle for the Border kicked off May 5, 2012.