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  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the community to Trunk or Treat at the W.P. Franklin South Recreation Area for fun and wooden pumpkin painting Saturday evening, Oct. 28

    ALVA, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District invites the community to Trunk or Treat at the W.P. Franklin South Lock and Dam Recreation Area near Alva. The event will take place in the Visitor Center parking lot on the evening of Saturday, October 28, from 5 p.m. through 7 p.m. “We are excited to host our very own Trunk or Treat at the W.P. Franklin South Recreation Area this year,” said Megan Parsons, Natural Resources Specialist. “We welcome the community to come out and join us for some Halloween fun! You can volunteer to decorate your car trunk or truck, and give out candy, or bring your children to join in the festivities and paint some wooden pumpkins. This event will be fun for the whole family!”

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hiring and hosts job fair in Clewiston on October 18

    CLEWISTON, Fla. - The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is hiring and will host a job fair in Clewiston as the organization seeks to fill multiple positions in south Florida. The event will take place Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Florida Operations Office at 525 Ridgelawn Road, Building SF-2, Classroom 525, Clewiston, Fla.

  • USACE is hiring, Jacksonville District hosts job fair in South Florida

    (CLEWISTON, Fla.) -  The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District is hiring and will host a job fair as the organization seeks to fill multiple positions in south Florida. The event will take place Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Florida Operations Office at 525 Ridgelawn Road, Building SF-2, Classroom 525, Clewiston, Fla.

  • USACE Jacksonville announces contract award for FCCE re-nourishment of St. Augustine Beach

    USACE Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, awarded a $33.5 million contract Sept. 29 to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LLC, of Houston, Texas, to execute a Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE) re-nourishment of the St. Augustine Beach federal shore protection project.

  • USACE announces Project Delivery Team Meeting for Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Operational Plan on September 28

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces a virtual public Project Delivery Team (PDT) for the CEPP Operational Plan on Thursday, September 28, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. “The purpose of this Project Delivery Team Meeting is to provide our partners, stakeholders and the public an update on the pre-formulation model runs and an introduction of the upcoming alternatives analysis for the CEPP Operational Plan in the southern part of our Central and Southern Florida system,” said Senior Project Manager Chrissie Figueroa.

  • Jacksonville District’s Ian Markovich selected for ERDC University

    Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Ian Markovich, a biologist with the Jacksonville District, was chosen to participate in this detail program.

  • 2023 Update to the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Program’s Integrated Delivery Schedule - Release of Working Draft

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District invites partners, stakeholders, and the public to join us for the release of the Working Draft of the 2023 Update to the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration (SFER) Program Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS). The 2023 SFER IDS will be released at the Public Engagement Workshop on September 6 and sponsored by the SFER Task Force. The IDS provides the roadmap for sequencing, planning, design, construction and operations of both federal and state projects related to Everglades restoration. The Task Force Sponsored Public Engagement Workshop on the 2023 Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Update will be held in person with an option to attend virtually on Wednesday, September 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the South Florida Water Management District B-1 Governing Board Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33406.

  • USACE, State Partners Celebrate Major Milestone for the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) celebrated a major milestone for the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project in Miami-Dade County. The S-709 Pump Station, a component of the L31 Flow-Way, is complete and will contribute to the restoration of Biscayne Bay.

  • USACE hosts informational meeting on all phases of the Central Everglades Planning Project on August 25

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE), will host a virtual informational meeting Friday, August 25 to inform stakeholders and the public regarding USACE and South Florida Water Management District progress on implementation and all phases of the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP), a key project of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).

  • USACE announces Western Everglades Restoration Project Delivery Team Meeting on August 31 in Immokalee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces a Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Project Delivery Team Meeting in-person in Immokalee and also via WebEx, scheduled for Thursday, August 31, from 1 to 4 p.m.