5 Apr 2013

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partners with FLW Outdoors to connect America’s youth with the outdoors

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will partner with FLW Outdoors and the FLW Foundation on future events and activities designed to connect America’s youth to their natural resources while promoting education, conservation and an active lifestyle.

25 Mar 2013

Going Green: The Silvery Minnow, Drought and the Rio Grande

As signs of spring begin to show in the bosque, environmentalists, biologists and others continue their efforts to understand river flow issues along the Middle Rio Grande. Of particular interest are endangered species in relation to water use and jurisdiction. Within the past three years, the drought has proven to be a constant challenge to create and maintain a balanced environment for the silvery minnow to continue to spawn. Due to the drought, the environment needed for natural spawning is not present.

11 Jan 2013

ERDC EL develops assessment model for the John H. Kerr Dam Project

Jan. 11, 2013, BOYDTON, Va.--ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) researchers have developed a model that assesses alternative scenarios for the John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir recently approved by the Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE) Model Certification Team.

27 Dec 2012

Channel expansion made Detroit River safer for mariners

One hundred years ago, the Detroit District wrapped up an expansion and widening of the Livingstone

16 Jan 2012

Scrutinizing Sediment Deposits at Cochiti Lake

The effectiveness of Cochiti Dam for sediment control has led to a serious issue confronting the reservoir—sediment deposition is reducing reservoir storage capacity and causing significant aggradation upstream within the Rio Grande channel. Monitoring sediment volume, spatial distribution and rate of deposition is of paramount concern to the District. Consequences for the operation and life expectancy of Cochiti Dam and Reservoir are at stake.

1 Mar 2011

District Hosts Meeting to Discuss Rio Grande

More than 80 Rio Grande stakeholders met at the District headquarters Feb. 18 to discuss urbanization issues and possible projects associated with the Rio Grande, referred to by some as the “spine of New Mexico.”

1 Feb 2011

Tribes Step Forward to Sponsor Work

When the sponsor for the Española Basin project pulled its support for this flood risk management study in 1996, people assumed that the project was finished. But in 2004, an alliance of three Pueblos, Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara and San Ildefonso, devised a new, holistic vision for the project that made ecosystem restoration the centerpiece of river and flood management efforts.