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  • Students get ‘hands on’ environmental lessons at Old Hickory Lake

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (May 7, 2013) – About 150 sixth-grade students from Hawkins Middle School received “hands-on” environmental lessons today on the shoreline of Old Hickory Lake.

  • Corps awards $255.1 million contract for Folsom Dam spillway’s final construction phase

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $255.1 million contract today to Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. of Fairfield to complete construction on the fourth phase of the new auxiliary spillway at Folsom Dam.

  • Corps releases inspection rating Sacramento River west bank levees

    Inspections by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District rated maintenance of nearly 120 miles of levees along the Sacramento River’s west bank in Glenn and Colusa counties, Calif., as unacceptable.

  • Outdoor education STEMs into great learning opportunity

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (May 2, 2013) – Students from West Cheatham Elementary School participated in Environmental Awareness Day at Cheatham Lake today and the outdoor setting provided a unique learning opportunity away from their classrooms.

  • Corps plans to modernize military port's piers

    Since 1942, the Military Ocean Terminal Concord – or MOTCO – has been a vital ammunition distribution center in support of the deploying forces during the Korean, Vietnam and Gulf Wars.

  • NR 13-014: Nashville District managing Cumberland after April 27 rain event

    NASHVILLE, TENN. (April 28, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management staff is responding to the effects of heavy rainfall in areas of the lower Cumberland River Basin and managing the release of water from dams throughout the Cumberland Basin.

  • “Landfarming” sustainably cleans soil at nation’s largest Army Reserve post

    At Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., the largest U.S. Army Reserve post in the nation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is using the sun to naturally clean up soil contaminated with gasoline at a former fueling station on the installation.

  • Army Family Action Plan

    AFAP is input from the people of the Army to Army leadership. It's a process that allows Soldiers, Department of the Army (DA) civilians, retirees and family members to say what's working and what isn't – and what they think will fix it. It alerts commanders and Army leaders to areas of concern that need their attention and it gives them the opportunity to quickly put plans into place to work toward resolving the issues.

  • NR 13-013: Bear Creek Road construction contract awarded

    NASHVILLE, TENN. (April 23, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District awarded a $12 million contract for the Bear Creek Road Phase II Construction and Potable Waterline Relocation to Avisco, Inc., of Oak Ridge, Tenn., on April 19, 2013.

  • Work hours extended for Folsom Lake Crossing lane closure

    The partial closure of one westbound lane of Folsom Lake Crossing in Folsom, Calif., will increase by two hours starting April 22, 2013, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily during weekdays.