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  • CORPS PLANS PRESCRIBED BURNS AROUND GREERS FERRY LAKE

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – When weather conditions are favorable the Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Project Office in coordination with the Arkansas Forestry Commission and other state agencies will conduct prescribed burns during the next several months in and around Greers Ferry Lake park areas.

  • CORPS SCHEDULES TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENTS AT JFK PARK

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Lake Project Office will conduct timber stand improvements in John F. Kennedy Park Dec. 16 through Feb. 28, 2014. Camp area “D” will be closed until the timber harvest and cleanup is complete.

  • In WWII LA, no task was too tough for District

    Many people understand the engineer’s role in society. Among the definitions of engineer, the Oxford Dictionary lists one as “(verb) to skillfully or artfully arrange for an event or situation to occur.” This is certainly the definition most befitting of the myriad of challenging missions the Los Angeles District undertook in the days after Japanese forces bombed the Pearl Harbor Naval Air Base on Dec. 7, 1941.

  • From jubilation to sorrow…President Kennedy’s historic celebration at Greers Ferry Dam followed by tragedy in Dallas

    Gasoline cost 30 cents, a loaf of bread was 20 cents, and the price of a gallon of milk was a little more than a dollar. It was 1963, and the residents of a small Arkansas town nestled at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains were eagerly awaiting the arrival of one of the most important persons on earth. President John F. Kennedy was set to address the people of Heber Springs, Ark., and thousands of others who would converge on the small town to hear him speak at the dedication of Greers Ferry Dam October 3.

  • Inspection of Completed Works: Why maintaining projects is important

    A little-known and little-understood program at the Charleston District is known as “Inspection of

  • Saving Edisto Beach

    Imagine if you are at your favorite beach and everyday nearly 40 dump trucks haul the sand away from

  • Corps waives day use fees Nov. 11 for veterans and their families

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- To commemorate Veterans Day the Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers will join Corps districts nationwide and waive day use fees at its recreation areas Nov. 11 for veterans, active, reserve and guard service members and their families.

  • Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh retires, has two messages for USACE

    One of the nicest guys in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will retire Nov. 30, 2013. Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh gives a self-deprecating chuckle. “Well, I don’t know about being the nicest guy in USACE. I just believe that everybody brings something special to the office. Many times being a leader means finding that specialness in everybody, and bringing their talents forward. That’s what I try to do.”

  • Sutter Basin study nears final Corps approval

    The Sacramento District’s Sutter Basin Pilot Feasibility Study hit its stride under the Corps’ new, faster planning process. Now it's ready for its final review after being approved Oct. 22 by the Corps’ civil works review board.

  • CORPS RESUMES RECREATIONAL LOCKAGE RESTRICTIONS ON ARKANSAS RIVER

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Beginning today all locks on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System will again be closed to recreational boaters from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, excluding federal holidays.