29 Oct 2024

Just in time for National Cat Day: USACE unleashes nearly intolerable pet cuteness upon the world - again

The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has unleashed its 2025 cat and dog calendars, continuing a purr-fect tradition that's gone viral year after year.

16 Oct 2024

Portland’s Operation Blue Roof Call Center Activated to Support Florida Homeowners in Aftermath of Hurricane Milton

As Floridians begin recovering from Hurricane Milton, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is activating its Operation Blue Roof call center in Portland, Oregon, to assist homeowners impacted by the storm.

27 Sep 2024

Corps of Engineers District selectees graduate from ERDC University

Participants from eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts graduated from ERDC University (ERDC-U) in September. Now in its ninth year, ERDC-U pairs Corps division and district participants with relevant laboratory mentors for six-month research projects.

10 Sep 2024

Portland District’s Richard M. Piaskowski selected for ERDC University

Richard Piaskowski, a Fish Biologist with the USACE Portland District has been chosen as a participant for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).

9 Sep 2024

Sharing the load: Partnering to keep people safe

To prevent flooding in a desert, sometimes you must build a dam without a river.

4 Jan 2024

From Villain to Victor: History of the Bald Eagle Watch

Bald eagle watches are a popular winter event in many states with wintering eagle populations. Watches began after eagle populations crashed in the 1960s to share information about challenges threatening the birds’ survival.

30 Oct 2023

Corps seeks public input for Willamette Valley hydropower report to Congress

The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will gather the public’s perspective and opinions on the future of hydropower across the Corps’ Willamette Valley system of dams during three listening sessions – one in-person and two virtual.

10 Oct 2023

Deep reservoir drawdown at Green Peter Dam causes ‘barotrauma,’ death for thousands of kokanee salmon

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife determined that the fish died from barotrauma, a condition caused by a rapid pressure reduction as fish pass from deep below the surface on one side of the dam to the other side near the surface level. Among divers, this decompression effect is known as “the bends.”

23 Aug 2023

Portland District's Garrett Hall 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). Garrett Hall, senior mechanical engineer with the Portland District’s Dalles Lock and Dam, has been chosen as a participant for this developmental program.

26 Apr 2023

Portland District’s Kyle Tidwell 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). Dr. Kyle Tidwell, fish biologist with the Portland District has been chosen as a participant for detail program, now in its eighth year.