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JONES BEACH, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and James Madison University invite the public to become citizen scientists at a SandSnap event at the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center June 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT. Hosted by James Madison University, the public event will introduce participants to the… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Dodging damaging road and runway potholes challenges military and civilian pilots and drivers daily. This issue led researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory to develop materials for quicker and longer-lasting repairs. Funded by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and patented in March 2021,… Read More
Many may be unaware, but one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ more common missions throughout our country is environmental stewardship. The Memphis District is one of many districts to work closely with other environmental and regulatory agencies to protect existing natural resources, cultural assets, historic sites, and endangered species. In executing this critical… Read More
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh District divers wear 32-pound helmets and thick suits to keep dry under water, yet even those metal domes and waterproof suits won’t shield them from a few brotherly jabs. “Oh, you’ve gotta have thick skin,” said Rick Harp about his fellow teammates within the Pittsburgh District of the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
Austal USA has been awarded a US$3.6 million functional design contract to prepare for construction of the new Navajo-class Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) for the United States Navy, according to the company’s release. Austal USA will prepare a functional design for the T-ATS, an 80 metre steel monohull vessel with multi-mission capability to… Read More
The Biden administration aims to sharpen the Army Corps of Engineers’ mission to advance environmental justice and more aggressively tackle climate change. Experts say it would be an important shift for a top-down agency that handles everything from issuing water permits to managing flood protection and the world’s largest ecosystem restoration efforts. “It’s the biggest… Read More
Even as emergency dredging in the St. Joseph Harbor is getting underway this month, Congressman Fred Upton isn’t sitting around waiting for future action by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has dispatched a letter today asking for support of dollars in the FY22 budget for dredging in three Southwest Michigan harbors. The St…. Read More
Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss, has been awarded a $149,053,160 fixed-price-incentive (firm target) modification to definitize contract number N00024-19-C-2208 for the detail design and construction of one oceanographic survey ship (T-AGS 67). The shipyard delivered the previous ship in the T-AGS series, USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) in 2016. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss.. (76%);… Read More
Conservation managers say the health of the lake is at risk unless a massive dredging project is completed. “A dredging project of this scale has never been done,” said Adam Casey, the district manager for the Lake Lemon Conservancy. The district wants to remove 120,000 cubic yards of sediment from the lake bed. Areas of… Read More
Earlier today in Washington, D.C. the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) inked a strengthened partnership on safety and discussed ways, through shared understanding and commitment, to create and sustain an injury-free workplace and safety-first culture for the men and women of the dredging and… Read More
BALTIMORE —The President’s proposed budget for fiscal 2022 released May 28, 2021, includes nearly $40 million in Civil Works funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, to construct aquatic ecosystem restoration projects that benefit the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. Aquatic ecosystem restoration projects proposed for funding include $4.2 million to continue… Read More
The work continues on the Swan River Restoration Project as county staff received approval from the Summit Board of County Commissioners to begin the next steps in naturalizing more than 2 miles of the Swan River Valley impacted by historical dredge mining. During the board’s work session meeting Tuesday, June 1, Jordan Mead and Brian… Read More
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 1, 2021 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. reports that the US Army Corps of Engineers has completed the administrative record’ that will serve as the basis for its official review of the negative Record of Decision issued for Alaska’s Pebble Project last fall. The USACE completed the AR and… Read More
Turbulent seas long have created problems for Cape Hatteras, a long barrier island off the North Carolina coast that is home to the country’s first national seashore. Pounding waves and storm surge related to hurricanes and nor’easters shift beaches around, and even erase them. Decades of those natural processes have meant dune erosion and almost… Read More
Duluth will close off a three-block stretch of beach until shredded cans and other trash inadvertently placed there can be removed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday its plans to begin cleaning up materials dredged from the harbor and inadvertently deposited on the shore of Park Point along with about 50,000 cubic yards… Read More