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Because of its location along the Gulf of Mexico, Texas receives 10 times more trash on its beaches than most other Gulf states. The Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees is responsible for keeping this litter off the local beaches. This mission requires a lot of effort, and a lot of waste containers, 4,000 to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, announces the availability of a proposed Finding of No Significant Impact, draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and associated appendices for the periodic beach and dune renourishment along 7,000 feet of shoreline extending southward from Fort Pierce Inlet’s south jetty between Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Range-monuments R-34 and… Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District prepared a regional implementation manual for the evaluation of dredged material proposed for discharge into waters of the United States and is seeking public comment on the draft document. The “Alaska Dredged Material Evaluation Framework,” or ADMEF, aims to provide guidance for… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its contractor, LS Marine, Inc., from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, will begin work on a dredging pipeline near Wabasha, Minnesota, May 13. The Corps of Engineers is building the 6,200-foot pipeline from the Reads Landing Island River Sand Placement Site along the Mississippi River to… Read More
A work package from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District for repairs to the Great Sodus Bay East Breakwater is officially out for proposals. $20 million dollars is already allocated towards the 100% federally funded project, marking the largest investment ever in Great Sodus Bay by the Corps of Engineers. U.S Senator Charles… Read More
A dredging operation at Channel Islands Harbor started last week by the Army Corps of Engineers will help replenish Port Hueneme’s receding coastline. By the end of February, about 2.5 million cubic yards of sand will be dug from the harbor mouth and near the breakwater, said Michael Tripp, director of Channel Islands Harbor. The… Read More
The Cape Lookout National Seashore (CLNS) dredging and beach nourishment project is ongoing, and Next Generation Logistics (NGL), contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), is now dredging the “drain” and the “S turns,” with work expected to be complete by May 14. NGL was granted an extension to work past the normal… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $31.7 million contract to LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, to conduct mechanical dredging operations in support of channel maintenance within the Mississippi River, April 17. This work will facilitate long-term channel maintenance dredging and placement of dredged material, or river sand,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division is pleased to honor Charles Sawyer, Ph.D., for his remarkable achievement in receiving the American Society of Civil Engineers Lifetime Achievement Award. Sawyer joined USACE in 2010, boasting over a decade of dedicated service to our organization. Throughout his tenure, he has consistently… Read More
The ongoing Piasa and Eagle’s Nest Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project, one of many Upper Mississippi River Restoration projects along the Mississippi River, situated eight miles upstream of Alton, Illinois, is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The marina at Piasa Harbor has been… Read More
Back in 2000, Dag Madara, a geographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District was walking on Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, the location of the agency’s Atlantic Coast of New Jersey Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet Beach Erosion Control Project. He was monitoring the federally threatened bird – the Piping Plover (Charadrius… Read More
When the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed March 26, hundreds of responders arrived on the scene to form a Unified Command, coalescing to lend their expertise to begin the salvage work necessary to return the Port of Baltimore to its former operational capacity. Though these personnel all have many varied occupations, the one thing all… Read More
Major General Mark C. Quander, Commanding General of the USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, visits multiple projects within the Huntington District and participates in the West Virginia Partnering Meeting. The primary purpose of the partnering meeting is to foster strong working relationships and ensure effective communication between the Corps of Engineers and various… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managing restoration efforts at the Former Waikoloa Maneuver Area (WMA), South Kohala, Island of Hawaii, will provide a status update regarding ongoing environmental investigations and restoration activities at the next Restoration Advisory Board meeting, or RAB: Wednesday, May 22, 5-6:30 p.m. Waikoloa Village Association Banquet Room 68-1798 Melia Street… Read More
Leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division and the Savannah District conducted a site visit to Buxton, North Carolina, May 1, 2024, to meet with representatives from the National Park Service and Dare County to evaluate current conditions at the Formerly Used Defense Site Buxton Naval Facility and discuss agency and… Read More