ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will increase releases at Reservation Dam at Lake Traverse, near Wheaton, Minnesota, beginning Feb. 16, and at White Rock Dam at Mud Lake, near Wheaton, Minnesota, beginning Feb. 17. Users should use extreme caution on the river ice below the reservoirs as… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – As a child, Shahidou Mariko loved to tinker. He often spent time taking apart toys, frequently Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, and reassembling them into his own creations, self-described super toys. That tinkering flourished into a desire to work on real cars with his father, particularly German cars such as his beloved… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – During her senior year while studying biology at Tennessee State University, Pamela Backus began working in a ranger co-op program, an opportunity that steered her career unexpectedly. She originally envisioned herself working in research, but the co-op program directed her towards a different possibility: Working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…. Read More
Faced with an ultimatum from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Flagler County government has outlined a timeline to the federal agency that it hopes will buy it more time before the Corps redirects $17 million earmarked for dune reconstruction in Flagler Beach. Once that money is redirected, there’s no telling when it may be… Read More
WASHINGTON D.C. (Feb. 18, 2021) – Officials honored the Hydropower Remote Operations Program manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District as a “Modern-Day Technology Leader” during the 36th Black Engineer of the Year Awards’ Technology Recognition Ceremony today at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Kimberly Edwards, who works in the Operations Division, received… Read More
VENTURA, Calif. – Annual dredging commenced Feb. 14 in Ventura Harbor to deepen the federal navigation channel and sand traps to their authorized levels, with a scheduled completion timeframe of mid-March. The Los Angeles District is working with contractor Manson Construction Co., which is using a hydraulic dredge to place beach-quality dredged material from the… Read More
DeJuan Carter, chief of engineering and construction division for the Little Rock District is receiving a Modern Day and Technology award at the Black Engineer of the Year awards ceremony on Feb. 18, 2022. The Black Engineer of the Year Awards in science, technology, engineering and math recognize innovative leaders. Carter was selected for this… Read More
GRANTS PASS, Ore. —Hellgate Jetboat Excursions in Grants Pass has had its application withdrawn, to dredge part of the Rogue River. That update is according to the US Army Corps of Engineers. NBC5 News told you last summer that Hellgate filed to renew its dredge and fill permit, for ten years. According to a Facebook… Read More
In 1992, Joseph Vietri, then a coastal engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, was walking with a colleague and a coastal researcher around Westhampton Beach, a barrier island located on the south shore of Long Island, New York. A barrier island is a long narrow island that lies parallel and… Read More
When the breakwater was built in Bar Harbor 105 years ago, the project was never finished. Now, faced with rising tides due to climate change, the approved height will finally be reached thanks to a $6.3 million upgrade from the federal government. Conditions in the local harbor have changed considerably since work on the breakwater… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun soliciting offers for a potential $100 million multiple-award contract for environmental remediation services to military customers that primarily operate within the state of Alaska. USACE Alaska District will accept bids until March 14 as part of an unrestricted solicitation process to assist the Army, Air Force, Coast… Read More
WALLA WALLA, WA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District (Corps) is seeking public comments regarding the Lower Snake River Navigation Channel Maintenance Project. The Corps is proposing to dredge near the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers to reestablish the congressionally authorized dimensions of the federal navigation channel to support… Read More
Do you know the story of Sam Tucker, an African-American Memphis District retiree, and a hero of the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927? His act of heroism is recounted in three published books: “When the Levee Breaks: Memphis and the Mississippi Valley Flood of 1927,” by Patrick O’Daniel. “Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – Brenda Grano and her mother Wynona (Nony) Brakeman, who is 90 years old, prove that you are never too old to do something to help your community. Volunteers at Allatoona Lake, Ga., since 2016, Grano and Brakeman were selected as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recipients of the 2021 National… Read More
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (USACE), in coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA), is holding a public meeting Feb. 24 from 6 – 8 p.m. to provide information on the Seagirt Loop Channel Deepening Feasibility Study draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (EA)… Read More