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USACE issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas.


Stillhouse Hollow Lake’s Chalk Ridge Fall Park temporarily closing

Officials with the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that effective March 14, Chalk Ridge Fall Park, at Stillhouse Hollow Lake, will be temporarily closed for maintenance.


Amanda Heath takes “playing with dirt” to new heights

Sand sifts through her fingers as a small clump of dirt attracts her attention. Standing in the marsh with a tall, hefty pair of boots and a ball cap to shade the sun, she studies it, looks in her sample book and decides, this is a hydric soil.


Army Training Center, Fort Jackson commanding general leads cadence for protecting the nation

It’s early morning. As the sun slowly rises over the horizon, a cacophony of sounds ring in the distance. As the echoes meander closer, distant figures make their way over a hill.


New Barricade to Provide Vital Security at Savannah River Site

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District is constructing a new entrance barricade at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina.


Tonya Willis: Charleston District’s Small Business Programs ‘Door to the Corps’

For small businesses looking to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, the easiest way is to listen to the excitement and passion coming from the voice of Tonya Willis, the office of small business programs chief.


New Lock at the Soo to host follow-up public meeting for Hydro Plant tail race closing

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will host an in-person public meeting 6 p.m., March 15, 2023, to follow-up on the closure of the Soo Locks Hydro Plant tail race during New Lock at the Soo construction.


U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leads the way in natural solutions for coastal flooding - New York & New Jersey

Last spring, Dr. Todd Bridges and his colleagues were visiting a part of the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge in California, a remote region that encompasses 45,000 acres of rivers, woodlands, wetlands, and grasslands.


23-13 Little Goose Dam closes fish viewing room and limits public dam crossing during electrical testing

Due to electrical testing at Little Goose Lock and Dam, the fish viewing room will be closed from March 5 to 11and public crossings will be limited from March 12 to 18.


Construction project will impact Waitsboro Recreation Area

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is set to replace the existing water distribution system, service lines, and supply lines at Waitsboro Recreation Area in Somerset, Kentucky.


USACE resumes releases to St. Lucie Estuary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District resumed releases at the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam (S-308) and the St. Lucie Lock and Dam at (S-80) this morning following a temporary closure at the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam on Monday, Feb. 27


USACE Jacksonville hosts charrette, public scoping meeting for St. Augustine Back Bay CSRM Feasibility Study

Jacksonville District’s St. Augustine Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study took two big steps forward when the district and its non-federal sponsor, the City of St. Augustine, began a three-day charrette and held a public meeting to introduce residents to the study’s issues and aims.


Charleston District engineer helps pick up the pieces left behind From Hurricane Ian

With roaring winds, relentless rain, and surging waves, Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa and Fort Myers, Florida shortly after 3 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2022.


New South Atlantic division commander excited to be back in USACE

A district commander doesn’t often become the division commander in the same region. In the summer of 2022, Brig. Gen. Daniel H. Hibner, made this scenario a reality by becoming the new South Atlantic Division commander.


A Milestone Celebration: Charleston Harbor Becomes Deepest Port on the East Coast

Charleston Harbor is now the deepest port on the East Coast at 52 feet, a milestone definitely worth celebrating.


SWG holds FY23 2nd quarter awards ceremony

District Commander Col. Rhett A. Blackmon and Deputy District Engineer Byron Williams recognized nearly 100 “Champions of the Texas Coast” during the Fiscal Year 2023 Second Quarter Awards Ceremony, held March 2, 2023, at the Jadwin Building and virtually via WebEx.


Charleston District Receives Supplemental Funding for Storm Risk Management Projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, has just been allocated $97 million dollars in supplemental funding from The Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to repair damages to several South Carolina federal beach projects after recent coastal storm events.




Local Boy Scout troops help assemble fish habitats at Youghiogheny River Lake

They may look like large, spiky wheels for medieval torture machinery, but mossback habitats provide life to fisheries and offer broad benefits to lake ecosystems.