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Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes automate day use fee collection

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office would like to remind visitors that many of their parks and day use areas have transitioned to automated fee collection machines.


Hatchie-Loosahatchie Restoration Study public meeting scheduled for March 6, seeking public comment

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District (CEMVM), and their non-Federal Sponsor, the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee (LMRCC), scheduled a hybrid in-person/virtual public meeting for its Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Draft Environmental Assessment (DIFR-EA) of the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study.


Army Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2023 Civil Works Appropriations

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023) Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program Feb. 27.


USACE Vicksburg District signs Planning Assistance to States agreement with City of Clinton

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District entered a Planning Assistance to States (PAS) agreement with the City of Clinton, Mississippi, Feb. 28 as part of the Water Resources Development Act (Section 22).


USACE monitors blue-green algae conditions and adjusts releases at Port Mayaca Lock and Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is closely monitoring, in coordination with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), blue-green algae conditions at Port Mayaca Lock and Dam (S-308) after receiving aerial imagery showing a thin ribbon of algal mass moving towards the gate yesterday.


South Atlantic Division Becomes an EWN Proving Ground

South Atlantic Division (SAD) commander Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner signed a Commander's Memo on Feb. 27th, 2023 establishing the division as an Engineering With Nature Proving Ground.


Nashville Corps first job fair offers tentative jobs on the spot

Nashville District Corps of Engineers hosted the first Nashville District job fair. Six qualified applicants received tentative job offers by the end of their interview.


Black History Month spotlight: Ernest Burford

Ernest Burford was joking around with an attorney while working at Ford Motor Company when the idea of becoming a lawyer first sprouted.


Burnsville Lake, Riffle Run Day Use Area Launch will be CLOSED for Dredging

Starting, Monday, March 6, 2023, the Boat Launch Ramp located in the Riffle Run Day Use Area will be closed to begin dredging, once the job is completed we will announce the reopening.


IWR's Risk Management Center is hiring for a Civil Engineer (Geotechnical)

USACE's Institute for Water Resources (IWR), Risk Management Center is seeking for a Civil Engineer (Geotechnical) with the responsibility for planning, programming, scheduling, directing, coordinating, advising, and reviewing the work of technicians and geotechnical engineers.


Coming full circle: three Kansas City District employees awarded at 2023 BEYA Conference

Every year the Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Conference is held and honors professionals for their excellence in the STEM field.


Cape Cod Canal Sagamore Bridge lane closures, maintenance work rescheduled to start March 13

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that lane restrictions originally scheduled to begin March 1 have been rescheduled to begin March 13 on the Sagamore Bridge during critical maintenance work.


Buford Dam Road Temporary Closure

Buford Dam Road will be closed on Thursday, March 09th, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., for guard rail maintenance.


Corps begins spring drawdowns in the Red River of the North basin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is beginning the process of lowering its reservoir elevations within the Red River of the North basin this week based on recent snow measurements to prepare for potential spring snowmelt.


The Corps Environment - February 2023 issue now available

The February 2023 edition of The Corps Environment is now available!


IWR names top employees, teams and products

The Institute for Water Resources (IWR) has named its best of the best during their annual awards ceremony


USACE announced virtual BBSEER Project Delivery Team Meeting on February 28

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District invites Project Delivery Team members, stakeholders, partners, and members of the public to attend a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project study on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, from 9 to 11 a.m.


New Scott AFB Area Engineer takes the reigns

David Helfrich is a name familiar to personnel at the Scott Air Force Base resident office. He was in that role for five years since he began his career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, January 2018.


Levee Safety and Emergency Management collaborate to provide flood fight training to City of Frankfort

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Emergency Management personnel provided flood fight training to members of the City of Frankfort Street Division, Feb. 9, 2023, in Frankfort, Kentucky.


Charleston District and Town of Edisto Beach Sign Project Partnership Agreement for Edisto Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Project

On February 27, 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District and the Town of Edisto Beach signed a Project Partnership Agreement for the construction of the Edisto Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Project.