News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


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.


USACE attends Navigator’s Meeting hosted by Coalition to Protect the Missouri River

The Coalition to Protect the Missouri River (CPMR) held its annual Navigator’s Meeting in Jefferson City, Missouri, on Feb. 23, 2023.


Charleston District and Dorchester County Sign Agreement to Restore Polk Swamp

On February 15, 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District and Dorchester County signed a Project Partnership Agreement to design and restore approximately 290 acres of bottomland hardwood forest in Polk Swamp to a more natural condition.


Aspiring engineer, student trainee earns Corps internship, inspires minds along way

Taylor Brown, a student trainee with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, discovered career opportunities early on in construction engineering as the daughter of an electrician.


Army Corps of Engineers employee thinks big by patenting petite wagon creation

As she walked into the manufacturing warehouse to check up on her invention, Michelle Baldridge entered a place that resembled more of a wonderland from various worlds than a sterile lab where robotic arms might assemble pieces of new technology in secret.


23-012 Water levels in Lower Granite reservoir return to full operating range in the wake of dredging operations

Water levels in the Lower Granite reservoir may fluctuate more than in recent years, now that dredging operations at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers have completed.


Dewey Short Visitor Center opens for the season

he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Table Rock Lake Project Office will open the Dewey Short Visitor Center for the season on March 1.


Arizona congressman: U.S. should prioritize 'domestic lithium production' as CCP uses 'market manipulation tactics' on 10% of global supply

Paul Gosar, a U.S. congressman from Arizona, said the U.S. is sitting on millions of tons of lithium supply but is not using domestic production to mine. Gosar claimed the U.S. is relying on China's production of lithium, which, according to reports, is undergoing an environmental probe that could threaten the rest of the world's supply of the rare mineral.


Carrico: New Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument superintendent 'will be a great fit to lead the team at the park'

The U.S. National Park Service announced Fermin Salas is the superintendent of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico.