19 Sep 2013

Raystown Lake promotes water safety, art education through chalk art

For the second year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake hosted “Chalk on the Walk”, a

18 Sep 2013

Baltimore District, partners team up for Labor Day water rescue simulation

Did you know it only takes less than a half cup of water in your lungs to drown?  Whether you are a

18 Sep 2013

International visitors tour Poplar Island, explore environmental protection methods

The Baltimore District and Maryland Port Administration hosted a delegation of 22 environmentalists,

18 Sep 2013

International visitors tour Poplar Island, explore environmental protection methods

The Baltimore District and Maryland Port Administration hosted a delegation of 22 environmentalists, government officials and scholars from 20 different countries for a tour of the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration project at Poplar Island.

17 Sep 2013

Craney Island mosquito spraying set for Sept. 19

The Norfolk District and the city of Portsmouth, Va., will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying Thursday at federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties and the Churchland area in Portsmouth.

12 Sep 2013

Local Scout completes bluebird box project at Jennings Randolph Lake

We all know somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds do fly.  Perhaps some fly right into new bluebirds

12 Sep 2013

Board on Coastal Engineering Research Discuss Hurricane Storm Response, Recovery and Resilience at New Jersey Venue

At Sea Bright, New Jersey, Lynn Bocamazo of New York District speaks with Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh, the Army Corps’ Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations during a group visit to the northern most part of the beach nourishment project. Discussed was what occurred during Sandy and areas exposed to tidal flooding from the Shrewsbury River on the backside of the Borough.

12 Sep 2013

Board on Coastal Engineering Research Discuss Hurricane Storm Response, Recovery and Resilience at New Jersey Venue

Long Branch, New Jersey served as the site for the 90th Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB) that met during the first week of September.

10 Sep 2013

Corps awards contract to Illinois small business for NASA project

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, awarded a contract Aug. 28 to a Belleville, Ill., small business, BCI Construction USA, Inc., for potable water system repairs at NASA's Langley Research Center, located in Hampton, Va.

9 Sep 2013

Lynette Rhodes’ long, winding road leads back home

For Lynette Rhodes, there’s no place like home. No place that has come close to evoking the childlike joy of her beloved Norfolk. So when Rhodes returned to Norfolk 17 years later, it felt like it was meant to be.

30 Aug 2013

Gathright Dam to perform 'pulse release'

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.

30 Aug 2013

FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets Sept. 5

Community members can learn more about the ongoing restoration efforts at the formerly used defense site in Suffolk, during the project’s quarterly restoration advisory board meeting Sept. 5.

29 Aug 2013

Modern Emergency Services Center opens at Ft. Detrick

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore and New York Districts, in coordination with the Fort

28 Aug 2013

Army Corps Completes Bedrock Removal in the Kill Van Kull Channel

Container Ship Transits the Kill Van Kull Channel. Dredging work to remove bedrock to ease a bend in the Kill Van Kull Channel was successfully completed August 17th. The work was performed for the purpose of enhancing navigational safety and required removal of bedrock through drilling and underwater blasting on the northern side of the Kill Van Kull off of Bayonne, N.J.

28 Aug 2013

Army Corps Completes Bedrock Removal in the Kill Van Kull Channel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has been deepening 38 miles of federal navigation channels in the New York Harbor to a depth of 50 feet.

23 Aug 2013

Officials eye 2014 opening of U.S. schools in Belgium

MONS, Belgium – Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe is inching closer to unveiling brand new elementary, middle and high schools here. Progress continues on the three American facilities at this NATO base, which is home to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.

23 Aug 2013

Officials eye 2014 opening of U.S. schools in Belgium

Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe is inching closer to unveiling brand new elementary, middle and high schools here.

22 Aug 2013

Corps awards $12 million contract to Hampton Roads company

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to dredge the James River federal navigation channel.

21 Aug 2013

Top Army Civil Works Leaders Visit New York City Coastal Projects

Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Chief of Engineers and Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (for Civil Works) visited New York City and observed USACE coastal projects aimed at restoring coastal storm risk reduction projects due to Hurricane Sandy.

21 Aug 2013

Veterans Curation Program hosts open house at Alexandria, Va. laboratory

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District and John Milner Associates, Inc. hosted an open

21 Aug 2013

Top Army Civil Works Leaders Visit New York City Coastal Projects

Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made a visit to New York City August 19-21, 2013.

16 Aug 2013

Army Corps begins Post-Sandy restoration work on Rockaway Beach

On August 15, representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and New York City announced the beginning of sand replenishment efforts at Rockaway Beach. Crews are busy placing millions of cubic yards of sand as part of the Corps efforts to repair and restore the Rockaway coastline which was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

14 Aug 2013

Army Corps carries out post-Sandy emergency beach replenishment work

Crews are busy placing millions of cubic yards along the Atlantic coast of northern New Jersey as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District’s efforts to repair and restore the Sea Bright to Manasquan beach erosion control and coastal storm risk reduction project.

14 Aug 2013

USACE Chief touts STEM outreach

Commanding General and Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick visited the Baltimore District

14 Aug 2013

USACE Chief touts STEM outreach

Commanding General and Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick visited the Baltimore District Tuesday as part of the STEM Campaign Kickoff, and spoke to nearly 100 employees about how the Corps can encourage students to pursue STEM fields.

9 Aug 2013

Gathright Dam ‘pulse release’ to increase Jackson River water flow

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Aug. 13, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.

8 Aug 2013

Craney Island mosquito spraying set for Aug. 12

Aerial mosquito spraying Monday at federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties and the Churchland area in Portsmouth.

7 Aug 2013

Big Beach renourishment complete

Contractors smoothed out the last of the sand on the Virginia Beach, Va., beachfront Aug. 1, completing a beach renourishment cycle that widened the buffer between punishing storm surge and the city’s homes, businesses and tourist attractions.

30 Jul 2013

Agencies prune plant list

When the national wetland plant list was initially rolled out to the web in May 2012 the Corp’s Regulatory Office said there would be periodic changes. Earlier this month those periodic changes became a reality.

24 Jul 2013

Army Corps Dredged Material Used as a Natural Resource

Dredged rock material from the Army Corps' Harbor Deepening Project is a valued natural resource that is environmentally beneficial for the construction of artificial reefs