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  • April

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District was a participant at the 2015 Lake Tahoe Summit on Aug. 24, 2015, hosting an informational booth and taking a boat tour to learn more about aquatic invasive species. The annual event is open to the public and rotates between California and Nevada. This year’s summit was at the Round Hill Pines Resort Beach and Marina, Nevada. As the nation’s environmental engineers, the Corps is tasked with restoring degraded ecosystems, constructing sustainable facilities, regulating waterways, managing natural resources and cleaning up contaminated sites from past military activities.

    Corps a leading federal ecosystem restoration agency in Lake Tahoe Basin

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one of the leading federal ecosystem restoration agencies in the Lake Tahoe Basin and has worked with local, state and other federal partners since 1997 to preserve the lake’s prized clarity by restoring natural inflows and controlling invasive species. Corps involvement in the Lake Tahoe Basin is shaped by two programs -- the Tahoe Partnership and the Tahoe Section 108 programs.

  • 10 Things I learned at a Civil War battle in Northern California

    We have some pretty cool things that go down at our parks. The American Civil War Association’s reenactment weekend at the Knights Ferry Recreation Area is definitely one you shouldn’t miss. But if you did, here’s a recap.
  • The Lock Wall team, led by Lockmaster Tom Braunscheidel, operated as a well-oiled machine to ensure the vessel and towboat passed safely and successfully through the lock on their way back to Michigan.

    Black Rock Lock Welcomes the First Barge of the Season

    The towboat “Calusa Coast” picked a glorious day to usher the “Delaware” on her maiden voyage through the Black Rock Lock May 20th.
  • Harvey Hill facilitates the San Antonio Multi-Hazard Tournament (September 2015)

    USACE Doubles Its Use of Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution Measures

    Alexandria, Va. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) increased its use of third-party Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution (ECCR) in 2015, reporting 29 specific uses as well as a significant number of non-third-party collaborative efforts across all USACE divisions and mission areas. This was a significant increase from the 15 uses reported in 2013 and 2014. The volume and breadth of non-third-party collaborative efforts were also significant with many efforts noted in both the Navigation and Regulatory business lines. Interesting to note were the six priority, or emerging, areas of conflict and cross-cutting challenges in USACE: Water Security, Statutory Requirements and Federal Law, Native American Cultural Sites, Climate Change, National Historic Preservation Act, and In-stream Flows.
  • A graphic depicting the boundaries for Arlington National Cemetery's Southern Expansion Project.

    Arlington National Cemetery hosts open house to seek comments on Southern Expansion Project

    Arlington National Cemetery announces the initiation of the Southern Expansion Project and Associated Roadway Realignment, and invites the public to attend a National Environmental Policy Act scoping meeting to learn more about and provide comments on the proposed project.