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  • April

    USACE Galveston District Spotlight on Ron Wooten

    GALVESTON, Texas (April 1, 2015) – If you were to ask Fort Worth native Ron Wooten what his favorite job has been throughout his career, you’d be surprised to learn he’s sort of a jack-of-all-trades, having worked as an advanced placement high school teacher, research fisheries biologist, mentor, landscape and irrigation company owner and photojournalist.

  • March

    Valerie Shippers, Huntsville Center's Installation Support and Programs Management director since 2011, retired from federal service during a ceremony at the Center March 30.

    Huntsville Center’s ISPM director Shippers retires

    Valerie Shippers, director, Huntsville Center’s Installation Support and Programs Management Directorate, retired from federal service March 30 during a ceremony at the Center.
  • JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo., -- This is the sandstone survey marker found in 2001 at the reservoir. It marked a corner of the Mary Prowers Indian Claim No. 19, also known as a "beef-steak claim."

    District Archaeologist Shares Historical Discoveries at Colorado Conference

    District archaeologist Gregory Everhart attended the 37th Annual Conference of the Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists where he presented on historical findings on recent cultural resources activities at Trinidad Lake and John Martin Reservoir.
  • With the Dam Safety Assurance Program work to reduce risk at Dover Dam officially complete, the Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at Dover Dam to mark the occasion.

    Dover Dam Marks Completion of Work

    With the Dam Safety Assurance Program work to reduce risk at Dover Dam officially complete, the Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at Dover Dam to mark the occasion
  • Despite temperatures that never exceeded the freezing mark, the 6th Annual Yatesville Lake Spring Cleanup proved to be the most successful to date.

    6th Annual Yatesville Lake Spring Cleanup – Stronger Than Ever

    A chill hung in the air as dawn broke over the hills of Lawrence County on Saturday, March 28. Despite the frigid temperature, members of the local community arrived at Yatesville Lake desiring to do their part to preserve the integrity of this shared resource.