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  • August

    Volunteers from the Student Conservation Association work on the Overlook Trail at Tenkiller Ferry Lake.

    Park rangers, volunteers rehabilitate trail at Tenkiller Lake

    Recently, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Rangers Matt Reeves, Cory Bowlin, and Student Conservation Association volunteers have been working to rehabilitate the Tenkiller Ferry Lake Overlook Trail. This trail is a very popular trail that draws in hikers year round.
  • Col. Mark Toy, the Los Angeles District commander, presented Dr. Wen Chang with a command coin and a certificate which read in part, the District’s appreciation for Chang’s “outstanding leadership, dedication and technical expertise for the Asset Management, the Programs and Project Management, and the Planning Divisions and in the development of the FY14 Watershed-Based Budget Pilot Proposal for the Santa Ana River Watershed. Dr. Chang currently provides technical and budgeting support within the Natural Resources Management Program. His national perspective in all of these areas has been an invaluable asset to the District.”

    Visiting IWR economist departing District

    Dr. Wen-Huei Chang, a water resources economist from the Institute of Water Services, left the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Aug. 22 after working with three of the District’s divisions on temporary assignment for nearly five months.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee system inspection ratings in California's Central Valley, as of Aug. 22, 2012.

    17 Central Valley levee systems lose eligibility for federal rehab assistance

    A total of 17 levee systems in or near Sacramento, Stockton, Chester, Knights Landing and Gustine are now ineligible for federal rehabilitation assistance after a temporary agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of California extending eligibility for deficient levees expired in June.
  • LANCASTER, Tenn. — This fishing boat capsized in the tailwater of Center Hill Dam Aug. 16, 2012 during sluice gate releases. Two people were rescued thanks to quick-thinking, experience and teamwork between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District officials and a nearby fisherman.

    Quick thinking, experience, teamwork aid in rescue of two below Center Hill Dam

    Quick-thinking, experience and teamwork of individuals at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Center Hill Dam aided in the rescue of two people Aug. 16, 2012 after their boat capsized while fishing in turbulent tail waters during sluice gate releases.

  • Lower Mississippi River would be four feet less mighty without Twin Rivers

    The lower Mississippi River would be four feet less mighty if not for the water storage reservoirs along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and their tributaries that provide a stream of water management benefits.