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  • April

    In the wild, fertilized eggs would lay in rocky streambeds until they hatched. At the hatchery, eggs and milt are collected from returning adult salmonids and the fertilized eggs are placed in incubation trays and kept in water from the Dworshak reservoir. The hatchery regulates the temperature and flow of water in the trays to keep the eggs healthy and growing at an appropriate rate.

    4 million mouths to feed

    Just below Dworshak Dam, on the shore of the Clearwater River, lies the Dworshak National Fish Hatchery (DNFH). The DNFH raises millions of salmon and steelhead smolts every year to be released into the river and make their way down to the ocean.

  • Louisville District delivers Newark Army reserve center ahead of schedule

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District recently completed a new 43,000 square-foot Army Reserve Center in Newark, Delaware, ahead of schedule.
  • Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema, left, and Col. Julie Balten, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, right, discuss project details regarding the Little Colorado River at Winslow Flood-Control project after a site visit and panel presentation April 11 in Winslow, Ariz. The project is receiving more than $65 million in federal funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act to complete design and construction of the levee system. The project also will help remove the invasive plant species, salt cedar, pictured behind them. (Photo by Robert DeDeaux, Los Angeles District PAO)

    Winslow Flood Control Project to receive $65M

    WINSLOW, Arizona – The Little Colorado River at Winslow Flood-Control project is slated to receive more than $65 million in federal funding this year, said Sen. Krysten Sinema, during a panel presentation April 11 in Winslow.
  • Congratulations to Andrea Williams on her selection as Operations Division’s (OD) new Chief! Andrea has served in the OD Chief position on temporary assignment since January.

    Memphis District’s new Operations Division Chief Andrea Williams

    Congratulations to Andrea Williams on her selection as the new Operations Division’s (OD) Chief!  Williams has served in the OD Chief position on temporary assignment since January.   
  • Panama City Beach Restoration Shell Basket Pumpout

    Beneficial Use of Dredged Material

    When feasible, dredged material can be used as a resource rather than treated as a waste product. Beneficial uses can include habitat creation and restoration, beach nourishment, landfill cover, and land site remediation.