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  • November

    Corps Day’s ERDCycling event was enjoyed by cyclists on campus and off. Two routes with different mileage were offered for all skill levels.

    ERDC-Vicksburg’s Corps Day offered something for everyone

    Although Mother Nature played a trick with the weather, the decision to move Corps Day to Oct. 21,
  • Col. David A. Caldwell, commander, USACE New York District (left), Rep. Frank Pallone (center), and Bob Martin, commissioner, NJDEP (right), discuss plans for Phase 2 of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project in Port Monmouth, located in Middletown, N.J.

    Construction Begins on Phase 2 of the Port Monmouth Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Commander, Col. David A. Caldwell, along with Representative Frank Pallone (NJ-6), Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martin, and Middletown Mayor, Gerard Scharfenberger, recently announced the groundbreaking for Phase 2 of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project in Port Monmouth, located in Middletown, N.J.
  • Park Ranger Dina Henninger, an environmental protection specialist in the Operations Division at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn., works in a pollinator garden at Cheatham Lake Nov. 2, 2016. The Nashville District has announced she is the Employee of the Month for September 2016 for organizing a successful National Public Lands Day event Oct. 1 at Cheatham Lake where 60 busy-bee volunteers established new pollinator gardens outside the resource manager’s office.

    Henninger named Nashville District Employee of the Month for September 2016

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 10, 2016) – Park Ranger Dina Henninger, an environmental protection specialist in the Operations Division at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn., is the employee of the month for September 2016.
  • Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, addresses guests during the celebration of the completion of the Beaver Creek Flood Damage Reduction Project in Bristol, Tenn., Nov. 9, 2016. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District joined the cities of Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee along with the Tennessee Valley Authority to celebrate the completion of the Beaver Creek Flood Reduction Project during a ceremony today at Jerry Good pasture Plaza in Bristol, Tenn.

    Corps, cities of Bristol celebrate completion of flood risk reduction project

    BRISTOL, Tenn. (Nov. 9, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District joined the cities of Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee along with the Tennessee Valley Authority to celebrate the completion of the Beaver Creek Flood Reduction Project during a ceremony today at Jerry Good pasture Plaza in Bristol, Tenn.
  • Lillian Doherty, chief of Operations and Maintenance USACE Los Angeles District, discusses the LA River flood zone hazard areas and non-native vegetation removal with attendees at the Glendale Narrows Workshop on Nov. 7. The Corps conducts non-native vegetation growth removal in the channel to improve LAR capacity.

    LA River workshop engages public in open dialogue

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District held a public workshop on Nov. 7 at the Friendship Auditorium to discuss the Corps’ flood risk management activities, safety, non-native vegetation removal, river access and other topics relevant to the Los Angeles River within the area referred to as “Glendale Narrow.”