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  • October

    The Corps has built a rock dike, which will protect divers as they replace wickets in Dam 52.

    Dam 52 back in business following closures

    After intermittent closures at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Locks and Dam 52, Brookport, Illinois, the main lock chamber is now back in service and open to navigation traffic.
  • Caesar Creek Lake Ranger Kim Baker explores pond life while the citizen scientists record identified species.

    Corps lakes host natural resources events

    Many U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, lakes held their annual trash cleanups in

  • USACE Infrastructure Assessment Subject Matter Experts Help in Harvey Recovery Mission

    Hurricane Harvey stormed along the Gulf Coast of Texas in late August. As part of the federal government’s recovery mission, FEMA tasked USACE to provide engineering support. Infrastructure Assessment teams are a key element of this support.
  • Integration of innovative technologies, such as advanced geophysical classification techniques, will reduce the overall time and cost of remediation activities within the Formerly Used Defense Sites program.

    Banner year for Formerly Used Defense Sites Program

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It has been a banner year for the Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) program. The program, which restores environmental conditions at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense to build and defend our Nation, successfully obligated 100 percent of its authorized $243.1 million budget and met all major milestones for fiscal year 2017, advancing cleanup efforts across the country.
  • Leah Deeds, natural resources specialist, Little Rock District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers looks at a pollinator at the Dewey Short Visitor Center at Table Rock Lake.

    Dewey Short is buzzing with new learning opportunities

    Branson, MO- For the thousands of guests visiting Table Rock Lake each year no visit would be complete without stopping by the visitor center featuring a state-of-the art interactive map of the lake, wall murals and a replica of an Ozark bluff.