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    USACE MOBILE DISTRICT COMPLETES SHIP ISLAND RESTORATION

    MOBILE, Ala. – As the second largest restoration project in the history of the National Park Service, the Mobile District’s restoration of Ship Island in the western region of Gulf Islands National Seashore is an important contribution to the preservation of the Nation’s precious natural resources

  • Remediation, Environmental Services industry day set for Jan. 15

    Huntsville Center has an industry day set from 1— 4 p.m., Jan. 15, for International Remediation & Environmental Services and Strategic Environment Enterprise Resources.

  • Commander's Thanksgiving message to the TAD team

    Thanksgiving is a day of gratitude that reminds us to take time to acknowledge all the blessings we enjoy as Americans. Too often we get caught up in the everyday pace of our lives and forget how fortunate we are for all we have.
  • Mason Rudder, Holt, Mo., harvests a doe during the 30th annual managed deer hunt at Smithville Lake, Nov. 23, 2019.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Smithville Lake celebrates 30th managed deer hunt

    Nearly 150 people filled a maintenance facility with excitement at Smithville Lake around 4 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. They were all there for one reason, to get out into the wild and seek a big buck this weekend. For the 30th year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Smithville Lake hosted what’s known as the world’s largest managed deer hunt for mobility-impaired hunters. During this two-day event, 60 hunting blinds are set up across 3,800 acres of prime ground, not available for public hunting. Along with a volunteer, these hunters seek out the best spot near daybreak and wait out their target.
  • Leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division, Los Angeles District and the Bureau of Land Management officially reopened Red Spring boardwalk Nov. 8. Roughly a half-mile in length ... the accessible boardwalk is in the Calico Basin of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nev. From left to right, Claudia Garcia, project manager with the LA District's Arizona-Nevada Area Office; Catrina Williams, field manager for the BLM's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office; 1st Lt. Kara Styers, aide-de-camp to the SPD commander; Brig. Gen. Kim Colloton, SPD commander; Brian Christ, vice president S&B Christ Consulting, LLC, of Las Vegas; Col. Aaron Barta, District commander; Viet Tran, project engineer for the district’s Las Vegas Resident Office; and Raymond Tsui, civil engineer with BLM's Southern Nevada District Office.

    Corps completes Red Spring boardwalk

    Leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division, Los Angeles District and the Bureau of Land Management officially reopened Red Spring boardwalk Nov. 8.