10 Jun 2025

Public comment opens: Corps of Engineers evaluating alternatives to address impacts from obelisk to burial site at the Soo Locks

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District released the Obelisk Alternatives Analysis Report for a 30-day public review on June 9, 2025.The analysis addresses the cultural effects of removing the obelisk from a burial site, determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places as a Traditional Cultural Place, located at Brady Park at the St. Marys Falls Canal (Soo Locks), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Bay Mills Indian Community and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Michigan conducts cultural and religious practices at the burial site. Those practices in the presence of an obelisk celebrating the semi-centennial of the construction of locks, which destroyed most of the burial site, continue to have an ongoing negative effect on their members. The Bay Mills Indian Community and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Michigan have requested that the Corps of Engineers remove the obelisk from the burial site to mitigate this effect. 

9 Jun 2025

Information sought on vandalism at Mill Springs Mill

MILL SPRINGS, Ky. (June 9, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is seeking information about an incident of vandalism at historic Mill Springs Mill the weekend of June 7-8, 2025.

9 Jun 2025

Corps of Engineers Inner St. Joseph Harbor dredging starting June 9

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District dredging operations are scheduled to begin Monday, June 9, to maintain the federal channel at the inner St. Joseph Harbor. Dean Marine & Excavating, of Mount Clemens, Michigan, will perform the mechanical dredging to maintain safe passage for vessels at the upstream docks as the Corps of Engineers contractor. The work is scheduled to conclude by July 30.

5 Jun 2025

Dredging Starts this Summer in Lorain Harbor

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $749,000 contract to Michigan-based

5 Jun 2025

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Army Corps of Engineers’ Birthday and Juneteenth Celebration

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,600 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of the USACE birthday, June 16, and Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19.

3 Jun 2025

Cumberland River intertwined with story of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 3, 2025) – The steady flow of the Cumberland River is intertwined with the story of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As the Army and USACE mark a quarter-millennium of service this month, it’s fitting to highlight the Nashville District’s enduring legacy in shaping the landscape of the region, reducing flood risk, powering communities, establishing navigation, promoting safe recreation, and stewarding natural resources.

2 Jun 2025

Public invited to Spencer Creek Watershed public info session

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and the Wilson County Planning Commission will host a public information session on July 1, 2025, to share findings from the Spencer Creek Watershed Flood Preparedness PAS study. This study, initiated in April 2023, assesses flood risks caused by regional development and changing precipitation patterns, and aims to improve local emergency response and planning. While USACE’s Planning Assistance to States program offers technical analysis, it does not fund design or construction. The session will include a presentation, a review of flood-prone neighborhoods like those near Highway 109, and a Q&A with USACE and county representatives.

2 Jun 2025

Detroit District receives $1.2M to continue flood study in Midland region

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, will receive an additional $1.2 million in funding under the Fiscal Year 2025 Work Plan to continue its Tittabawassee Watershed Flood Risk Management Study.