26 Feb 2020

Commentary: Engineers building strong legacy as pioneers of progress

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2020) – We just celebrated National Engineers Week and recognized Nashville District’s engineers as the region’s problem solvers, committed to serving a higher purpose, and building on a strong legacy as pioneers of progress.

5 Feb 2020

Investing in Infrastructure

The Buffalo North Breakwater structure located at the entrance into Buffalo Harbor is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District and is critical to the Great Lakes Navigation System. The structure serves to protect the northerly entrance into the Buffalo Harbor, the entrance into the Black Rock Canal and the downtown waterfront from powerful natural forces such as storm surges, large waves and ice.

10 Dec 2019

Employee Spotlight: Kelly Schroter

After participating in a developmental assignment at the USACE headquarters office for four months, Kelly Schroter reflects on her experiences.“[I] really enjoyed learning how aspects of my job, such as Congressional inquiries and taskers, are generated and processed at headquarters level,” according to Schroter, the Detroit District Strategic

4 Dec 2019

Detroit wins Corps Small Business awards

The Detroit District leadership participated in the Federal Small Business Conference this year and received U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards while there for the great work the district does with the small business community.The Detroit District won First Place for Top Hub Zone and Third Place for the Top Small Business awards in 2018, competing

25 Oct 2019

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan III announced

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler unveiled an updated action plan under the Great lakes Restoration Initiative, GLRI, at Sunset Point in Belle Isle Park in Detroit. The GLRI Action Plan III will guide the actions of federal agencies and their many partners over the next five years to protect and restore the Great Lakes –

9 Oct 2019

Sections of bio acoustic fish fence submerged at Barkley Lock

GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2019) – Crews are submerging and installing sections of a bio acoustic fish fence on the downstream side of Barkley Lock this week as part of an experiment to deter the passage of Asian carp with a wall of bubbles, sound and light.

7 Oct 2019

Employee Spotlight: Chuck Gould

Chuck Gould, lead program analyst, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently served four and a half months at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters office in a developmental assignment. "The experience was fast-paced and a great opportunity for those working in or interested in the Corps Civil Works Planning Community,” said

18 Dec 2018

Director shows interest in Nashville’s Sevenmile Creek project

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 18, 2018) – The programs director for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division visited Music City today to put eyes on the future site of a detention structure on Sevenmile Creek that will provide flood-risk-reduction benefits for the area.

28 Nov 2018

Restoring the Boardman

By Emily Schaefer, public affairs specialistConstruction teams have been actively engaged and moving dirt since 2017 to remove two dams on the Boardman River in Traverse City, Michigan.    The Boardman River Ecosystem Restoration Project is one of the most comprehensive dam removal and restoration projects in Michigan’s history and one of the

19 Oct 2018

Community commemorates, dedicates Dale Hollow Dam on 75th Anniversary

CELINA, Tenn. (Oct. 19, 2018) – As a heavy fog lifted over Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir during the 75th Anniversary Commemoration this morning, members of the community and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials brought into clear focus how communities, homes and farmlands were given up in the early 1940s to make way for the reservoir, and more than a thousand men worked day and night to construct the dam. A few even lost their lives supporting an expedited construction program.