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The Land Remembers: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site hosts Rich Bergeman for photography exhibit and talk on Rogue River War sites
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to announce that Rich Bergeman, a photographer based in Corvallis, Oregon, is the guest curator of an exhibit in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Visitor Center. The photography exhibit will run from April 24 through September 25 in the visitor center's theater.
Back Cove
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: In 1895, Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot were hired by Portland, Maine’s mayor James Baxter to improve the site known as Back Cove. The firm proposed a dam that would form a saltwater pond, dredging the mudflats then building a tree-lined drive and promenade around the perimeter of Back Cove. While the dam was never built, ten years later the Olmsted’s would return to Back Cove, this time as Olmsted Brothers.
Riverbank Park
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Influenced by the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Newark, New Jersey wanted their citizens to benefit from open green spaces within congested districts where industry and residences dominate the land. Riverbank Park, designed by Olmsted Brothers, was intended as an urban park to serve the growing city. Originally six-acres, Riverbank Park is the smallest in the Essex County Park System.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division invests in our planet, plans to use native plants in landscaping
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
A project manager assigned to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District, one of two districts under the Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division’s umbrella, shares how the Army Corps of Engineers is continuing to invest in green initiatives.
Strong Partnerships – A Catalyst for Innovation
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but partnerships are what move inventions from the briefing slide to the battlefield and beyond – turning ideas into lifesaving, life-sustaining, and security enhancing innovations in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility.
Who Works the Rivers
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District participated in RiverWorks Discovery’s “Who Works the River” event in Point Pleasant on April 21st.
Corps of Engineers Enhancing Kootenai River Habitat
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
As part of their environmental stewardship mission, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Libby Dam in Libby, Montana, are placing approximately 26 logs with attached rootwads in the Kootenai River downstream of the dam this spring to enhance fish habitat.
Nashville District accepting lease applications for proposed new marina at Old Hickory Lake
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is soliciting proposals for development and operation of a new commercial concession marina at Old Hickory Lake.
NR 23-10: Nashville District accepting lease applications for proposed new marina at Old Hickory Lake
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is soliciting proposals for development and operation of a new commercial concession marina at Old Hickory Lake.
USACE seeks NEPA Public Scoping Comments on the Lake Okeechobee Component A Storage Reservoir (LOCAR) Section 203 Study
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District (USACE) announces a 30-day public NEPA scoping comment period for the North of Lake Okeechobee Storage Reservoir Section 203 Study, also known as the Lake Okeechobee Component A Storage Reservoir (LOCAR) Section 203 Study being conducted by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD).
Investing in Our Planet: Earth Day 2023
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
On April 22, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) joins our global community in the celebration of Earth Day.
Corps announces county road closures for I-29 grade raise project
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, along with the Metro Flood Diversion Authority and the North Dakota Department of Transportation, will resume construction on the Interstate 29 road raise next week
Maintenance to close temporarily Canyon Lake Dam service road
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Canyon Lake will temporarily close the dam service road for embankment maintenance April 24 through 27.
USACE Vicksburg District announces closure to section of roadway at Arkabutla Dam
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has made a closure to a small section of road along the bottom of Arkabutla Dam.
Corps drives new traffic plan for Anderson Road Day Use Area
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is implementing a new traffic plan beginning this Memorial Day for the Anderson Road Day Use Area at J. Percy Priest Lake.
NR 23-09: Corps drives new traffic plan for Anderson Road Day Use Area
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is implementing a new traffic plan beginning this Memorial Day for the Anderson Road Day Use Area at J. Percy Priest Lake.
LA District maintenance team members take on UTV training
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
LA District Park Ranger Nicolas Figueroa led a daylong operations and safety training course on utility terrain vehicles to members of the district’s Operations and Maintenance Branch March 23 at the Whittier Narrows Dam area of operations in Pico Rivera, California.
Incoming commander gets early review of LA District
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
The incoming U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander took time out to meet with the LA District’s team and partners April 3-7 as he toured project sites throughout Southern California to learn about the district’s diverse and extensive mission set.
Engineering students visit LOUVAMC construction site
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
Engineering students from the University of Louisville had the opportunity to visit the site of the new Louisville VA Medical Center where they were given an overview of the project as well as a site tour April 13.
Leaders in riverway commercial traffic visit Mega Project construction in Pittsburgh
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
Industry experts, inland navigation stakeholders, government officials and more stepped off the bus and walked over to a welcome station where they donned life jackets and hard hats.