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SACRAMENTO DISTRICT - Isabella Dam Project Update- An aerial view of the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project in Lake Isabella, California, Sept. 14, 2022.
Emergency Spillway total common and rock excavation is 98% complete, the Labyrinth Weir is 98% complete and the target for completion is November 2022.
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ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT - Volunteers turn out to observe National Public Lands Day and help improve Albuquerque District lakes
John Martin park ranger Holly Garnett and volunteers celebrate creating a path through tamarisk, an invasive species, to the Purgatoire River at the Black Bridge Recreation Area during the National Public Lands Day event there, Sept. 24, 2022.
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SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT - San Rafael Dredging Celebration with Cong. Jared Huffman
On Oct. 13, 2022, Lt. Col. Kevin Arnett participated in a press conference led by Cong. Jared Huffman at the Marin Yacht Club in San Rafael to celebrate the ongoing dredge work on San Rafael Creek.
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USACE takes part in American Indian Science and Engineering Society national conference in Palm Springs
Albuquerque District Hydrology and Hydraulic Branch Chief Stephen Scissions assists Cline Cannon with registration during the American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference Oct. 7 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in...
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  • March

    Trevor Snyder, project manager with the Operations Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, left, briefs a team of the Corps’ LA District park rangers, Azusa Police Department and Los Angeles County Department of Animal Control after daybreak Feb. 22 in Azusa, California. A total of 128 tons of floatable debris in the San Gabriel River was removed by the Corps’ LA District during a weeklong cleanup project. (Photo by John Reese, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District)

    Corps’ LA District removes 128 tons of floatable debris from San Gabriel Riverbed during weeklong cleanup project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District removed 128 tons of floatable debris during a cleanup of the San Gabriel River, Feb. 22-28, 2022, near Azusa. The weeklong project filled 16 40-cubic-yard dumpsters with debris that can create runoff blockage during heavy rains and cause flooding of heavily populated areas downstream.
  • LA District Biologist Jon Rishi and LA District Park Rangers Connie Chan Le and Mai Linh Lawrence Skropanic take in the view across the Mojave River Dam basin in San Bernardino, California.

    Corps’ park rangers, engineers begin initial planning for security, restoration barrier at Mojave River Dam

    Set against the backdrop of the San Bernardino Mountains, the Mojave River Dam and its surrounding area is known for many things – its beautiful landscape filled with Joshua trees, desert flora and fauna, and the national scenic Pacific Crest Trail, an area frequented by hikers and equestrian riders. It also has become an area recreated illegally by off-road vehicle enthusiasts, an activity prohibited in and around the dam because the area is designated as a critical habitat for endangered species.
  • Jenn Rivo, project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Mega Projects Division, Department of Veterans Affairs Branch, talks to leaders from the Corps of Engineers and the Department of Veterans Affairs during a Feb. 23 site visit to construction areas at the VA San Diego Healthcare System in La Jolla, California.

    Corps’ Military Programs director for Interagency, International Services tours Southern California Veterans Affairs’ projects

    The director of Military Programs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Interagency and International Services traveled to Southern California Feb. 23 and 24 to meet with representatives working on three different Veterans Affairs projects. The projects are managed by the Corps’ Los Angeles District.

  • February

    Col. Antoinette R. Gant commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, South Pacific Division, right, and Lt. Col. Jeffrey M. Beeman, former commander of the South Pacific Border District, left, case the colors during the District’s inactivation ceremony Feb. 25 in Phoenix. Gant served as the third commander of the former District before assuming the role as division commander.

    District cases colors during inactivation ceremony

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Border District cased its colors Feb. 25 during an inactivation ceremony in Phoenix. Division leaders gathered virtually and in person to reflect on the District’s historic accomplishments. “Today is about celebrating this incredible team and acknowledging the District’s contributions to the history of the nation,” said Col. Antoinette R. Gant, South Pacific Division commander and one of the former commanders of the District. “When the need was there, we rose to the occasion – and now it’s time to apply what we have learned to other missions.”
  • A contractor surveys the area before dredging operations start Feb. 17 in Ventura Harbor. Though parts of the beach adjacent to the project are available for recreation -- such as surfing visible in this photo -- large sections of the beach are strictly off-limits to ensure the safety of residents and visitors.

    Annual dredging of Ventura Harbor starts, with completion slated for mid-March

    Annual dredging commenced Feb. 14 in Ventura Harbor to deepen the federal navigation channel and sand traps to their authorized levels, with a scheduled completion timeframe of mid-March.
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  • Army Corps starts annual Oceanside dredging

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District began its annual dredging of the Oceanside Harbor inlet starting April 19. Manson Construction Company of Seattle is dredging the channel to its authorized federal depth of 20 feet. Dredging is expected to be completed prior to Memorial Day weekend.

  • USACE Awards Wetland Mitigation Contract for New Alameda VA Facility

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $3.6 million construction contract March 2 to the Inverness, California, firm Dixon Marine Services, to conduct wetland mitigation on Alameda Point, California.

  • County Road 18.3 across Trinidad Dam scheduled for closure Feb. 14-18, 2022

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District announced today that County Road 18.3 will be closed Monday Feb. 14 through Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day. County Road 18.3 is the road that goes across Trinidad Dam, in Colorado.