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  • July

    Firefighters Bed Down at Corps’ Campground

    As of July 11, the Las Conchas fire continues to burn and has scarred nearly 150,000 acres of Santa Fe National Forest in Sandoval, Los Alamos and Rio Arriba counties in northern New Mexico and has caused eight injuries.

  • May

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers senior park ranger Bill Miller welcomes guests at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new boat ramp at Black Butte Lake, Calif., May 18, 2011. An expansion project funded by a grant from the California Department of Boating and Waterways.

    New boat ramp opens at Corps' Black Butte Lake

    BLACK BUTTE LAKE, Calif. - A new boat ramp at Black Butte Lake is open for business, just in time for the summer recreation season. The ramp officially opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 18 at the lake.

  • April

    The current, degraded levee known as the "J levee," separates privately owned orchards (left) and natural flood plain (right) near Hamilton City, Calif. A mature elderberry plant on the far right is home to the valley elderberry longhorn beetle, which has been listed as a federally threatened species since 1980.

    Corps' first multi-benefit project moves forward at Hamilton City

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 25, 2011) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is moving forward on a first-of-a-kind project in Hamilton City, Calif. Slated to begin summer 2012, the Hamilton City Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration project focuses on measures that produce both flood risk reduction and ecosystem restoration benefits under the first successful application of Planning Civil Works Projects under the Environmental Operating Principles (EC 1105-2-404.) This Corps environmental sustainability guideline states projects should be formulated for multiple purposes whenever possible, subject to budgetary constraints.
  • FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. -- Representatives from the Department of the Army, U.S. Rep. Sam Farr's district office, Fort Hunter Liggett and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District broke ground a one-megawatt solar array in a ceremony at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., April 8, 2011. From left to right: Todd Davis, U.S. Army Reserve chief of staff; Mr. Brian Bothman, vice president of Robert A. Bothman Inc.; the Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment; Col. James Suriano, Fort Hunter Liggett garrison commander; Alec Arago, district director for U.S. Rep. Sam Farr's district office; and Lt. Col. Andrew Kiger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District district commander. The solar array is the first of three planned for the post, which will eventually provide 100 percent of Fort Hunter Liggett's energy needs. The Sacramento District is managing the project.

    Sacramento District breaks ground on Fort Hunter Liggett solar array

    FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. -- Representatives from the Department of the Army, U.S. Rep. Sam Farr's district office, Fort Hunter Liggett and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District broke ground a one-megawatt solar array in a ceremony here April 8.
  • More than 6,000 people came to New Mexico March 27 for the 22nd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March.

    District Team Marches to Remember

    A dedicated team representing the Albuquerque District traversed the high desert terrain of White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 27 for the 22nd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March. They joined more than 6,000 others from across the globe for the event.