17 Sep 2015

Black Butte Lake to celebrate National Public Lands Day early on Sept. 19

Black Butte Lake near Orland, California, will celebrate National Public Lands Day early this year, waiving fees for its day-use recreation areas and hosting volunteers for a number of park improvement projects on Sept. 19.

14 Sep 2015

Safety rising star honored by National Safety Council

Melanie Prescott, an industrial hygienist for the Sacramento District, will be honored as a Rising Star of Safety by the National Safety Council during their annual Congress from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2 in Atlanta.

14 Sep 2015

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers parks to celebrate National Public Lands Day

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District parks will celebrate National Public Lands Day this month by waiving fees for its day-use recreation areas and hosting volunteers for a number of park improvement projects.

2 Sep 2015

Corps to host public meeting Sept. 3 to seek input for Lower Cache Creek study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a public scoping meeting Sept. 3 to discuss the Lower Cache Creek flood risk management study.

2 Sep 2015

Experience the great outdoors during “Every Kid in a Park” recreation initiative

President Obama, with the support of the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation to include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced the start of a new initiative to give every child in the United States the chance to explore and learn about America’s great outdoors. The Every Kid in a Park initiative will provide all fourth grade students and their families with free admission to more than 2,000 federally-managed sites nationwide for a full year.

3 Aug 2015

Corps awards contract to kick off Hamilton City levee work

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded $6.2 million to Newland Entities Inc. of Marysville, California, on July 28, 2015, to begin levee construction this summer on the Hamilton City Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration project.

31 Jul 2015

Army Corps awards $5.5 million to modernize military port's pier

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $5.5 million contract July 27 to Power Engineering Construction Company of Alameda to repair and maintain operational capability at Pier 3 of the Military Ocean Terminal Concord, otherwise known as MOTCO.

20 Jul 2015

Corps to begin $7.2 million Florin Creek improvements

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $7,182,211 contract June 26 to PRS Newland JV of Sacramento, California, for improvements along Florin Creek in south Sacramento.

13 Jul 2015

$5.2 million added for Central Valley projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers appropriations for fiscal year 2015 added $5.2 million for Sacramento District flood risk reduction-related construction and investigations in the Central Valley. This funding is in addition to the $141 million received in February this year.

13 Jul 2015

Coveted intern returns to Sacramento District

Jonathan Whipple is back in town after spending three weeks at the Corps' Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Even though he was more than 2,000 miles away, his focus never left home.