24 Sep 2018

A single day of volunteering makes a giant difference

Day in and day out, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District works to ensure that visitors to our Corps parks and lakes are able to enjoy nature at its best. That means a year-round effort by park rangers and staff to keep these lakes, rivers, recreation areas and campsites free of trash and in working order. Once a year, however, many visitors return to our parks, and some come for the first time, to lend a helping hand in the ongoing effort to maintain public lands.

6 Sep 2018

7 things you need to know about Natomas

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will complete improvements to the remaining 24 of 42 miles of levees surrounding the Natomas basin near Sacramento, Calif., one the most at-risk regions in the nation for catastrophic flooding.

30 Aug 2018

Employee Spotlight: Jesse Jordan

Please introduce yourself:My name is Jesse Jordan. I’m originally from Trinidad but moved around a bit before finally settling in sunny Florida for high school and college. I earned a degree in civil engineering from Florida Tech in 2011 and immediately got a job working in the oil field as a technician out in the Gulf of Mexico. After a few years

25 Apr 2018

Veterans enjoy a special ‘Day on the Lake’

The 7th Annual Warrior’s Day on the Lake took place Saturday, April 21, at Success Lake, located just outside of Porterville, California. With a name like Success Lake, you would expect events held there to be nothing less than super, and according to hosts, participants and volunteers, the event hosted by Central Valley Vets went off, well …

18 Apr 2018

There's much more to this event than hooking a fish

Better put Kid's Fishing Day 2018 on your calendar now, or you just might miss it!

13 Apr 2018

Valentine for the OMB

Matt Valentine, an architect with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, learned about career opportunities in the Corps during an architecture job fair at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Nine years later, Valentine represented the district at the 2018 edition of the same job fair.

9 Apr 2018

Rain dampens event, but families still enjoy Kids Fishing Day

Despite the ‘pineapple express’ that brought widespread rain across much of the state, over 30 children and their families participated in the annual Kids Fishing Day event held at Eastman Lake on April 7.

26 Mar 2018

Corps taking safety from reactive to proactive

If you were invited to visit a Corps worksite and realized once you arrived that your colleagues were not wearing the appropriate safety gear, what would you do? Would you: Say nothing, because you’re not the senior employee on-site Wait until you got back to your office and mention it to the safety manager Mention it

14 Mar 2018

There’s more to this annual event than hooking a fish

    Make plans now to attend Kid's   Fishing Day 2018!Have you ever wanted to attend an event, but each year you end up reading about it after it’s already taken place? This was a common theme among adults I spoke with while attending the annual Kid’s Fishing Day at Hensley Lake in 2017. As I wandered around the lake taking photos and chatting

12 Mar 2018

Summer internships can help kick off career in federal service

With the calendar only recently flipping to March, and the sound of rain drops dancing atop our rooftops and frosty temperatures still a part of everyday life, the prospect of sun-filled summer days can feel a ways off. Not so for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, which has its eyes set to June and the prospect of fresh-faced interns joining the team for a few months.