8 Jan 2018

USACE hits milestone in NorCal Wildfire mission

When the rest of the world was popping champagne to ring in the New Year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reached another milestone in its continuing Federal Emergency Management Agency mission in Northern California to assist the region recover from the devastating effects of the October 2017 wildfires.

21 Dec 2017

Maintaining inventory of Corps dams takes year-round effort

The Corps of Engineers District Operations and Dam Safety Sections are working year-round to ensure the 17 dams they oversee stay safe.

17 Nov 2017

Mommy works in the castle

Anyone who gets email in the Sacramento District should recognize the name Bonny Croco. Anytime there is a problem with the Corps’ financial management system, CEFMS, Croco is the first to sound an email alert. She’s also the go-to resource for folks trying to learn the ins and outs of CEFMS.

6 Oct 2017

The amazing power of fourth grade: FREE parks passes

Fourth-graders can have FREE access to all federal parks and lands for one year

6 Oct 2017

Land surveying or reality modeling?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District land surveying specialists are using modern technology fused together through some very creative “MacGyver-ing” to cut labor costs, improve data quality for numerous engineering disciplines, access otherwise impossible spots and keep surveyors safe from entering potentially dangerous locations.

28 Sep 2017

Corps helps return Native American remains

A team of experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently helped return the remains of two children to their Northern Arapaho tribe. The children had died at Carlisle Indian industrial School in the 1880s and were buried in a cemetery on what is now Carlisle Barracks, in Pennsylvania.

28 Sep 2017

Sacramento District helps develop efficient regional-based permitting for the future

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District regulatory team has worked with civic leaders, federal and state agencies, and conservationists to help shape development and ecosystem preservation for perhaps the next 50 years in a huge piece of California’s Central Valley.

15 Sep 2017

Corps parks seek volunteers for National Public Lands Day

Interested in doing a day of volunteering to help maintain and clean-up the Sacramento District’s Parks? Plan for it now, because National Public Lands Day is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 30.

18 Aug 2017

Corps employee nearing half-century of service

Calvin Foster is the Southern Operations Area Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District. He will turn 66 in September and has served more than four-and-a-half decades, but he's not quite ready to be done yet.

2 Aug 2017

The “Can-Do Team” of Bryte Yard

When staff in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District need quick, professional assistance with a task that seems way outside the box, who do they call? Bryte Yard!