16 Jan 2018

Students return to school after Northern California wildfires

Returning to school after winter break took on a new meaning at an elementary school located in one of the heavily fire-damaged communities in Santa Rosa, California. Students at Schaefer Elementary School, located in the Coffey Park community, returned to their school building Jan. 9 after a three-month absence as a result of the October 2017 wildfires that blazed through their community.

9 Jan 2018

Petaluma safety specialist heads mission safety program

Tony McCoy has always considered himself a “do the right thing” kind of guy, so it was natural for him to consider deploying as a first responder in October when he found disaster staring him in the face from his front door in Petaluma.

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.