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  • November

    Philip Golia’s work clothes have changed quite a bit since this photo of him serving with an Army route clearance team in Afghanistan. He is now a member of the maintenance team at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s Black Butte Lake near Orland, Calif.

    Wounded warrior works back to wellness at Corps park in Orland

    Wounded warrior Philip Golia is working his way back to health at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Black Butte Lake near Orland, Calif.

  • August

    Zebra mussels pose a formidable risk to native lake species and recreation.

    Boaters can save their favorite waters – and their boats!

    Central California boaters and fisherman are being asked to take quick action to save their favorite lakes and rivers from a Western-moving invasion of smelly, damaging, sharp-shelled pests – Zebra and Quagga mussels.
  • Present for the presentation of the award are, from left: Bill Miller, Black Butte Lake senior park ranger; Denice Hogan, Black Butte Lake project assistant; Seth Jentzen, Black Butte Lake park ranger; Jim Nielsen, California Assemblyman, 2nd District; and Kandi Manhart, Glenn County Resource Conservation District executive officer.

    Black Butte Lake staff recognized for youth conservation education

    Black Butte Lake leadership and staff have been recognized for “continually going above and beyond” in supporting local programs that teach youth the value of protecting natural resources.

  • July

    Construction crews wrap up work on a new railroad bridge in Napa, Calif., on July 10, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a new bridge, elevating the tracks off the ground as much as six feet, in preparation for construction of a dry bypass channel that will divert water during flood events more quickly down the Napa River. The bridge was constructed as part of a $65 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 contract raised more than 3,300 feet of railroad track and replaced two bridges. The Napa River Flood Control Project is a joint effort of the Corps, city of Napa and the Napa Flood Control and Water Conservation District.

    Sacramento District wraps up vital Napa River ARRA construction contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will wrap up construction Aug. 3 on a significant effort in downtown Napa to raise 3,300 feet of railroad tracks as much as six feet and construct two new bridges to help reduce the city’s flood risk.

  • May

    MONTERY, Calif. — A pile of horseshoes lays partially buried at the construction site of the new general instruction building at the Presidio of Monterey here, in 2011. During construction of the building, a cache of horseshoes and related items were found, and are believed to date from between 1903 and 1912, when four or five cavalry units were stationed at the Presidio of Monterey. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District oversaw construction of the building, used by the Defense Language Institute to teach military personnel foreign languages.

    From horseshoes to “shukran”

    A new general instruction building at Presidio of Monterey in Monterey was completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District in March 2012. It is the second of three general construction buildings the Sacramento District is working on for the post and the Defense Language Institute.

  • April

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    Corps extends Isabella Dam draft EIS comment period through May 22

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District extended the public comment period for the Isabella Dam draft environmental impact statement, giving the public an additional 15 days to provide feedback on potential Isabella Dam fixes.
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    Corps awards up to $3 million to Red Bluff small business for recruiting station work

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a contract April 19 for up to $3 million to T. L. Peterson Inc. of Red Bluff for work on 145 military recruiting stations the district manages throughout California, Nevada and Utah.
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    Corps completes blasting for Folsom Dam spillway

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District conducted its 182nd and final rock blasting today for Folsom Dam’s new spillway, concluding daily road closures on Folsom Lake Crossing bridge.
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    Corps to take comments on possible Isabella Dam fixes at public meetings

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a series of public meetings next week, giving the public an opportunity to provide their comments on potential Isabella Dam fixes identified in the draft environmental impact statement released March 16.
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    West Sacramento levee work resumes

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will resume levee work this week along South River Road in West Sacramento, Calif., after pausing last November for the state of California’s mandated flood season.

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