13 Apr 2015

Sacramento engineer came to America among Vietnam’s “Boat People”

More than 30 years ago, 19 villagers escaped Vietnam at night aboard a 19-foot bamboo fishing boat and headed into the open ocean toward Hong Kong. Karl Mai, a 17-year-old high school senior, and a few of his classmates were in that boat – leaving behind everyone and everything they knew for the hope of freedom and a better life.

23 Mar 2015

West Sacramento levee road ready for action

On the surface, South River Road may look like any other newly-paved thoroughfare along the riverfront in West Sacramento, California. But when you look deeper, this two-lane, 2,200-foot stretch of road, separating the Sacramento River from residential neighborhoods, serves a greater purpose other than catering to riverine travelers—it has the potential to save thousands of lives during a high water event.

6 Mar 2015

New gates for Corps' New Hogan Dam spillway

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is in the process of refurbishing three Tainter gates at New Hogan Dam in Valley Springs, California.

29 Dec 2014

Sharon Caine reflects on a career of determination, mentorship and charity

Sharon Caine, Sacramento District real estate branch chief, will retire at the end of 2014 after serving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for 54 years. Most of that time was spent with the Corps’ Sacramento District.

17 Dec 2014

Engineers with a rescuer’s heart

Rescue engineers are specially trained volunteers whose job is to help prevent disaster rescue teams from also becoming victims. Six of these Corps volunteers are from the Sacramento District. Learn more about their challenging role.

24 Nov 2014

Music, friendship frame choral conductor’s memories of Sacramento District

With plans to retire soon, Bob Fletcher can recite from a mental catalog of names, faces and performances that is surely as big as his huge collection of photos and recordings. An engineering tech with the Sacramento District, Fletcher has conducted the district chorus for more than 20 years.

29 Sep 2014

Corps parks in California celebrate National Public Lands Day

Nearly 1,000 volunteers pitched in at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District parks across central California for the 21st annual National Public Lands Day Sept. 27.

18 Aug 2014

Sacramento District archaeologist helps preserve “layer cake” of history

Over 1,900 acres of Northern California property located between Folsom and El Dorado Hills is like “a layer cake of modern history,” according to Erin Hess, an archaeologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District Regulatory Division. “This area includes everything from remnants of placer mining, hydraulic mining, dredge mining, dairy operations, roadside inns from the 1800s all the way up to Cold War-era missile research facilities,” said Hess.

9 Jun 2014

Presidio upgrades critical to defense language training mission

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District manages construction on several major projects at the Presidio of Monterey in Monterey, Calif. The program incorporates the latest energy and water conservation technologies in order to operate more efficiently and in a sustainable, environmentally friendly manner. Most recently, the Corps broke ground on a new dining facility March 17, 2014, that is designed to feed up to 1300 personnel over a 90 minute period. The Corps is also constructing a new general instruction building for the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and is renovating the school’s cultural center. Both projects will be completed August 2014.

21 Apr 2014

Pine Flat Lake to host wounded veterans, families

Offering a laidback day of free fishing, food and fun -- wounded veterans and their families are invited to take part in Take a Warrior Fishing May 3, 2014, at Pine Flat Lake, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park near Piedra.