Corps awards contract for spillway rock removal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $770,000 contract Monday to J.E. McAmis, Inc., of Chico, Calif., to remove large rocks from the base of the spillway at Bonneville Lock and Dam.
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Philippi Park at John Day Lock and Dam
Pictured here, Philippi Park on the John Day River.
View ArticleCorps temporarily closes Philippi Park near John Day Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close Philippi Park for the 2013 recreation season. Albert Philippi Park is located on the John Day River about three miles southeast of John Day Lock...
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Students learn engineering from chocolate [Image 3 of 3]
Iwakuni Resident Office construction representative David Daggett watches as students test the strength of a chocolate bar. The test was part of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math event at...
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Students learn engineering from chocolate [Image 2 of 3]
Sidney Martin, left, and David Daggett help students determine the strength of a chocolate bar Feb. 5 at Perry Middle School in Iwakuni, Japan.
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Students learn engineering from chocolate [Image 1 of 3]
Mentors for the chocolate bar strength test at Matthew Perry High School, Marine Air Station Iwakuni, include from left, David Daggett, Dan O'Neal,Allison Walker, Brandon Dengler, Sidney Martin, and...
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Mount St. Helens Grade Building Structures Pilot Project
The Mount St. Helens Grade Building Structures Pilot Project is designed to trap sand flowing from the Mount St. Helens volcano and keep it out of the Cowlitz River system. The wooden structures are...
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Bonneville Rope Rescue Team Gets a New Job
B-roll of the Bonneville Rope Rescue Team in action.
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Bonneville rope rescue team gets a new job [Image 8 of 8]
A member of Bonneville’s rope rescue team prepares to remove trees growing through the shotcrete, a material used to minimize soil erosion at the Sediment Retention Structure.
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Bonneville rope rescue team gets a new job [Image 7 of 8]
A member of Bonneville’s rope rescue team rappels down a slope at Mount St. Helens’ Sediment retention structure to remove a tree growing on the 200-foot slope. (Photo illustration)
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Bonneville rope rescue team gets a new job [Image 6 of 8]
A member of Bonneville’s rope rescue team rappels down a slope at Mount St. Helens’ Sediment Retention Structure to remove a tree growing on the 200-foot slope.
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Bonneville rope rescue team gets a new job [Image 5 of 8]
Rappelling and safe chain saw usage are two skills needed by the rope rescue team remove trees from the Sediment Retention Structure at Mount St. Helens. The RRT usually ensures safe entry into...
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Bonneville rope rescue team gets a new job [Image 4 of 8]
A member of Bonneville’s rope rescue team rappels down to a tree growing on the Sediment Retention Structure, May 21, 2012. The team removed 200 trees in about 20 work hours.
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Bonneville rope rescue team gets a new job [Image 3 of 8]
A member of Bonneville’s rope rescue team prepares to remove trees growing through the shotcrete, a material used to minimize soil erosion at the Sediment Retention Structure.
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Bonneville rope rescue team gets a new job [Image 2 of 8]
A member of Bonneville’s rope rescue team rappels down to a tree growing on the Sediment Retention Structure May 21, 2012. The team removed 200 trees in about 20 work hours.
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Bonneville rope rescue team gets a new job [Image 1 of 8]
A member of Bonneville’s rope rescue team prepares to remove trees growing through the shotcrete, a material used to minimize soil erosion at the Sediment Retention Structure.
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Bonneville rope rescue team gets a new job
An unlikely pairing of skills and need provide an interesting training event.
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Portland Mayor Hales and Corps announce environmental restoration project for...
City of Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and Portland District Commander Col. Jose Aguilar announced that a plan to restore five Portland sites in the lower Willamette River basin was unanimously approved...
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Plant a tree, camp for free
Corps volunteer Dave Beach plants native Oregon grape at Cottage Grove Lake in the Willamette Valley. Volunteers are critical to Corps recreation programs, where they greet guests, help control...
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Hills Creek Dam
Hills Creek Dam is one of 14 flood risk management dams managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.
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