15 May 2026

People, Peril and Perseverance: The Enduring Legacy of the Coos Bay North Jetty

The early 1800s heralded a period of immense change for the Coos Bay area with the arrival of its first non-Indigenous people: fur traders seeking fortune and military expeditions charting the new frontier. The discovery of gold and coal along Oregon’s southern coast in the 1850s intensified the rush of land speculation that followed.

7 Apr 2026

Gold Beach gets a rockin' repair at the Rogue

After months of pre-construction planning, last week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, began a critical $3,021,620 repair of the Rogue River South Jetty. The project, awarded to contractor Suulutaqq Inc., will ensure the long-term reliability of the vital navigation channel at Gold Beach.

18 Feb 2026

USACE joins OMSI event commemorating 30th anniversary of ’96 floods

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, is proud to announce its participation in the Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society's (AMS) event, "30th Anniversary of the February '96 Floods."

4 Feb 2026

Corps of Engineers vs. Pineapple Express: Looking back on the 1996 Oregon Floods

In early February 1996, a jet stream steered a warm pineapple express into a snow-covered Pacific Northwest.

5 Sep 2025

USACE completes South Jetty repairs, concludes decade-long Mouth of Columbia River project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, has completed major rehabilitation to the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River, marking the end of a decade-plus effort to restore the three jetties that protect one of the nation’s busiest trade corridors.

9 Jul 2025

45 Years Later, the Engineers Who Faced the Volcano Remember

When a volcano erupts hurling millions of cubic yards of sediment onto the surrounding area and into local rivers, how does a community deal with it, and where does all that sediment go?

9 Apr 2025

Corps of Engineers aids community in flood fight

A confluence of forces – early spring snowmelt, rogue rodent holes, and a compromised levee – brought forth a deluge that escalated into an intense, ongoing flood fight in March in the high desert town of Burns, Oregon.

4 Jan 2024

From Villain to Victor: History of the Bald Eagle Watch

Bald eagle watches are a popular winter event in many states with wintering eagle populations. Watches began after eagle populations crashed in the 1960s to share information about challenges threatening the birds’ survival.

15 Dec 2023

‘Man Overboard’: Dredge vessel crew saves woman swept away by Columbia River

It was the sound – something like a scream – that first caught their attention.

5 Oct 2023

Lyle Wold: 50 years of public service, would he ever retire?

Army veteran and civil servant Lyle Wold is retiring and explains his commitment to the nation after over 50 years of combined federal service.