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  • August

    Two workers move a massive stone used in the construction of the South Jetty at the Mouth of the Columbia River in the late 1800s.

    The Corps' work maintaining Pacific Northwest waterways is just as important now as it was 133 years ago

    Portland District is rehabilitating the Mouth of the Columbia River Jetty System 133 years after initial construction began.

  • May

    Bella

    Operation Blue Roof rescues Bella the puppy in St. Thomas

    During his time in St. Thomas working with the Corps' Operation Blue Roof program, Portland District's Terry Surratt rescued a puppy named Bella and brought her home to Oregon with him.

  • March

    Amy Redmond, Portland District natural resource specialist, talks to Cottage Grove High School students during a college and career fair, March 21. Redmond and Doug Garletts, District fish biologist, attended the career day to highlight the various types of careers students could look forward to in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    Corps highlights non-engineering careers at Cottage Grove HS

    Amy Redmond spoke to student after student, planting the proverbial “seed” that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does more than engineering. It was apt that Redmond, a natural resource specialist for Portland District, was at the career fair planting seeds – she does that during her regular work, too. Or, she at least nurtures the environment – allowing those seeds to blossom.
  • Typically, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stores water up to 1,564 feet elevation during the summer recreation season and 1,450 feet elevation during the winter at Detroit Dam. One alternative to assist with building a temperature control structure in the lake is to hold the water elevation to 1,310 feet elevation during construction, which could have significant impacts to various water users in the community.

    Looming tower casts potential shadow across Willamette Valley

    For several months, Jeff Ament has been watching tension simmer along the banks of the North Santiam River, as it churns and empties its frustrations into the Willamette River as residents voice a mix of anxieties about a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ project at Detroit Dam. The proposed project, a temperature control tower and fish collection facility, will provide temperature regulation and fish passage through the dam for endangered fish – and have impacts on residents throughout the watershed, from Sweet Home, Salem, Detroit and Albany.
  • The fish ladder at John Day Lock and Dam allows adult fish to migrate upstream of the dam on their own. These are important aspects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' fish passage facilities as they allow fish to travel at all times.

    Corps uses two key methods for fish passage

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has two ways to pass fish above dams: fish ladders and a method called trap and haul. Many times, the type of fish passage selected depends on the height of the dam, but there could be other factors involved. Taller dams, also known as high-head dams, tend to rely on the trap and haul method.

  • February

    Tracy Vanhee (right), Portland District materials handler for the Rogue River Project:

    Portland District supports disaster relief efforts

    About 125 Portland District team members have volunteered to deploy in support of disaster relief efforts since August 2017. Most have gone to Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist their fellow citizens in the aftermath of hurricanes Maria and Irma. And some of them have deployed twice or extended their deployments because of their dedication to the mission.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts a deep drawdown of Fall Creek Reservoir, southeast of Eugene Ore. to enable juvenile Chinook salmon passage, Nov. 26, 2011. Deep drawdowns at Fall Creek have been highly successful in passing these fish. Studies indicate a 98-99% survival rate for these out-migrating juveniles and is an important step in meeting the 2008 Biological Opinions for the Willamette Valley.

    Corps juggles dam operations, fish survival in the Willamette Valley

    An upcoming Corps construction project at Detroit Lake, Oregon has been generating buzz around the region because of its potential impacts on thousands of Willamette Valley residents. This project, like many U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fish-related projects in the valley, is part of a broader effort to reduce the effects of Corps-operated dams on winter steelhead and spring Chinook salmon. Both species are listed under the Endangered Species Act.
  • A juvenile bald eagle soars over the Columbia River in search of food.

    Eagle fans flock to The Dalles Lock & Dam

    Eagles soared to new heights this year! As the Philadelphia Eagles preyed upon the New England Patriots in their first-ever Super Bowl win, bird watchers tailgated at Seufert Park and The Dalles Dam Visitor Center to witness a winter gathering of bald eagles.
  • Timber donated from Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, property used for South Santiam Watershed Council's Scott Creek restoration project.

    Corps helps protect steelhead

    The Corps partners with the South Santiam Watershed Council to donate timber for a steelhead restoration project on Scott Creek.

  • January

    USACE Task Force Power Restoration Commander Col. John P. Lloyd (foreground) and TF Power Operations Officer Capt. Aaron Anderson survey the damage wrought by Hurricane Maria as they walk through a neighborhood in Maunabo, Puerto Rico, on Jan. 3. To date, Anderson’s team has set-up microgrids in five locations, starting with Culebra Island. The next four were placed in the Southeast, which was ground zero, sustaining tremendous damage when Hurricane Maria made landfall. These microgrids are operating in Patillas, Maunabo, Naguabo and Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.

    Microgrid technology brings vital electricity to Puerto Rico’s hardest hit towns

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — In a continuing mission to restore critical electrical power to the people of Puerto Rico, Task Force Power Restoration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is using microgrid technology to temporarily power areas that have been hardest hit by Hurricane Maria. Capt. Aaron Anderson, TF Power Restoration, is the operations officer leading the effort, along with key partners: FEMA, USACE Recovery Field Office's temporary emergency power mission, and Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

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