3 Sep 2013

Portland District dive office oversees critical inspections of Army piers in California

The Portland District Office of Dive/ROV Operations and Safety led the Corps’ underwater execution of MOTCO’s pier inspections in California this summer.

30 Aug 2013

District takes Dam Safety exercises to community partners

The District’s Dam Safety and Readiness sections are following an aggressive schedule of internal drills, but are also traveling to the Rogue and Willamette basins and the Columbia Gorge this summer to hold project familiarization sessions and tabletop exercises with local and county emergency managers and responders.

20 Aug 2013

Cranes take the loads off and up and over

Omnipresent cranes do the heavy lifting around Corps projects, like strong workhorses on a pioneer farm. All Corps dams have one. The spillway gates at Bonneville Dam and other dams need them, and they slice the horizon of almost every Corps construction project.

16 Aug 2013

Volunteerism - the unexpected gifts of giving

Corps volunteer James Browne has volunteered every summer at Bonneville for nine years, and shares a reflection on his volunteer experiences.

31 Jul 2013

Coyote Island Terminal regulatory permit application review

A Corps Message update on the current status of the review process for the Coyote Island Terminal regulatory permit application.

29 Jul 2013

Essayons dredges Alaskan channel

Portland District's dredge Essayons spent some of its summer dredging the Cook Inlet navigation channel, which is about six miles from Anchorage, Alaska.

26 Jun 2013

Willamette Valley reservoirs ideal for sporting events

The Corps hosts numerous sporting events each year on its reservoirs in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

17 Jun 2013

Willamette River Basin 2013 refill season

This Corps Message addresses the Willamette River Basin's 2013 refill season.

30 May 2013

Where's Bobber?

Bobber has been one busy water safety mascot lately--have you seen him?

21 May 2013

Corps begins scoping process for Mount St. Helens supplemental EIS

This Corps message is about developing a long-term sediment management plan to reduce the amount of sediment depositing in the lower Cowlitz River, with the purpose of maintaining flood risk protection at specified levels for Castle Rock, Lexington, Kelso and Longview, Wash.; public comment is being sought on four proposed options.