Dismal Swamp Canal to close temporarily for repairs
01/28/2010 - CHESAPEAKE, Va. — America's oldest continually operating canal, the Dismal Swamp Canal, will be closed to boaters temporarily from Feb. 7 to Feb. 11 as repairs are made to steel supports...
View ArticleDistrict continues effort to restore Chesapeake Bay with waste water...
01/28/2010 - NORFOLK — Buckingham County needed a hand. A waste water treatment plant in one of its towns, Dillwyn, required expansion, so county officials approached the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,...
View ArticleDistrict captures spot among Virginia's best
01/28/2010 - NORFOLK — The results are in and Norfolk District was named one of the Best Places to Work in Virginia by Virginia Business and the Best Companies Group. "I'm extremely proud of every...
View ArticleHistory to run deep at annual Black History Month observance
02/03/2011 - NORFOLK — Professor Robert C. Watson of Hampton University has a passion for history, especially African American history. Watson will join the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk...
View ArticleDistrict aids Richmond's stormwater management project; improves health of...
02/03/2011 - NORFOLK — When rain falls on Richmond, runoff is inevitable. As water spills off roofs and impermeable pavement, what water doesn't seep into the exposed ground ends up in storm drains,...
View ArticleCorps efforts offer new hope for oysters, environment
02/08/2011 - The native American oyster – diseased, overfished and languishing in dismal water – couldn't ask for a better friend than David Schulte. During the hot and humid summer months when sun...
View ArticleWith help, urban cats keep digs at Fort Norfolk
02/10/2011 - FORT NORFOLK, Va. — In 1923, historic Fort Norfolk became the home of Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which started out with 27 employees. But those first employees were...
View ArticlePresident's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil...
Contact: Gene Pawlik 202-761-7690 Eugene.A.Pawlik@usace.army.mil Doug Garman 202-761-1807 Doug.M.Garman@usace.army.mil Pamela K. Spaugy 757-201-7059 Pamela.K.Spaugy@usace.army.mil 02/14/2011 -...
View ArticleCandy Michener's 'old school' approach key to Fort Lee BRAC success
02/23/2011 - FORT LEE, Va. — If you've ever visited a military installation in Virginia, you might have walked by one of Candace "Candy" Michener's creations. She's amassed a collection of "cradle to...
View ArticleThe Battle of Fort Norfolk: Engineers keep nature from doing what England...
02/24/2011 - FORT NORFOLK, Va. — If Fort Norfolk's wall could speak, it might have just groaned after the December's nor'easter. The more than 200-year-old fort stymied the British during the War of...
View ArticleCorps keeps channel clear for vessels at Chincoteague
02/23/2011 - CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin annual scheduled maintenance dredging of the Chincoteague Inlet federal navigation channel March 6 to...
View ArticleRestoration project team to update public on Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot...
03/01/2011 - SUFFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to its initial 2011 quarterly meeting of the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Restoration Advisory Board on March 3, from...
View ArticleDistrict, National Park Service preserves 'natural beauty' of historical park
03/04/2011 - NORFOLK — Each year, more than three million people make the pilgrimage to Colonial National Historical Park to experience the well-preserved and iconic 18th century beginning and end of...
View ArticleChincoteague dredging start delayed
03/03/2011 - CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — Dredging of the Chincoteague Inlet federal navigation channel originally scheduled to start March 6 is delayed until March 9 due to dredging operations in North...
View ArticleAiling infrastructure roused with experts, volunteers
03/07/2011 - NORFOLK — Iraq's infrastructure experienced its fair share of misfortunes over the years, and it wears the scars of a dictator, war and looters in its pockmarked roads, failing power...
View ArticleVietnam soldier paves way for vets in business
03/09/2011 - Jack Beecher is a man of his word. His office might indicate something like that: neatly arranged awards and shiny plaques that line his office walls praise his work with small businesses...
View ArticleMeet the man behind Norfolk District's small-business section
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View ArticleWomen's history: a window into America's greatness
03/10/2011 - NORFOLK — Women have long struggled to gain ground in a society largely dominated by men – their achievements were marginalized, credit for their work and discoveries went to their male...
View ArticleNorfolk District storm drain protectors are farewell gift to Fort Monroe
03/24/2011 - FORT MONROE, Va. — Norfolk District has some unfinished business with historic Fort Monroe. The fort, erected in 1834 at Old Point Comfort in Hampton, Va., will be transferred to the...
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