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  • Corps conducts maintenance on John Dodge, Boat Ramp levees

    JACKSON, Wyo. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, is conducting routine maintenance and repairing deficiencies resulting from past years of seasonal flooding on two levees within the Jackson Hole Levee Project, a system of many levee sections that provides flood-risk management benefits to communities along the upper Snake River near Jackson, Wyo.

  • UPDATE: District staff supports FEMA’s hurricane response efforts

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Fifteen U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees from duty locations throughout the Walla Walla District are helping the Federal Emergency Management Agency respond to Hurricane Sandy’s impacts in multiple northeastern states.

  • Walla Walla District deploys 15 to support FEMA’s Hurricane Sandy response

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Fifteen U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees from the Walla Walla District departed for the eastern states on Sunday, Oct. 28, in response to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s request to provide support to areas projected to be impacted by Hurricane Sandy, according to District emergency management officials here.

  • Shoreline stabilization work begins today near Hells Gate State Park

    LEWISTON, Idaho – Work to stabilize a section of shoreline on the Snake River south of Lewiston, Idaho, adjacent to Hells Gate State Park began today, Oct. 23, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced.

  • Dworshak announces November showings of nature-themed movies

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Visitors are invited to attend free nature-themed movie presentations at the Dworshak Dam Visitor Center theater during November, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the dam announced today.

  • Boaters advised to use caution in Ice Harbor’s downstream lock approach

    BURBANK, Wash. – Operations officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District issued a public notice to navigators today advising them of an accumulation of sediment in the downstream navigation lock approach at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, located at Snake River Mile 9.7 near Burbank, Wash.

  • Corps observes Washington State burn ban extension, promotes hunting season safety

    SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation officials want to remind the public that the recently extended state-mandated burn ban will be observed at Corps-operated recreation areas in the Walla Walla District.

  • McNary ‘open house’ set for Oct. 14

    UMATILLA, Ore. – Don’t miss your chance to get an inside look at McNary Lock and Dam during an open house event set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14.

  • McNary, Ice Harbor schedule temporary navigation lock closures Oct. 2

    Mid-Columbia River – Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams on the mid-Columbia River will temporarily close to river traffic on Tuesday, Oct. 2, to perform maintenance activities, Corps’ operations officials announced today.

  • Lower Granite open for vehicle crossings on Columbus Day; Travelers should plan alternate routes across river at ‘LoMo’ and Little Goose dams

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – If your upcoming Columbus Day weekend plans include a road trip to visit family and friends on the opposite side of the lower Snake River, you may want to keep in mind that most U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams are closed to cross-dam public vehicle traffic on federal holidays, unless otherwise announced. Open on Columbus Day-- Lower Granite Lock and Dam, near Pomeroy, Wash., will be open for public vehicle crossings on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.