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  • Dworshak Visitor Center announces tour schedule changes

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam summer tour schedules have changed. New tour days and times are: Fridays at 11 a.m. and weekends and holidays at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. through Labor Day weekend.

  • Rooks Park to temporarily close next week for Boy Scout Day Camp

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Parts of Rooks Park will be temporarily closed Wednesday, June 22 through Friday,June 24 for the Pioneer District of the Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout Day Camp. The sections of the park that will be closed off include the portion of the paved path that runs along the Mill Creek Diversion Dam levee and the Rooks Park picnic shelter.

  • Corps flood fight teams on standby to respond if needed

    UPPER SNAKE RIVER AREA, Idaho – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, recalled flood-fight teams deployed to counties near Idaho Falls this week, Corps officials announced today.

  • Corps begins repairs on flood-damaged JY Ranch Levee, completes work on Taylor #2 Levee

    JACKSON, Wyo. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, personnel began emergency repairs on another levee section 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.

  • Corps begins repairs on flood-damaged Taylor #2 Levee, continues work on Morgan Levee

    JACKSON, Wyo. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, personnel began emergency repairs on another levee section 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, Wyoming.

  • Corps repairs flood-damaged areas in Jefferson county

    MENAN, Idaho – Flood-fight experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, and Jefferson County officials have finished construction on a levee embankment located on the Snake River near the Scotts Slough in Jefferson County.

  • Corps extends McNary Shoreline Plan public comment period by 60 days

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is extending the public comment period for the McNary Shoreline Management Plan by an additional 60 days, or to Aug. 27, 2011. The original comment period began May 25 and was scheduled to end June 27. Comments may be submitted about the proposed plan and an associated revised Environmental Assessment (EA) and draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

  • Debris cleanup to temporarily close access upstream of Mill Creek Dam

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Work to clear debris from the forebay of the Mill Creek Dam will begin early next week, requiring temporary access closures to land areas surrounding the work zone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

  • NWS issues flood advisory for upper Snake River; Corps warns residents ‘It’s not over, yet’

    UPPER SNAKE RIVER, Idaho – Although upper Snake River flood waters may appear to be receding over the past few days, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hydrologists at the Walla Walla District warn residents there is still plenty of snow up in the mountains yet to melt.

  • Corps apprentice program to graduate three journeymen

    UMATILLA, Ore. -- Three students will graduate from the Walla Walla District’s Apprentice Program June 30 during a 2 p.m. ceremony at McNary Lock and Dam, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.