22 Oct 2015

In California, Army Corps of Engineers pledges on-going help for wildfire victims

SAN FRANCISCO - With thousands of people forced from their homes by wildfires in three Northern California counties, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has pledged to continue to provide available space to accommodate evacuees at two Corps-operated campgrounds in the area free of charge, officials said.

9 Oct 2015

Army Corps of Engineers weighing options for protecting vital Bay Area infastructure from sea level rise

SAN FRANCISCO –Predicted rises in sea levels triggered by climate change threaten millions of people and could inflict billions of dollars in property losses and economic damage, particularly in the Bay Area where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering options for protecting densely populated areas of the coastline including critical infrastructure such as the region’s major airport and much of Silicon valley.

16 Sep 2015

Army Corps of Engineers presents plan to reduce threat of flooding triggered by climate change along San Francisco Bay

WASHINGTON -- In what amounts to the largest estuary restoration project in the Western United States, leaders of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ San Francisco District have proposed a nearly $175 million plan to help protect the heart of Silicon Valley from catastrophic flooding. It’s a region that is home not only to the giants of the technology industry but some of the nation’s most expensive residential real estate now at significant risk of flooding because of climate change and predicted sea level rise.

10 Jul 2015

South Pacific Commander visits Bay Area projects

SAN FRANCISCO - The general in charge of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ operations for all of the Southwestern United States got a first-hand look this week at how Corps projects in the San Francisco Bay Area are improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of residents and contributing to the region’s multi-billion dollar shipping industry.

5 May 2015

South Pacific Division leaders discuss pressing environmental issues

LAKE SONOMA, Calif. – Led by South Pacific Division Commander Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, leaders from across the region held three days of discussion last week on a range of division operations at the San Francisco District’s Lake Sonoma -- everything from enhancing communications and team building to viewing the effects of a drought now in its fourth year and its impact on Corps environmental and fish habitat restoration projects.

3 Dec 2014

USACE receives new biological opinion on 2012 Nationwide Permits

3 December 2014 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received a final biological opinion from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries on the USACE nationwide permits that were reissued on Feb. 13, 2012, and went into effect on March 19, 2012. The biological opinion was issued on Nov. 24, 2014, and it concludes the re-initiated programmatic consultation on the Endangered Species Act that began in July 2012 between the two agencies.

12 Sep 2014

Selfless Service

By J.D. HardestySan Francisco District Not all military awards for bravery are earned in combat.  On

8 May 2014

Computers for Learning - Reusing the Government's Resources

During the month of April, 2014, the San Francisco District’s logistics team donated 337 items

28 Apr 2014

Final breach of the outboard levee at Hamilton Wetland complete

Friday April 25th the Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project’s outboard levee channel was breached

14 Apr 2014

Hamilton Wetland project nears completion

This month the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District will complete the final

27 Feb 2014

From Dredging Harbors to Afghan Inspections

Chuck Hadley loves the water. He grew up near the bay area in Pinole, Calif., and can gauge the

24 Jan 2014

District trailblazer commemorates MLK

The Civil Rights Act was signed into law on July 2, 1964, due to the hard work and devotion of civil

17 Jan 2014

EEO training breaks down barriers

The philosophy of treating others as you would like to be treated takes on a whole new meaning after

6 Jan 2014

District provides STEM outreach to "Robopeople"

When I was six I played with Legos, but these kids take Lego-playing to another level. “Robopeople”

25 Nov 2013

Coho release into Dry Creek Habitat Restoration Sites

GEYSERVILLE, Ca. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Sonoma County Water Agency released

19 Nov 2013

District supports simulated disaster response at Pier 1

San Francisco District’s Bijan Nooranbakht, acting chief of the Readiness Branch, and the crew of

6 Nov 2013

EPA raises sunken tugboat from the floor of the Oakland Estuary

Contractors with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency raised a sunken tugboat known as a Captain

21 Oct 2013

Army Corps accelerates wetland creation at Hamilton

With the finish line clearly in sight, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District is

3 Sep 2013

Organizers, USACE staff team to host 3-day art festival

For the past 26 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model Visitor Center has been home to

23 Aug 2013

Tribe hosts "Big Event" at Lake Sonoma

The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians returned to their ancestral homelands under the shadow