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  • January

    Joseph Aguila, district Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist, presents A.R. Smith with a photo collage in thanks for speaking at the Dr. King commemorative event Jan. 22.
    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
  • Eve Cimino, Staff Service Analyst Employment Coordinator for the California Department of Rehabilitation, presents Windmills Training to district employees Jan. 15.
    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
  • Mike Dillabough, San Francisco District chief of Operations and Readiness, talks to members of the Junior First Lego League Team "Robopeople" about flood risk management Dec. 14.
    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”
  • November

    Rory Taylor, a district fish biologist, releases a net of juvenile Coho salmon at the Sonoma County Water Agency’s Dry Creek vineyard habitat enhancement site Nov. 22.
    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
  • A Coast Guard Diver enters the water during a simulated disaster response at Pier 1 in San Francisco, Nov. 18.
    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
  • EPA raises sunken tugboat from the floor of the Oakland Estuary Nov. 4
    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
  • October

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District, along with the California State Coastal Conservancy, its non-federal sponsor, is constructing a 988-acre wetland restoration project in Novato, Calif., at what was once the former Hamilton Army Airfield. The project allows for the beneficial use of 24.4 million cubic yards of dredged material, including 3.5 million cubic yards from the Port of Oakland 50' Deepening Project.
    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
  • September

    Members of Tainted Love, an 80s rock cover band, kept crowds on their feet Sept. 1 during the Sausalito Art Festival. Other notable acts included Psychedelic Furs and Lisa Marie Presley.
    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
  • August

    The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians hosted 10 Northern California tribes for a “Big Event” at their new redwood brush arbor July 27 at Lake Sonoma.
    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
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District crew members Steve Roehner, left, and Rick Curry secure lines during an emergency towing exercise with Bay Area Coast Guardsmen July 9.
    21 Aug 2013

    Dillard crew trains with local Coast Guardsmen

    Crew members from the M/V John A. B. Dillard, Jr., a San Francisco District command and control
  • Dry Creek Reach 15 Restoration project plans.
    12 Aug 2013

    Dry Creek Enhancement Project finishes three weeks ahead of schedule

    In 2001, Coho salmon in the Russian River were pushed to the brink of extinction.  In response,
  • July

    Lt. Col. John K. Baker the San Francisco District Commander answers questions during the American Society of Civil Engineer’s “Evening with USACE” July 17.
    17 Jul 2013

    San Francisco District Hosts Young Engineers

    SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco District hosted the American Society of Civil Engineers’ “Evening
  • S.A.M.E. members viewing the Model. The Model is an impressive 3-D representation of the San Francisco Bay and the Delta! It is capable of simulating tides, currents, river inflows and other variables affecting water quality and movement of the Estuary. Built in 1957 by the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Bay Model spreads over 1.5 acres and is constructed with 286 five-ton concrete slabs. This one-of-a-kind facility was originally built as a scientific tool, proposed to test the impact of changes to the Bay and related waterways.
    13 Jul 2013

    S.A.M.E. Friends and Family BBQ held at Bay Model

    SAN FRANCISCO - The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), held its Friends and Family BBQ
  • Crewmembers from the M/V John A. B. Dillard, Jr. supported 12 wounded warriors in some recreational therapy July 10.
    10 Jul 2013

    San Francisco District hosts wounded warriors

    SAN FRANCISCO - Roughly 300,000 active duty military service members transition back into civilian
  • June

    Debris on the decks of SPN debris removal vessels.
    7 Jun 2013

    Army Corps removes hazardous wreckage near Carquinez Bridge

    CROCKETT, CALIF. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District snagged more than 50 tons
  • February

    A Port of San Francisco employee uses a blow torch to cut a rotted piling free from Pier 23.
    26 Feb 2013

    SPN crew members clear out debris pilings at SF pier for America’s Cup

    SAN FRANCISCO - From September 7 through the 22nd the city of San Francisco will host the running of
  • January

    Karen Rippey, San Francisco District, briefs Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick, Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, on the Napa Salt Marsh Restoration during his tour of the Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, CA as part of his visit of the district on Jan. 17.
    17 Jan 2013

    U.S. Army Chief of Engineers tours district

    SAN FRANCISCO - The senior military officer overseeing most of the nation’s civil works
  • December

    Derrick Dunlap adjust his AGA mask.
    13 Dec 2012

    San Francisco Dive Team goes overboard

    The San Francisco dive team performed underwater maintenance on the Raccoon, a district debris collection vessel, in Sausalito on Dec. 13. The four man team inspected and replaced zinc anodes attached to the bottom of the boat.
  • October

    Lt. Col. Dann Ettner, deputy command chaplain of the 63rd Regional Support Command, and Jeanette Longtin, director of Psychological Health at the 63rd RSC, discuss suicide prevention Oct. 11 with employees from the Corps' South Pacific Division and San Francisco District.
    11 Oct 2012

    Corps employees ‘stand down’ for suicide prevention training

    SAN FRANCISCO - "Being bold" was the message to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees during
  • September

    Local artist Marge Gray paints a mural of Lake Sonoma for the new Milt Brandt Visitor Center.
    26 Sep 2012

    Local artist puts finishing touches on visitor center

    SAN FRANCISCO - After $100,000 in renovations, the Milt Brandt Visitor Center is almost ready to be
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