23 Dec 2022

Army engineers transfer ownership of remote armory to support Alaska community

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District transferred ownership of an Army National Guard armory to the community of Scammon Bay on Dec. 21, 2022. This real estate transaction marks the first divestiture of military property within the state under the Bob Stump Act. Eight more facilities are scheduled for turnover in the coming years.

9 Sep 2022

USACE denies regulatory permit for gold mining project near Nome

Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District denied IPOP, LLC’s permit application to dredge and dispose of material in wetlands and waterways of the U.S. near Nome, Alaska. USACE rejected the proposed project under its authority for Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act.

7 Sep 2022

Corps regulatory open house scheduled in Ketchikan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District will be available to discuss and answer questions about the regulatory program at an informational open house in Ketchikan.

1 Sep 2022

Army engineers remove World War II-era explosives from national historic landmark on a remote Alaskan island

Boom! Another explosion went off as a field crew for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District worked to safely clear and detonate munitions remaining from the World War II-era Fort Glenn, an abandoned military installation in the Aleutian Islands 850 miles from Anchorage.

24 Aug 2022

Army engineers partner for 25 years with federal biologists to study duck nesting ecology in Alaska

The whistling sound of beating wings moves through the forest as a common goldeneye duck lands in a nest box mounted to the side of a tree near the Moose Creek Dam in North Pole, Alaska. Focused on laying its eggs within the cozy confines of this manmade wooden structure, the bird is unaware of its vital role in a unique scientific study.

15 Aug 2022

Army engineers welcome new district counsel

Matthew Prieksat assumed duties as the new district counsel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District in April.

22 Jul 2022

Public invited to open house for Moose Creek Dam’s ‘mega project’ in North Pole

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District will host a public open house to showcase the Moose Creek Dam Barrier Wall Modification Project on Friday, July 29, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project in North Pole.

20 May 2022

Construction projects close recreation areas at the Chena Project

Two recreation areas will be temporarily closed to visitors while construction efforts are underway at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project in North Pole.

19 May 2022

USACE monitors flood risk from breakup conditions in Chena River basin after record snowpack

When days become longer and temperatures get warmer in the interior region of the state near Fairbanks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District uses snow survey data to forecast potential flood conditions on the Chena River during the spring breakup season.

19 May 2022

USACE seeks public comment on dredging in Anchorage Harbor

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District prepared a new environmental assessment for maintenance dredging at the Anchorage Harbor and encourages public comment on the draft document.