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  • April

    Students from the Putnam County School System wear BOAT US Foundation Life jackets to illustrate the importance of water safety in Cookeville, Tenn.

    Loaner life jackets help save lives at Dale Hollow Lake

    CELINA, Tenn. (April 2, 2015) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers and staff at Dale Hollow Lake are continuing to help keep kids and adults safe while recreating at area lakes and on the water by participating in the Boat US Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Program for kids!
  • A camper kayaks by a campsite on the shoreline April 1, 2015 at Defeated Creek Campground in Defeated, Tenn. All 25 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District campgrounds will be open by May 2015.

    Vacationers invited to go camping in the Cumberland River basin

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 2, 2015) – Vacationers are invited to go camping this recreation season at one of 25 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District campgrounds conveniently located at eight lakes within the Cumberland River basin.

  • March

    This is Old Lock A Road off Highway 49 in Dickson County, approximately two miles from the Cheatham Power Plant in Charlotte, Tenn. It is covered with snow that employees drove on when headed to work March 6, 2015.

    Employees overcome winter storms to keep river projects operating

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 12, 2015) – Snow and ice blanketed the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins twice over the past month, which severely hampered travel in rural areas. Despite winter’s effect on transportation, it did not prevent a handful of very dedicated Corps of Engineers employees from going above and beyond to keep hydropower plants operating and navigation locks open for the movement of commerce.

  • February

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center hosted a bat conference Jan. 28-29 at the Nashville District Headquarters for Corps districts and other federal agencies to discuss bat endangered species.

    Corps gets batty over endangered species

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 2, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center hosted a bat conference Jan. 28-29 at the Nashville District Headquarters for Corps districts and other federal agencies to discuss bat endangered species.

  • January

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Commander Lt. Col John L. Hudson talks with attendees and 2014 graduates of the Leadership Development Program class Jan. 26, 2015 at the Scarlett Leadership Institute in Franklin, Tenn.

    Nashville District commends graduates of the Leadership Development Program

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 27, 2015) – Leadership can be described in many ways. In today’s changing interactive social culture it can be described as… “a process of social influence in which one can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a fundamental task.”
  • Expect the unexpected - wear your life jacket! Many drowning victims never intended to be in the water! Visit www.corpslakes.us/areyounext for more water safety information.

    Be prepared to fall into freezing water

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 6, 2015) – Falling into cold water when visiting a local waterway or lake during the winter can be deadly, so it’s important to be prepared and know what to do to survive.

  • December

    Cold Water Kills. Are you next? Wear your Life Jacket! For more water safety information go to www.CorpsLakes.us/watersafety. (USACE graphic by Toby Isbell)

    Warm up to these safety tips as frigid water chills and kills

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 3, 2014) — Public safety is the number-one priority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, and the Corps of Engineers urges everyone to practice boating and water safety this winter because frigid water chills and kills.

  • NORAD is ready to track Santa’s flight

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is ready to track Santa’s yuletide journey! The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, launched today featuring a mobile version, a holiday countdown, new games and daily activities, and more. The website is available in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Chinese.

  • September

    Maj. Gen. Richard L. Stevens, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general, transfers the colors to Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, during an assumption of command ceremony Sept. 26, 2014 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Kaiser assumes command of Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

    CINCINNATI (Sept. 26, 2014) – Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony here today.
  • Volunteers unload mounds of trash from a barge at the Waitsboro Recreation area in Somerset, Ky, Sept. 9, 2014 in celebration of National Public Lands Day. Volunteers hauled 386 bags of trash and debris from five designated recreation sites during the 25th Annual Lake Cumberland Cleanup. The Friends of Lake Cumberland and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District organized the event that resulted in the collection of 1,156 bags of trash, 268 old tires and plastic bottles along the shoreline and on public lands.

    Lake Cumberland’s 25th Annual Cleanup volunteers bag mounds of litter, debris

    SOMERSET, Ky. (Sept. 20, 2014) – In celebration of National Public Lands Day, 386 volunteers bagged mounds of trash and debris from five designated recreation sites during the 25th Annual Lake Cumberland Cleanup.
  • A 16-foot replica of an 1888 Muscle Shoals Map is on display at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District's Barlow Conference Center in the Estes Kefauver Federal Building in Nashville, Tenn. The Nashville District librarian recently worked with the Tennessee State Library to restore and preserve the original map.

    Nashville District showcasing historical maps from 1800s

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 16, 2014) – An 1874 military map of Middle Tennessee and 1888 map of Muscle Shoals were recently restored and replicas of them are now being showcased in the Barlow Conference Room located at the headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.
  • Before casting off from the dock, U.S. Coast Guard officials want boaters to be cautious and prepared to make the cruise more enjoyable and to reduce the risk of incidents on the water.

    Coast Guard wants boaters to be safe before leaving the dock

    Before casting off from the dock, U.S. Coast Guard officials want boaters to be cautious and prepared to make the cruise more enjoyable and to reduce the risk of incidents on the water.

  • August

    Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, Nashville District commander, speaks to a crowd at a ceremony today marking the groundbreaking for a $1.8 million Wolf Creek Hatchery Wetland and Stream Mitigation Program project below the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery on Aug. 8, 2014.

    Groundbreaking kicks off Hatchery Creek project

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Aug. 8, 2014) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, state legislators and Russell County officials held a ceremony today marking the groundbreaking for a $1.8 million Wolf Creek Hatchery Wetland and Stream Mitigation Program project below the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery.

  • July

    Valarie McCormack, an archaeologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District (left) talks with a team of facilitators from the University of Kentucky, Kentucky Archaeological survey and the Bureau of Land Management to educate local school teachers about archaeological history and preservation at the Natural Arch in the Daniel Boone National park July 17.

    Nashville District Archaeologists show teachers the importance of history and preservation

    SOMERSET, Ky. (July 18, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District collaborated with a team of facilitators from the University of Kentucky, Kentucky Archaeological survey and the Bureau of Land Management to educate local school teachers about archaeological history and preservation at Somerset High school, July 14-18.

  • April

    Park Rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and local volunteers from the Lake Cumberland pose with a group from the Wounded Warrior Outdoors program at Holcombs landing before going on a fishing trip on Lake Cumberland near Wolf Creek Dam.

    Wounded Warriors Outdoors find therapy in hunting, fishing at Lake Cumberland

    JAMESTOWN, Tenn. (April 28, 2014) – Park Rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and local volunteers from the Lake Cumberland area hosted a group from the Wounded Warrior Outdoors program for a fishing trip and wild turkey hunt at the Lake Cumberland State Park today.
  • A camper attends to several pets at Seven Points Campground April 7, 2014 in Hermitage, Tenn. The campground is nestled on the shoreline of J. Percy Priest Lake, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

    Great lakeside camping awaits visitors at Corps campgrounds in 2014

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 8, 2014) – People who love fresh air and enjoy beautiful lakeside views should make time this year to stay at one of the 25 campgrounds nestled along the Cumberland River and its tributaries that are operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

  • February

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Ranger Arora Scott from the Lake Cumberland Resource center paints a boundarie line at the Wolf Creek Dam on Feb. 22, 2014.

    Corps rangers safeguarding lake boundaries through shoreline management

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 21, 2014) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Rangers at Old Hickory Lake and Lake Cumberland take pride in their work checking boundary markers, natural environmental protection areas and maintaining environmental wetlands around the Lake Cumberland and Old Hickory lakes.

  • January

    Direct Care representative and staff member Monica Chowning (Left) and Lake Cumberland Park Ranger Ashley Glyn-Jones display a life ring preserver, which is one of the most common and most used throwable liffe saving devices.

    Human services company enlists Corps for water safety education

    SOMERSET, Ky. (Jan. 23, 2014) – A local human services company recently enlisted the support of park rangers at Lake Cumberland to assist with educating employees about water safety.

  • December

    US. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Ranger, Bobby Bartlett, a seasonal ranger at Dale Hollow Lake received the Exceptional Service Award from the Mayor of Clay County, Dale Reagan and a Water Safety Award from the Kentucky State Police at Trooper Island.

    Corps Ranger receives Water Safety Awards for service in Kentucky

    ALBANY, Ky. -- A U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Nashville District Park Ranger received two awards for his volunteer service with youth in the corps Water Safety program at the Kentucky State Police Trooper Island Camp.

  • October

    Jonathan Sims, a journeyman mechanic works inside the penstock on wicket gates located inside the Laurel River Dam. A group of electrical and mechanical engineers from the Wolf Creek power plant are performing routine maintenance.

    Maintenance inspection on track at Laurel River Dam

    LONDON, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2013) – A team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District electrical and mechanical engineers are conducting a two-year required maintenance inspection at the Laurel River Dam.