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  • May

    Park Ranger Ashley Webster speaks with a couple visiting Center Hill Lake campgrounds at Center Hill Lake in Lancaster, Tennessee.

    It’s Recreation Season and Park Ranger Ashley Webster is here to help

    CARTHAGE, Tenn. (May 5, 2023)— As the recreation season warms up, attracting more of the public to Corps lakes and recreation areas, Nashville District park rangers like Cordell Hull Lake Park Ranger Ashley Webster stay ready to serve the community by providing on-site assistance and customer care to visitors as they hit Corps Lakes across Middle Tennessee for some sun, fun, and fishing.

  • January

    Park Ranger Ashley Webster (Left), natural resources specialist at Center Hill Lake, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for November 2021. She is seen here Nov. 3, 2021, with an Open Jaw Productions crew as they move equipment to film at the Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tennessee. Webster coordinated efforts to feature Center Hill Dam in a National Inventory of Dams video titled “Exploring Our Nation’s Dams.” (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Webster named Nashville District Employee of the Month for November 2021

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 28, 2022) – A park ranger is being lauded for coordinating an important project to publicize and feature Center Hill Dam in a National Inventory of Dams video titled “Exploring Our Nation’s Dams.”

  • November

    Tyler Matthews, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, patrols Nov. 4, 2020 in the tailwater below Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Kentucky. The district recently named Matthews the employee of the month for September 2020. (USACE photo by Codey Hensley)

    Matthews named Nashville District Employee of the Month for September 2020

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 13, 2020) – Park Ranger Tyler Matthews, natural resources specialist at Lake Cumberland, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for September 2020.

  • September

    Lt. Col. Nathan Branen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, presents the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division 2020 Interpretive Excellence Award Sept. 2, 2020 to Park Ranger Robert Buck, natural resources specialist at Lake Barkley in Grand Rivers, Kentucky. Branen presented the award on behalf of Maj. Gen. Robert Whittle, commanding general. (USACE Photo)

    Lake Barkley park ranger garners interpretive excellence award

    GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2020) – A Lake Barkley park ranger recently garnered the 2020 Interpretive Excellence Award from the commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.

  • October

    Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general; presents the division’s Natural Resources Management Employee of the Year Award for 2018 to Park Ranger John Malone at Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tenn., Oct. 2, 2019. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Center Hill Lake park ranger receives command recognition

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 6, 2019) – A park ranger at Center Hill Lake received the Natural Resources Management Employee of the Year Award for 2018 this week from the commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.

  • January

    Corps of Engineers park rangers at Center Hill Lake recently barricaded areas along the roadways in the Cane Hollow area to prevent off-road vehicle access. This photo shows the barrier Jan. 11, 2019. (USACE photo by Ashley Webster)

    Center Hill Lake Rangers urge visitors to ‘Keep your wheels on the street, use your feet’

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (Jan. 16, 2019) – Center Hill Lake Park Rangers urge the public to “Keep your wheels on the street, use your feet” when visiting the lake’s recreation areas, boat ramps, campgrounds and hiking trails access points.
  • Employee of the month

    Gore named Nashville District Employee of the Month for November 2018

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 11, 2019) – William Gore, a Natural Resource Specialist (Park Ranger) Trainee, at the Old Hickory Lake Resource Manager's Office is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for November 2018.

  • October

    Park Ranger Dave Robinson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, talked about being safe on the Cumberland Shadow Trail while standing next to the trailhead sign in Smith, Ky., Oct. 18, 2018. The trail is nearly five miles long and winds along the shoreline, hilltops and ridges overlooking Martins Fork Lake. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Martins Fork Lake park ranger urges public to hike safely on Cumberland Shadow Trail

    SMITH, Ky. (Oct. 31, 2018) – It’s that time of year when red and yellow fall foliage attracts hikers seeking spectacular views on the Cumberland Shadow Trail that winds along the shoreline, hilltops and ridges overlooking Martins Fork Lake.

  • April

    (USACE photo by Mark Rankin)

    Nashville District contributes to Earth Day celebration at Centennial Park

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 21, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District celebrated Earth Day with thousands of energetic people today during the 16th annual Nashville Earth Day Festival at Centennial Park.

  • March

    Pat Kopf (Right), chief finance officer with V.F. Workwear, and Keith Steward, vice president of customer relations with VF Solutions, install traction strips on wood steps at a campsite while volunteering for an early Earth Day clean-up event March 22, 2018 at Seven Points Campground on the shoreline of J. Percy Priest Lake in Hermitage, Tenn. Sixty VF Solutions employees partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District to spruce up the popular campground ahead of the 2018 recreation season. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Volunteers paint Seven Points Campground for Earth Day

    HERMITAGE, Tenn. (March 22, 2018) – Equipped with spray paint, brushes and rollers, 60 volunteers applied a fresh coat of color today to recondition Seven Points Campground on the shoreline of J. Percy Priest Lake.

  • November

    Park Ranger Dina Henninger, an environmental protection specialist in the Operations Division at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn., works in a pollinator garden at Cheatham Lake Nov. 2, 2016. The Nashville District has announced she is the Employee of the Month for September 2016 for organizing a successful National Public Lands Day event Oct. 1 at Cheatham Lake where 60 busy-bee volunteers established new pollinator gardens outside the resource manager’s office.

    Henninger named Nashville District Employee of the Month for September 2016

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 10, 2016) – Park Ranger Dina Henninger, an environmental protection specialist in the Operations Division at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn., is the employee of the month for September 2016.

  • July

    Boy Scouts Troop 149 Scoutmaster Dave Robinson discusses how to properly raise the flags June 30, 2016 during a Boy Scouts summer camp at Kia Kima Scout Reservation in Hardy, Ark.

    Martins Fork park ranger finds merit in leading Boy Scouts

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 29, 2016) – A park ranger at Martins Fork Lake recently spent a week camping, leading, mentoring and educating Boy Scouts in the great outdoors at Kia Kima Scout Reservation, which is nestled in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains at Hardy, Ark.

  • June

    Children learn how different surfaces and vegetation effect runoff and erosion at the Natural Resource Conservation Service's booth during the Get Outdoors Day activities at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District's Lake Cumberland Natural Resource Manager's Office in Somerset, Ky., June 16, 2016.

    Children ‘Get Outdoors’ with local agencies

    SOMERSET, Ky. (June 17, 2016) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers from Lake Cumberland held their annual Get Outdoors Day June 16, 2016, an opportunity for local kids to visit the lake and learn about nature and protecting the environment.

  • May

    Jeff Hancock, park ranger and natural resource protection specialist with the Operations Division at Lake Barkley, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee of the month for March 2016.

    Hancock named Nashville District’s March employee of the month

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 17, 2016) – Jeff Hancock, park ranger and natural resource protection specialist with the Operations Division at Lake Barkley, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee of the month for March 2016.

  • February

    This aerial photo reveals the foundation of an old school house on the bottom of Dale Hollow Lake where the town of Willow Grove, Tenn., once stood before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District built Dale Hollow Dam and the lake waters rose in 1943.

    Dale Hollow Lake photo of ‘town that drowned’ goes viral on Facebook

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 25, 2016) – A photo with an aerial view of an old school house foundation visible on the bottom of Dale Hollow Lake is going viral on the lake’s Facebook page. It shows the only remaining remnant of the town of Willow Grove, known as the “town that drowned,” which can be seen through the pristine water when the lake elevation is low.

  • September

    Mark Klimaszewski, a Natural Resource program manager and acting resource manager, Operations Division at the Lake Cumberland Resource Office, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee of the month for July 2015.

    Nashville District names Klimaszewski employee of the month for July 2015

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept 21, 2015) – Mark Klimaszewski, a Natural Resource program manager and acting resource manager, Operations Division at the Lake Cumberland Resource Office, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee of the month for July 2015.

  • August

    Center Hill Lake's Summer Ranger Dylan Hamlet talks with kids at Lighthouse Christian Camp July 7, 2015. He visited the camp in Smithville, Tenn., each week and educated hundreds of campers on the importance of water safety.

    Summer ranger proves to be great asset at Center Hill Lake

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (Aug. 6, 2015) – Each summer Corps of Engineers park rangers go into overdrive with boat patrols, programs and events, supervision of recreation areas, shoreline management, and overall assistance to lake visitors. The many responsibilities can be overwhelming, but this year the load is lightened at Center Hill Lake thanks to the outstanding work of a summer ranger.

  • May

    Montgomery Bell State Park Ranger Tim Wheatley shows and tells about the Great Horned Owl during the Cheatham Lake Environmental Awareness Day May 2, 2013 at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District organized the event where students from West Cheatham Elementary School learned about various environmental topics in an outdoors setting.

    Outdoor education STEMs into great learning opportunity

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (May 2, 2013) – Students from West Cheatham Elementary School participated in Environmental Awareness Day at Cheatham Lake today and the outdoor setting provided a unique learning opportunity away from their classrooms.

  • August

    Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, Nashville District commander, honors Curtis Ferguson, civilian, with a certificate of appreciation and a gold commander’s medallion at the Estes Kefauver Federal Building Sept. 17, 2012. Ferguson heroically pulled two people from the hazardous waters directly downstream of Center Hill Dam after their boat swamped and capsized by the strong current generated by the sluice gates Aug. 16, 2012. Ferguson was joined (left to right) by his wife Meagan Ferguson, Tricia Ferguson, mother, Scott Ferguson, father, and Casey Ferguson, sister. (USACE photo by Amy Redmond)

    Quick thinking, experience, teamwork aid in rescue of two below Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. -- Quick-thinking, experience and teamwork of individuals at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Center Hill Dam aided in the rescue of two people Aug. 16, 2012 after their boat capsized while fishing in turbulent tail waters during sluice gate releases.
  • Tammy Wilburn, aquatics supervisor at Somersplash, and Park Ranger Ashley Glyn-Jones at Lake Cumberland, show off one of the many life jackets Somersplash provides for its visitors. (USACE photo by Park Ranger Aurora Scott)

    Corps makes big splash on water safety

    SOMERSET, Ky. (Aug. 14, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District made a big splash when its park rangers at Lake Cumberland partnered with the Somersplash Water Park to promote water safety Aug. 4, 2012.