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  • December

    (USACE Photo by Leon Roberts)

    Center Hill park rangers awarded for ‘water safety’ efforts

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 7, 2017) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers from Center Hill Lake received the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division 2017 Water Safety Award during a ceremony Dec. 6, 2017.

  • November

    Lake Cumberland

    Lake Cumberland celebrates with Fall Festival at Historic Mill Springs Mill

    MONTICELLO, KY. (Nov. 2, 2017) – History and a little horror! Trick-or-treaters in the Lake Cumberland area enjoyed both at the annual Corps of Engineers Haunted Fun Fest, located on the grounds of Historical Mill Springs Mill in Wayne County, KY.

  • August

    Lake Cumberland

    Park Rangers keep boaters safe during World’s largest Raft-Up at Lake Cumberland

    MONTICELLO, Ky. (Aug. 5, 2017) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers from the Nashville District patrolled the waters of Lake Cumberland today and provided a safety net of security during the annual Lake Cumberland Raft-Up for thousands of avid boaters.
  • Campers and guests enjoy a hayride at Cheatham Lake’s Lock A Campground July 29, 2017 as part of the “Christmas in July” celebration.

    Campers enjoy ‘Christmas in July’ festivities at Cheatham Lake

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 4, 2017) - It was “Christmas in July” for the sixth year in a row at Lock A Campground at Cheatham Lake July 29, 2017, and North Pole volunteers made sure everyone enjoyed holiday crafts, ice cream, meeting Santa Claus and his elves, and a hayride through the campground.

  • May

    Stephanie Bury and LeAnn Powers both volunteers from VF Imagewear, Inc., plant trees during a lake clean up at the Cook Recreation Area at the J. Percy Priest Lake on April 13, 2017.

    Volunteers help beautify Corps recreation area at Earth Day celebration

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 5, 2017) – A group of volunteers partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and helped beautify the Cook Recreational Area facility on J. Percy Priest Lake.

  • January

    Lindsey Sullivan, park ranger at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tenn., talks with boating enthusiasts that stopped by the Corps of Engineers booth at the 31st annual Progressive Nashville Boat & Sportshow at the Nashville Music City Center Jan. 22, 2017.

    Boaters navigate to Corps of Engineers booth at 2017 Nashville Boat show

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 19, 2017) – Boating enthusiasts attending the 31st annual Progressive Nashville Boat & Sportshow at the Nashville Music City Center are encouraged to navigate to the Corps of Engineers booth to get important information about local lakes before embarking on the water this recreation season.

  • June

    A group of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers attended a water safety refresher class for new, summer hire and permanent rangers from Cordell Hull, Center Hill, Old Hickory, Cheatham, Lake Cumberland, Laurel, and J. Percy lakes at the Cordell Hull Dam resource managers office Jun. 3, 2016.

    Nashville District park rangers focus on Water Safety Training to help save lives

    CARTHAGE, Tenn. (June 6, 2016) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers attended a water safety refresher class for new, summer hire and permanent rangers from Cordell Hull, Center Hill, Old Hickory, Cheatham, Lake Cumberland, Laurel, and J. Percy lakes at the Cordell Hull resource manager’s office.

  • March

    Park Ranger Kyle Beverly receives a water safety award from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony March 1, 2016 for Cheatham Lake's outreach efforts to people of diverse age groups and backgrounds. Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, Nashville District commander, made the presentation on behalf of Operations Division Chief, Kareem S. El-Naggar.

    Cheatham park rangers awarded for ‘water safety’ efforts

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 7, 2016) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers from Cheatham Lake received the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division 2015 Water Safety Award during a ceremony March 1, 2016.
  • Two young swimmers place life vests from the Life Jacket Loaner board at the Cheatham Dam beach area in Ashland City, Tennessee. Every year thousands of people in the United States mourn the loss of loved ones who could have survived if they had been wearing a life jacket while spending time on or near our nation’s waters. To heighten awareness, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently launched a national water safety campaign titled “Life Jackets Worn - Nobody Mourns.

    Corps of Engineers launches new water safety campaign ‘Life Jackets Worn - Nobody Mourns’

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March, 3, 2016) — Every year thousands of people in the United States mourn the loss of loved ones who could have survived if they had been wearing a life jacket while spending time on or near our nation’s waters. To heighten awareness, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently launched a national water safety campaign titled “Life Jackets Worn - Nobody Mourns.”

  • February

    Junior ROTC 1st Sgt. Amanda King, plants a seedling Feb. 22, 2016 to restore the environment at a disposal area near Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky.

    Cadets plant seedlings to restore Wolf Creek Dam disposal area

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2016) – A determined group of Army Junior ROTC cadets from Pulaski County High School and Southwestern High School planted 4,000 seedlings as part of a once-in-a-lifetime environmental restoration opportunity at a disposal area near Wolf Creek Dam today.

  • January

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Rangers Brent Sewell and Dave Funderburk from the Old Hickory Lake talk to boat captain, Kirk Fonte from Nashville at the 30th annual Nashville Boat & Sportshow on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 in Music City Center.

    Boaters navigate to Corps of Engineers booth at Nashville Boat show

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 8, 2016) – Boating enthusiasts attending the 30th annual Progressive Nashville Boat & Sportshow at Music City Center are encouraged to navigate to the Corps of Engineers booth to get important information about local lakes before embarking on the water this recreation season.

  • July

    J. Percy Priest Lake Park Ranger Adam Johnson hands out water safety goodies and provides information at Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort July 10, 2015. The Corps is setting up a booth every Friday from noon to 2 p.m. to pass out water safety goodies and to talk with families about wearing life jackets when recreating at the park and lake.

    Corps partners with Nashville Shores to promote water safety

    HERMITAGE, Tenn. (July 17, 2015) – Park Rangers at J. Percy Priest Lake are spending several hours at Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort every Friday this summer to promote that water safety and fun truly go together.

  • April

    (Left to right) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees, David Claussen, an Equal Employment Office specialist, Carol Haynes, chief of Equal Employment Office, Stephanie Coleman, an Equal Employment Office specialist, and Andreas Patterson, chief of Natural Resources talk with Emma Wilbert, Sarah Chichester, and Jesse Mendiola, all 7th graders at Rucker- Stewart Middle School from Gallatin, Tenn during a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Science Expo sponsored by the Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub at the Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro on April 9. The Nashville District team set up an exhibit and shared their knowledge about engineering, water management, dam safety, regulatory protection of natural resources, and the role of park rangers who carry out the natural resources mission at Corps projects.

    Corps evaluates STEM competition at Middle Tennessee State University

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 14, 2015) – A group of technical experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District attended a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Science Expo as judges and staffed an exhibit sponsored by the Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub at the Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro on April 9.

  • January

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Ranger Charlie Leath from the Old Hickory Lake (left) and Park Ranger Noel Smith from J. Percy Priest Lake (right) talk with Nathan Singer from Nashville about water safety and fishing near the Cheatham Dam at the 29th annual Nashville Boat & Sportshow on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 in Music City Center.

    Boaters can navigate to Corps of Engineers booth for lake info

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Boating enthusiasts attending the 29th annual Nashville Boat & Sportshow at Music City Center are encouraged to navigate to the Corps of Engineers booth to get important information about local lakes before embarking on the water this recreation season.

  • August

    (NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug 22, 2014) – Matthew Leftwich and Trey Church both park rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District played a critical role in helping authorities find a missing camper at the Nashville Shores campground located at the J. Percy Priest lake Aug. 3, 2014.

    Corps of Engineers Park Rangers help find missing camper

    (NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug 22, 2014) – Two quick-thinking park rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District played a critical role in helping authorities find a missing camper several weeks ago at the Nashville Shores campground located at the J. Percy Priest lake.

  • June

    Maj. Brad Morgan (Right), Nashville District deputy commander, presents the “Clean Marina” flag to Hurricane Marina Owner Alan Seilbeck (Left) and Marina Manager Bill Sloan June 12, 2014.

    Hurricane Marina achieves 'Clean Marina status'

    SILVER POINT, Tenn. (June 12, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District designated Hurricane Marina at Center Hill Lake as a “Clean Marina” today during a ceremony recognizing the marina’s voluntary efforts to reduce water pollution and erosion in the Cumberland River watershed, and for promoting environmentally responsible marina and boating practices.

  • May

    Park Ranger Amy Redmond shows a corn snake to a student from Hawkins Middle School during a presentation about snakes in Tennessee. There were 11 learning stations that kids rotated between on Environmental Awareness Day at Old Hickory Lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District sponsors events like this to draw awareness to subjects in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

    Students get ‘hands on’ environmental lessons at Old Hickory Lake

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (May 7, 2013) – About 150 sixth-grade students from Hawkins Middle School received “hands-on” environmental lessons today on the shoreline of Old Hickory Lake.

  • March

    Carolyn Bauer, a former Lake Cumberland park ranger who recently retired from the Corps in March with 35 years of service, talks March 13, 2013 as an honorary display wall is unveiled to commemorate the service of park rangers at the Lake Cumberland Visitor's Center. She called Wallace Halcomb, who was honored, a great teacher, a mentor and a fun-loving family man. Current and former park rangers, employees, family members and friends commemorated the service of park rangers over the decades as environmental regulators and guardians of historic lands.

    Lake Cumberland park rangers recognized for decades of work

    SOMERSET, Ky. (March 13, 2013) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District personnel at Lake Cumberland unveiled an honorary display wall today to commemorate the service of park rangers during a ceremony at the Lake Cumberland Visitor’s Center.

  • 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.

  • July

    From left to right: State Senator Mae Beavers, Nashville District Commander Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, Cordell Hull Resource Manager Mark Herd, State Representative Terri Weaver, and Smith County Commissioner Bill Woodard participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Cordell Hull Lake Visitor's Center July 20, 2012. (USACE photos by Michael Rivera)

    Ribbon cutting officially opens up Cordell Hull Lake Visitor’s Center for business

    CARTHAGE, Tenn. (July 20, 2012) – With the sharp scissor cut of a ribbon today, dignitaries officially opened up the Cordell Hull Lake Visitor’s Center and Resource Manager’s Office for business during a commencement ceremony.