29 Dec 2016

Locked Up! Army Corps Lock Operators Battle Bone-Chilling Temps to Quickly Re-open Ohio River Navigation

Bone-chilling winds cut through the crisp December air as operators and mechanics at a downed Ohio River lock scrambled on the early morning of Dec. 12 to isolate a hydraulic line break that shutdown navigation.

28 Oct 2016

EAB visits Pittsburgh District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District hosted a board of national environmental

9 Sep 2016

Dead Sea Savior

Once known as the Dead Sea of Elk County, East Branch Lake is having a resurgence of life.

23 Aug 2016

Stonewall Jackson Lake brings Water Safety to JAKES Day

Two rangers from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District’s Stonewall Jackson Dam attended the JAKES Day with the Stonewall Jackson Woodland Tracks Chapter of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation in Buckhannon, West Virginia, Aug. 20.

9 Aug 2016

Pittsburgh District welcomes new commander

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District held its change of command ceremony at the Soldiers and Sailors Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa., July 29.

4 Aug 2016

Shenango Rocks Summer Fest

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District Shenango River Lake partnered with local organizations to hold the 13th Annual Leslie Sparano Memorial Summer Fest July 22.

26 Jul 2016

Mahoning Creek celebrates 75th

Mahoning Creek Lake staff commemorated the 75th anniversary of the completion of the construction of Mahoning Dam, June 18.

7 Jul 2016

USACE Commanding General visits Pittsburgh District

Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Antonio Jones toured two Pittsburgh District inland navigation facilities, the Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, and Charleroi Locks and Dam on the Monongahela River.

7 Jun 2016

Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage for 1,000 please

In celebration of Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month, members of the U.S. Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District played a game of trivia, May 24.

4 May 2016

Pittsburgh District Makes BIG Progress with Small Business

Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District partnered with regional government agencies to facilitate the I-79 Development Councils Dynamic Networking for Small Business event in Fairmont, W.Va. April, 27.

8 Apr 2016

Invasive species targets Pennsylvania state tree

Rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Shenango River Lake and Tionesta Lake attended a Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources workshop about the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, March 3.

5 Mar 2016

Building stronger leaders

Growing leaders from the inside-up is not a new concept. Channeling that concept, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, hosted a senior leadership development workshop, Feb. 19.

4 Mar 2016

Pittsburgh District celebrates Black History Month with an engineering twist

As an observance during Black History Month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District hosted speakers from the National Society of Black Engineers Pittsburgh Professionals Chapter, and the Pittsburgh Urban League, Feb. 25.

23 Feb 2016

District teaches engineering concepts

As part of National Engineers Week, members from the Pittsburgh District participated in the Carnegie Science Center’s Engineer the Future, two-day event, Feb. 19-20.

22 Feb 2016

Beavers build dams at Shenango Lake

Shenango Lake maintenance workers cleared a beaver dam from a road culvert at Golden Run Wildlife Area to prevent flooding, Feb. 3.

29 Jan 2016

Tionesta Lake Celebrates 75 years

Tionesta Lake project staff hosted their 75th Anniversary Open house celebration, Jan. 9, at the Tionesta Lake Information Center.

12 Jun 2015

The district provides a political view

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District leadership hosted several political figures and

12 Jun 2015

Fishing group helps to clean up Stonewall

The Stonewall Jackson Lake staff partnered with a local fishing group to beautify and make the lake

12 Jun 2015

Bid opening for Braddock security fence upgrades

  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Pittsburgh District started accepting bids for a security fence

1 Jun 2015

East Branch hosts tabletop exercise

East Branch Lake hosted a First Responder and Safety Tabletop Exercise at the East Branch Resident Office, May 6.