Mar 10 2023

USACE, SeaPort Manatee signing ceremony and tour

Courtesy of SeaPort Manatee

Gary “Pogo” Campbell (from left) and William “Skip” Turner pause pre-dredge surveying in Manatee Harbor to greet Jacksonville District Commander, Col. James Booth, and his party as they tour port facilities Feb. 16, 2023. (Photo courtesy of SeaPort Manatee)

Feb 02 2023

USACE holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for Caño Martín Peña’s Ecosystem Restoration Project in Puerto Rico

Mark Rankin

(From left to right) Lisa García, Regional Administrator for the US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, Hon. Michael L. Connor Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico’s Congresswoman, Lucy Cruz Rivera, Community Leader, Mario Núnez, Executive Director of ENLACE, Governor Pedro Pierluisi, Miguel Romero, San Juan Mayor, Col. James Booth, Commander, USACE, Jacksonville District pose for a picture at the Caño Martín Peña Groundbreaking ceremony in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 31, 2023. (USACE photo by Jennifer K. Garcia)

Feb 23 2023

USACE breaks ground on massive Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir Project

Brigida I. Sanchez

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, and the South Florida Water Management District teamed with federal, state, and local officials along with stakeholders to break ground for the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir, a major component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan that reconnects Lake Okeechobee water to the central Everglades. (U.S. Army Photo Brigida Sanchez)

Feb 09 2023

USACE moving forward: San Juan Harbor Improvements Project Partnership Agreement

Luis Deya

(Left to Right) Pedro Pierluisi, Governor, Puerto Rico (Center Right), Michael L. Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (Center Left), COL James Booth, Commander, USACE Jacksonville District (second center right), Jeniffer Gonzalez, Congresswoman Puerto Rico, partners and stakeholders. (USACE photo by Luis Deya)

Mar 09 2023

Ocean Park Open House, September 2022

Mark Rankin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, hosted a Public Open House with the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources in San Juan on September 14, 2022 at Union Church. The purpose of the Open House was to share the latest study status updates since release of the Draft Report in November 2020.

Jan 17 2023

Jacksonville District signs Feasibility Cost Share Agreement for

Peggy Bebb

Left to Right) St. Augustine city Commissioner Cynthia Garris, Vice Mayor Roxanne Horvath, Col. James Booth, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, commander, Commissioner Jim Springfield, Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline and Commissioner Barbara Blonder celebrate the St. Augustine Back Bay CSRM Feasibility Study signing.

Jan 26 2023

USACE celebrates Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Mark Rankin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District (USACE) hosted a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate completion of construction for the Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation in Clewiston, Florida. (USACE photo by Mark Rankin)

Feb 23 2023

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District

Brigida I. Sanchez

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Commander Col. James L. Booth speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir, a key component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan that reconnects Lake Okeechobee water to the central Everglades Feb. 21, 2022. (U.S. Army Photo Brigida Sanchez)

Guajataca Dam repair project

Aerial visual of current status of Guajataca Dam, USACE contractors, working with local and Puerto Rico agences are implementing temporary measures intended to lower risk and protect the communities living downstream of Guajataca Dam during a flood event, until permanent repairs are implemented.

American White Pelicans forage on Lake Okeechobee

American White Pelicans forage on Lake Okeechobee

Feb 23 2023

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District

Brigida I. Sanchez

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor lauds USACE for their dedication to excellence during a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir, a key component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan that reconnects Lake Okeechobee water to the central Everglades Feb. 21, 2022. (U.S. Army Photo Brigida Sanchez)

Upper Margarita Channel - Rio Puerto Nuevo

Water diversion, April 2019

Feb 23 2023

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District

Brigida I. Sanchez

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor lauds USACE for their dedication to excellence during a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir, a key component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan that reconnects Lake Okeechobee water to the central Everglades Feb. 21, 2022. (U.S. Army Photo Brigida Sanchez)

Mar 10 2023

USACE, SeaPort Manatee signing ceremony and tour

Courtesy of SeaPort Manatee

Jacksonville District Commander, Col. James Booth (center), pauses for a group photo with Manatee County Port Authority Board members after the formal signing of an amendment to the Project Cooperation Agreement between USACE and SeaPort Manatee for the Manatee Harbor Navigation Project Feb. 16, 2023. Chairman of the Board, George Kruse, is at far left. (Photo courtesy of SeaPort Manatee)

Mar 09 2023

Looking north at the S-69 Weir water control structure within the restored Kissimmee River floodplain.

Brent Anderson

Looking north at the S-69 Weir water control structure within the restored Kissimmee River floodplain.

Gates at W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam

Gates at W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam

Cypress trees

Cypress trees

Nov 25 2013

Miami Beach Shore Protection Project

Miami Beach Shore Protection Project

Nov 25 2013

Another Sunset View from Lake "O"

Lake Okeechobee 4