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Peyton Abernathy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Peyton Abernathy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Peyton Abernathy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District environmental engineer, assists a private consultant on the practical application of the Tennessee Stream Quantification Tool Nov. 14, 2018 at M... More

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (left at table), U.S. Army

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (left at table), U.S. Army

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (left at table), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Robert J. Martineau Jr. (center at table), Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner; a... More

Ben Rohrbach, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Ben Rohrbach, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Ben Rohrbach, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Hydrology and Hydraulics Branch, explains how the Corps manages the Cumberland River System during a Silver Jackets meeting April 9, 20... More

J. Percy Priest Lake Park Ranger Amber Jones talks

J. Percy Priest Lake Park Ranger Amber Jones talks

J. Percy Priest Lake Park Ranger Amber Jones talks with Frank Bailey, a biology professor at Middle Tennessee State University, during a Stones River watershed workshop Oct. 20, 2014, at the Patterson Park Comm... More

Chris Cunningham, planning specialist with Tennessee

Chris Cunningham, planning specialist with Tennessee

Chris Cunningham, planning specialist with Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and state coordinator for the Silver Jackets team, speaks during a ceremony Nov. 17, 2015, at TEMA to announce a new 'Post Disast... More

An excavator loads a dump truck with concrete, rock

An excavator loads a dump truck with concrete, rock

An excavator loads a dump truck with concrete, rock and soil from Roaring River Dam in Jackson County, Tennessee Aug. 1, 2017. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is removing the dam, built in 1976 by the U... More

Spc. Tonisha Jones (left), 227th Composite Supply Company,

Spc. Tonisha Jones (left), 227th Composite Supply Company,

Spc. Tonisha Jones (left), 227th Composite Supply Company, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), explains to Col. Stephanie Barton (right), Commander, 101st Sust. Bde., the process o... More

The class stood in frigid water up to their knees to

The class stood in frigid water up to their knees to

The class stood in frigid water up to their knees to collect measurements to input into the Tennessee Stream Quantification Tool Nov. 14, 2018 at Madison Creek in Goodlettsville, Tenn. (USACE photo by Ashley Webster)

Col. Vernie L. Reichling (left), U.S. Army Corps of

Col. Vernie L. Reichling (left), U.S. Army Corps of

Col. Vernie L. Reichling (left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District commander, provides an overview of his area of responsibility in Western Tennessee and ongoing projects on the Mississippi River an... More

Alton Miller, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Alton Miller, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Alton Miller, Natural Resources Conservation Service Tennessee Emergency Watershed Protection manager, talks to Silver Jackets participants about his organization's roles and missions during the meeting held Ap... More

Tim Higgs (Right), chief of the U.S. Army Corps of

Tim Higgs (Right), chief of the U.S. Army Corps of

Tim Higgs (Right), chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Planning Branch’s Environmental Section, talks with David Sims, a habitat biologist with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, ... More

Ken Davis, TEMA assistant director for preparedness,

Ken Davis, TEMA assistant director for preparedness,

Ken Davis, TEMA assistant director for preparedness, thanks all of the Silver Jackets partners for working on the final draft of the Tennessee Post Disaster Guide during a ceremony Nov. 17, 2015, at TEMA with S... More

An excavator moves into position to remove Roaring

An excavator moves into position to remove Roaring

An excavator moves into position to remove Roaring River Dam in Jackson County, Tennessee Aug. 1, 2017. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is removing the dam, built in 1976 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engin... More

David Withers (Standing with walking stick) and Stephanie

David Withers (Standing with walking stick) and Stephanie

David Withers (Standing with walking stick) and Stephanie Williams (turning over rock), zoologists from the Tennessee Natural Heritage Program with the Department of Environment and Conservation, lead a Special... More

Col. Stephanie Barton (right), commander, 101st Sustainment

Col. Stephanie Barton (right), commander, 101st Sustainment

Col. Stephanie Barton (right), commander, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), reviews distribution logs of the water supply being transported in and out of the 227th Composite Supp... More

Tennessee state agencies and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tennessee state agencies and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tennessee state agencies and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials pose for a group photo, March 30, 2012, at the L&C Towers in Nashville, Tenn., during a partnership meeting. Seated are the signatories of a p... More

Representatives from local, state and federal agencies

Representatives from local, state and federal agencies

Representatives from local, state and federal agencies board a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Command and Control Vehicle during a Silver Jackets meeting at Old Hickory Dam in Old Hickory, Tenn., April ... More

Kim Laster, stream biologist with the TDEC Division

Kim Laster, stream biologist with the TDEC Division

Kim Laster, stream biologist with the TDEC Division of Water Resources, shows several kids samples of aquatic life taken from the Stones River during a Stones River watershed workshop Oct. 20, 2014, at Patterso... More

Richard Flood, FEMA hazard mitigation assistance senior

Richard Flood, FEMA hazard mitigation assistance senior

Richard Flood, FEMA hazard mitigation assistance senior program specialist, speaks during a ceremony for the new 'Tennessee Post Disaster Guide.' He said the guide will serve to assist communities, home owners,... More

An excavator removes the concrete cap from Roaring

An excavator removes the concrete cap from Roaring

An excavator removes the concrete cap from Roaring River Dam in Jackson County, Tennessee Aug. 1, 2017. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is removing the dam, built in 1976 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engin... More

During the field activity private consultants, Tennessee

During the field activity private consultants, Tennessee

During the field activity private consultants, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials measured the depth of the stream to input into the Tennessee Stream... More

Spc. Tonisha Jones (middle right), 227th Composite

Spc. Tonisha Jones (middle right), 227th Composite

Spc. Tonisha Jones (middle right), 227th Composite Supply Company, , 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), at Lake Kyle explaining the filtration process to Col. Stephanie Barton (m... More

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (Right), U.S. Army Corps of

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (Right), U.S. Army Corps of

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; talks about the missions of the district he commands as Col. Vernie L. Reichling, Memphis District commander, watches... More

Richard Flood, a hazard mitigation specialist with

Richard Flood, a hazard mitigation specialist with

Richard Flood, a hazard mitigation specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 4 Mitigation Division, watches turbulent waters below Old Hickory Dam while touring the project during a Silver ... More

Maj. Christopher Burkhart, Nashville District deputy

Maj. Christopher Burkhart, Nashville District deputy

Maj. Christopher Burkhart, Nashville District deputy commander, speaks during a ceremony for the new “Tennessee Post Disaster Guide.” The major thanked TEMA and its leadership for its part in coordinating with ... More

A notch in Roaring River Dam allows water to lower

A notch in Roaring River Dam allows water to lower

A notch in Roaring River Dam allows water to lower so work crews can remove the low head dam to restore the stream Aug. 1, 2017. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is removing the dam, built in 1976 by the... More

Jimmy Smith, Tennessee Department of Environment and

Jimmy Smith, Tennessee Department of Environment and

Jimmy Smith, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation natural resources manager; Tammy Turley (Middle), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Regulatory Division chief; and Vena Jones, TDE... More

Spc. Tonisha Jones and Pfc. Lydajah Mcleod, both assigned

Spc. Tonisha Jones and Pfc. Lydajah Mcleod, both assigned

Spc. Tonisha Jones and Pfc. Lydajah Mcleod, both assigned to 227th Composite Supply Company, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), have been operating the filtration pump system on 1... More

Robert J. Martineau Jr., Tennessee Department of Environment

Robert J. Martineau Jr., Tennessee Department of Environment

Robert J. Martineau Jr., Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation commissioner, provides opening comments during a partnering meeting, March 30, 2012, at the L&C Towers in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee... More

Dirk Cundiff (left) and Chris Sherek (third from right)

Dirk Cundiff (left) and Chris Sherek (third from right)

Dirk Cundiff (left) and Chris Sherek (third from right) lead a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District tour of the Old Hickory Hydropower Plant for local, state and federal participants of a Silver Jack... More

Silver Jackets partners pose together Nov. 17, 2015,

Silver Jackets partners pose together Nov. 17, 2015,

Silver Jackets partners pose together Nov. 17, 2015, during a ceremony at the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to announce the distribution of the Tennessee Post Disaster Guide to emergency management pers... More

Consultants, Tennessee Department of Environment and

Consultants, Tennessee Department of Environment and

Consultants, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, and Corps of Engineers employees receive information on restoration goals and objectives during a training session on the Tennessee Stream Quan... More

Robert Baker, an environmental specialist with TDEC

Robert Baker, an environmental specialist with TDEC

Robert Baker, an environmental specialist with TDEC Division of Water Resources, looks at the hydropower units at the Old Hickory Power Plant during a tour of the facility in Hendersonville, Tenn., April 9, 201... More

Local, state and federal officials tour the Old Hickory

Local, state and federal officials tour the Old Hickory

Local, state and federal officials tour the Old Hickory Navigation Lock during a Silver Jackets meeting at Old Hickory Dam in Old Hickory, Tenn., April 9, 2014. Silver Jackets is a program that promotes cohesiv... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More