The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District awarded a $2.4 million construction contract to Dawson Federal, Inc., to repair the crest road over Council Grove Dam in Council Grove, Kansas.

Tulsa District Park Ranger Nate Skinner visited the Howard City, Kansas, public library recently to read water safety books to children and talk to them about being safe when in, on, or around the water.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District awarded a $2.7 million contract to Sol Solutions, LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz. to provided environmental services to the 99th Readiness Division of the U.S. Army Reserve, July 18.

The Oologah Lake Project Office constructed a foundation for a storage shed for new stop logs, July 18, 2025.

High lake levels and an unavailable bulkhead couldn’t stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District from inspecting Hugo Dam in Hugo, Okla., July 8-9. The Red River operations office, Hugo Lake Project Office, and the Tulsa District Infrastructure Branch worked with the Tulsa District’s Hydrology and Hydraulics Branch to coordinate gate changes during a Gate Operational Capability Inspection.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District awarded a $1.2 million contract to The Urban Collaborative LLC of Eugene Oregon for master planning, July 14, 2025.

The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a services contract to Tukuh Technologies, Limited Liability Company of Kansas City, July 9. Of the $5.6 million awarded, $1.08 million has been obligated on the contract which provides for the Air Force Sustainment Center’s, Decision Support Systems master planning support.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District and the Quapaw Nation cohosted a multi-faceted, multi-government, and multiagency planning and visioning meeting to address restoration goals for Quapaw Nation lands restoration, at the Quapaw Nation, June 23-24. Quapaw Nation lands comprise about 70 percent of the Tar Creek Superfund Site. The Environmental Protection Agency added the site to its priority list in 1983. The Quapaw Nation has been working with the Environmental Protection Agency and Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to remediate contamination left behind from nearly 100 years of mining operations. The USACE Planning Assistance to States program was authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 as amended and allows the Corps of Engineers to provide technical and planning assistance to states, tribes, and other non-federal entities for water resources and land resources development. Assistance under PAS covers all USACE mission areas to include flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and navigation, as well as water supply and water resilience.

The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction contract to ACU Construction, Limited Liability Company of Carrollton, Texas, July 9.

PONCA CITY, Okla. —Lions and tigers and bears, ok, maybe not. How about coyotes and turtles and snakes? Those were just some of the animals Kaw Lake Ranger Tori Haggard talked about during a recent visit with campers at Camp McFadden.