News from June 2023
USAJobs Announcement: Interdisciplinary GS14/15 (Climate Scientist)
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
USACE's Institute for Water Resources (IWR), Water Resources Center (WRC) is seeking a permanent Interdisciplinary position to serve as the Institutes’ subject matter expert associated with climate sciences, resilience and adaptation.
Hydropower capabilities set to surge on three rivers in Pittsburgh District
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
When thousands of gallons of water flow through a dam, it generates a lot of force and power.
Headwaters Highlight: Rangers welcome bird watchers to Berlin Lake as a growing birding hotspot
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Elizabeth Morsillo stepped out of the park ranger truck and aimed her cell phone toward the trees as the sound of bird calls surrounded her.
Untapped Possibilities: Could navigation on the “Big Muddy” provide clean solutions for a more sustainable future?
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The words “green” and “clean” are likely not the first that come to mind when thinking of ground transportation in the U.S. Trucks on the interstate and railroads are probably what come to mind first, but the greenest and cleanest form of ground transportation is one that often gets overlooked: waterway navigation.
Baltimore District team behind the East Campus Building 2 project honored by industry award
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Following the completion of an 846,114 square-foot, seven-story National Security Agency (NSA) operations facility on Fort Meade, Maryland, East Campus Integrated Program Office (ECIPO) program manager Kevin Schoch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, highlights the successful partnership that delivered the project to a timely and successful conclusion: “The amount of collaboration that occurred within the team was amazing to see.”
Work begins on fish and wildlife habitat restoration at Lake Ballinger
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Construction work to restore fish and wildlife habitat on more than 16 acres of a former golf course is underway as part of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and City of Mountlake Terrace partnership.
West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Supplemental Environmental Assessment draft released
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, have released a draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA 571) and a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction system in St. Charles and St. John the Baptist Parishes.
Federal energy training session enhances Center’s third-party financing capabilities
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Representatives from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) conducted a training workshop at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (Huntsville Center), May 15-18.
Hop Brook Lake beach, swimming area reopened
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that the public swimming area at Hop Brook Lake in Middlebury, Conn., has been reopened.
NAVIGATION NOTICE Number SWL 23-26 McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The Baring Cross Railroad Bridge will be closed to navigation from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 11 and June 13.
Wilkinson lauded as safety champion at Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Michael Wilkinson is a safety specialist and quiet professional focused on teaching and ensuring the contractor makes things safe for about 500 construction workers at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project.
Public comments sought on South Dakota Highway 44, Platte-Winner Bridge Draft Environmental Assessment
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The South Dakota Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District are seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate the impacts of the proposed Platte-Winner Bridge replacement project located in Gregory and Charles Mix Counties on South Dakota Highway 44.
Overnight releases from Davis Dam temporarily reduced
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
During June, the Bureau of Reclamation will reduce overnight water releases from Davis Dam to decrease the local caddisfly population.
Motus Towers
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Motus Towers: Tracking Migrations from Coast to Coast
Hurricane Season 2023
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Hurricane Season 2023: Past legacies of resilience powering us into the future
DOI-BOR grant application closes on Sept. 27
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
BASINWIDE & BASIN STATES SALINITY CONTROL PROGRAMS grant opened on June 2.
BLM Southwest Resource Advisory Council to meet June 15
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: Montrose, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council will hold a meeting on June 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465 S. Townsend Avenue in Montrose. The meeting is open to the public. Participants unable to attend in person may join via the Zoom platform by registering at:.
BLM to host Wild Horse and Burro Event in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: FLOWOOD, Miss.- The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a limited number of excess animals gathered from western rangelands, on June 8 - June 10, at the Tennessee Livestock Center, 1720 Greenland Drive, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 37132.
BLM seeks public input on Penrose Commons management
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: CAÑON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office is now accepting public comments on a draft environmental assessment of its recreation area management plan for the 3,100-acre Penrose Commons area, located in Fremont County, approximately 10 miles east of Cañon City.