News from June 2023
AXS Wayside: The French Connection
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
AXS Wayside: Acadia's Heart
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
Drop-In Art Activities
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2023
News Release: Join park educators for daily art activities Monday through Saturday. Activities include watercolor painting, origami, and zine making. Drop-in art activities are free with park entry and open to all ages and experience levels. Reservations are not required.
Ash Tree Update 2022
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2023
News Release: By Nicholas Tait, NCRN I&M Science Communication Intern.
AXS Wayside: Footsteps Before You
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
AXS Wayside: Precipice Trail
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
AXS Wayside: Carroll Homestead
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
Army Corps completes Baltimore’s Seagirt Loop Channel Study Report; identifies $64 million in modifications to channel
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 26, 2023
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed a Chief's Report for Baltimore Harbor Anchorages and Channels Modification of Seagirt Loop Channel during a ceremony at USACE Headquarters in Washington, D.C., June 22, 2023.
AXS Wayside: Acadia's Enticing Trails
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
Employee Spotlight featuring Army Fellow Andres Restrepo
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 26, 2023
As a child, Andres Restrepo loved playing with toys that he could build and take apart. At the age of 10, Andres has fond memories of taking a part and putting back together the vacuum. He was especially pleased the vacuum worked after his rebuild!
Nashville District’s Luke Navarro selected for ERDC University
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 26, 2023
Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 26, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is completing the demolition of Drayton Dam this week as part of an environmental mitigation project to remove ecological barriers, restore natural resources and reconnect the entire river.
USACE Jacksonville publishes proposed FONSI and Draft SEA for Duval County, Florida, Shore Protection Project
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 26, 2023
USACE Jacksonville announces the publication of a proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Duval County, Florida Shore Protection Project, Duval County, Florida, for public review and comment.
USACE to pause Isabella Dam water releases for routine inspection
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 26, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will pause water releases from Isabella Dam’s outlet works on June 27 to conduct a routine inspection of the conduit at the base of the dam following this year’s heightened reservoir inflows and subsequent releases.
AXS Wayside: Natural Seawall
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
AXS Wayside: Icy Depths
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2023
News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.
Protecting two more freshwater mussel species under the Endangered Species Act
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 26, 2023
Following a review of the best available scientific and commercial information, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is protecting the western fanshell (Cyprogenia aberti) and a newly identified species known as the “Ouachita” fanshell (Cyprogenia cf. aberti) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Senators Murray and Collins Issue Statement After First Full Committee Markup in Two Years, Commit to Senate’s Voice Being Heard in Appropriations Process
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 26, 2023
Senate Appropriators voted unanimously today to advance the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies bill and the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill. U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, issued the following statement on the first Senate Appropriations full committee markup in two years:
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Military Construction-VA Bill, Agriculture-FDA Bill, and Subcommittee Allocations
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 26, 2023
Murray holds first markup as Chair as Committee returns to regular order to write and pass the strongest possible funding bills Committee approves Military Construction-VA and Agriculture-FDA bills in 28-0 votes
Army Corps, partner agencies train for catastrophic flooding event
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is holding a field training exercise at Raystown Lake in coordination with local, state and federal agencies to prepare for potential high-water emergencies, June 26-30, 2023