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Corps of Engineers set to reroute Wild Rice River through structure

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will reroute the Wild Rice River through the Wild Rice River Structure March 31 at or near 7:30 a.m.


Jamestown Dam releases to improve downstream ice conditions

Jamestown Dam will begin making small releases to improve ice conditions downstream of the dam.


Opening of Lake Red Rock recreation areas further delayed

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces that due to a delay in manufacture and delivery of pipe for waterline upgrades several recreation areas at Lake Red Rock will not be opening June 1 as previously announced.


U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District: First Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Law Project Complete

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, celebrated the successful completion of closing man-made cuts in the salt marsh of the Satilla River with a ribbon cutting March 24 in Brunswick.


Corps of Engineers dike repairs will protect 800-year-old fishing village

Repairs to the Quillayute Sea dike protecting the Quileute Tribe’s 800-year-old fishing village, will begin this fall.


Communities spanning two counties dedicate Periwinkle Trail

The communities of Smith County, Jackson County and the “Friends of Cordell Hull Lake” dedicated Periwinkle Trail March 25, 2023, at the Indian Creek Archery Range trailhead.


LA District builds community ties to share career opportunities, recruit new talent

Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leaders met with community members, military partners, educators and local elected leaders March 7 at Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in downtown LA for the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Los Angeles’ Community Partners Meeting.


First Five-Year Review of safety measures at Former Kirtland Demolition Bombing Range has begun

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the beginning of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Five-Year Review of the Former Kirtland Air Force Base Demolition Bombing Range (KDBR) Munitions Response Site (MRS) in Cibola County, New Mexico. The property is now part of the El Malpais National Monument.


Locking temporarily suspended at McAlpine Locks and Dam

The lock chambers at McAlpine Locks and Dam (Ohio River mile 606.8) in Louisville, Kentucky, are closed to traffic due to a navigation accident, which occurred approximately at 2 a.m. EDT on March 28. There are no injuries reported and all personnel are accounted for.


Corps removes 144 tons of debris from San Gabriel River

In a continuing project to improve the health of the San Gabriel River and reduce risk to the public, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District cleared 144 tons of litter and debris March 6-13 from a stretch of riverbed near Azusa.


Public comment extension notification for Draft EA, Snake Creek Dam Safety Modification Study, McLean County, North Dakota

The comment review period for the Snake Creek Dam Safety Modification Study, Draft Environmental Assessment is being extended until May 18, 2023.


Richard B. Russell Lake holds 33rd Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Richard B. Russell Project Office, is hosting the 33rd Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at freshly stocked Calhoun Falls Bank Fishing area, located on Hwy. 72 in Calhoun Falls, SC.


USACE announces Cecil M. Harden Lake Shoreline Management Plan update

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District is in the process of updating the Shoreline Management Plan for Cecil M. Harden Lake located in Rockville, Indiana.


Altamaha Spinymussel

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability of the draft recovery plan for the Altamaha spinymussel (Elliptio spinosa), a mussel found in the Ocmulgee, Altamaha and Ohoopee Rivers in Georgia.


Service Designates Critical Habitat for the Pearl Darter

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the designation of 524 river miles of critical habitat in Mississippi for the pearl darter April 6, 2023, an important step toward restoring the species to the Pearl River drainage.


Service Denies Request to List Coyotes Due to Similarity of Appearance to Mexican Wolf

After careful review of the best scientific and commercial information available, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined coyotes do not meet the statutory and regulatory criteria for listing as endangered or threatened due to similarity of appearance to the endangered Mexican wolf.


Service and partners file settlement agreement with FirstLight for improved fish passage, flows

Partners have reached a milestone in the relicensing process for two hydropower facilities on the Connecticut River in Massachusetts.


Environmental Agencies To Fund Wetland, Floodplain, and Groundwater Restoration in Tewksbury

The Natural Resource Damages Trustee Council for the Sutton Brook Disposal Area Superfund Site will fund two projects located at Poplar Street and Mollie Drive in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, that will restore wetland, floodplain, and groundwater resources using $1.65 million in Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration settlement funds


Critical Habitat for 12 Hawaiʻi Island Species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing critical habitat for 12 species, all found only on Hawaiʻi island.


Egyptian Tortoise Listed as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today listed the Egyptian tortoise -- a terrestrial reptile from Libya, Egypt and Israel -- as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.