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  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiates alternative permitting procedures in wake of Hurricane Sally

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will initiate alternative permitting procedures throughout affected areas in the State of Florida in response to conditions resulting from Hurricane Sally. These alternate procedures will be utilized for a period of 6 months from September 24, 2020, and through March 24, 2021.

  • Army Corps to host Raystown Branch Cleanup Event on National Public Lands Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raystown Lake, invites volunteers to continue the annual tradition of public service by participating in this year's Raystown Branch of the Juniata River Cleanup Day Saturday in honor of National Public Lands Day.

  • USACE TO RESUME DAY-USE RECREATION FEE COLLECTION OCTOBER 1

    Following the temporary suspension of recreation fees this past spring and summer to protect against the spread of COVID-19, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announced today that it will resume the collection of fees at several dozen recreation areas beginning October 1, 2020.

  • 20-051 Corps winter park hours resume in the LC Valley

    Clarkston, Wash. – The park hours at Swallows Park, Chestnut Beach, and the restrooms at the Greenbelt Boat Ramp in Clarkston, Wash., as well as the Confluence parking area of the Lewiston Levee Parkway in Lewiston, Idaho, will switch to winter hours on Oct. 1.

  • USACE Selma Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study Public Meeting, Accepting Public Input

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District invites the public to participate in a virtual public meeting for the Flood Risk Management Study Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment for the Alabama River, at Selma, Ala.

  • Corps to briefly reduce Baldhill Dam outflows for downstream maintenance

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, plans to alter Baldhill Dam outflows at Lake Ashtabula, near Valley City, North Dakota, starting Monday, Sept. 28, to help US Geological Survey technicians perform maintenance on downstream stream gages.

  • Corps, Samaritan's Purse go above and beyond for Laura survivor

    "The day I met Mr. Williams, I was looking for his house and drove past it because I didn't see it; all I saw were trees," Roofing Quality Assurance Specialist George Hayes recalled. "Honestly, I wasn't expecting anyone to be home. So many folks evacuated after the storm, I just figured no one was home. As I got closer to the door, I heard his little dog bark. I yelled, "Is anyone home?" and I saw a movement through the window. The door opened, and he drove his wheelchair out onto the front porch. My heart just sank." At that moment, Hayes knew he needed to go above and beyond to help this man.

  • East Tailrace boat ramp closed Tuesday for repairs

    RIVERDALE, N.D. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that East Tailrace boat ramp at Garrison Dam on the Missouri River will be temporarily closed Tuesday from 11:00am to 3:00pm to conduct repairs to the boat ramp. No releases are scheduled during this time frame. The ramp will reopen to the public at 3:00pm. 

  • Fort Worth District announces travel impacts on Lake Georgetown Dam

    Officials with the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that the embankment road located between Lake Georgetown's Overlook Park and Cedar Breaks Park will be closed temporarily beginning October 1.

  • Corps of Engineers completes Fort Sheridan Great Lakes Fishery, Ecosystem Restoration project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District has completed construction for the final phase of the Fort Sheridan Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration (GLFER) project at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve in unincorporated Lake County, Illinois.