22 Jan 2016

Robert W. Craig Campground at Jennings Randolph Lake opens for 2016 reservations; boasts campground improvements

JENNINGS RANDOLPH LAKE, West Virginia – The Robert W. Craig Campground at Jennings Randolph Lake is

22 Jan 2016

Inclement weather dates to be used for joint MDE and USACE public hearings for DNR's permit application to dredge Man O' War Shoal

Inclement weather dates to be used for joint MDE and USACE public hearings for DNR's permit application to dredge Man O' War Shoal for oyster shell. Please visit the updated public notice for more information on the dates of the hearings as well as the proposed work being discussed - http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/PublicNotices/PublicNoticeView/tabid/16587/Article/637607/pn15-89-mdnrfisheries-serviceman-owar-shoal-shell-dredging-2009-61802.aspx

22 Jan 2016

Volunteer judges help science fair inspire students to pursue STEM

Eight volunteers from the Huntsville Center offered their STEM field expertise to help judge more than 110 projects during the annual Challenger Elementary School Science Fair Jan. 20.

22 Jan 2016

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-10 Revised Sailing Instructions NM 222.0 to NM 223.2

MKARNS - Revised Sailing Instructions - Due to shoaling, mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should run the green line between NM 222.0 and NM 223.2. No passing is advised while transiting through this reach. Note that the endpoints of this reach have adjusted slightly from those in the original Navigation Notice SWL 16-09.

21 Jan 2016

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-09 Sailing Instructions NM 221.9 to NM 223.0

MKARNS - Due to shoaling, mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should use extreme caution between NM 221.9 and NM 223.0. No passing is advised while transiting through this reach.

21 Jan 2016

Corps of Engineers begins annual Grays Harbor maintenance dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor began annual maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channel in Grays Harbor Inner Harbor Sunday, Jan.17, 2016.

21 Jan 2016

Blue Marsh Lake suspends entrance fee collection

BLUE MARSH LAKE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced that Blue Marsh Lake, located five miles west of Reading, Pa., will no longer collect entrance fees. The decision to suspend the entrance fee program was made based on an analysis that showed revenue generated would not offset the costs associated with collecting the fees.

21 Jan 2016

Lake Okeechobee flows to continue at current rates

The Corps will begin another seven-day pulse release from the lake tomorrow (Jan. 22). The target flow to the Caloosahatchee is unchanged at an average of 1,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) as measured at W.P. Franklin Lock & Dam (S-79) near Fort Myers. The Corps plans no releases from the lake through St. Lucie Lock (S-80) near Stuart.

21 Jan 2016

Meet the New Regulatory Chief

Travis Hughes was recently selected as the new Regulatory Division Chief after the retirement of

21 Jan 2016

Fishtrap Lake Wildlife Area (Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife or KYF&W) Elk Restoration Program

Elk are indigenous to Kentucky being hunted out before 1900. Kentucky's current Elk population was initially restored by Elk imported from Utah. Since this initial release, smaller releases of two to five Elk have occurred from time to time. The Area currently has four herds with a population of 70 animals.