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18 Sep 2013
Baltimore District, partners team up for Labor Day water rescue simulation
Did you know it only takes less than a half cup of water in your lungs to drown? Whether you are a
18 Sep 2013
International visitors tour Poplar Island, explore environmental protection methods
The Baltimore District and Maryland Port Administration hosted a delegation of 22 environmentalists,
18 Sep 2013
Army Corps of Engineers waives fees on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28
FORT WORTH, Texas - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District will be supporting National
18 Sep 2013
Army Corps of Engineers waives fees on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,400 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day on Sept. 28. On this day, fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches will be waived.
18 Sep 2013
District foresters turn island into large Petri dish
The district recently finished a three-year reforestation project with a massive planting of 7,000 trees. The Gores Reforestation Project is intended to enhance wildlife habitat and manage invasive species on a Mississippi River island located near Red Wing, Minn., which is public land managed by the Corps. Reed canary grass, an invasive, has slowly been taking over this island.
18 Sep 2013
Corps announces changes to the Lock Schedules on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announced today lock changes on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin. Beginning the week of October 7, 2013 ACF Locks will change to the fall/winter schedules. George W. Andrews, Walter F. George, and Jim Woodruff Locks will move to Monday-Thursday operations, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The locks will be open October 4-5, closed on October 6 and then open Monday-Thursday, October 7-10. This schedule will continue until March 2014.
18 Sep 2013
DeLuca set to lead Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Brig. Gen. Peter A. “Duke” DeLuca will assume command of the Mississippi Valley
18 Sep 2013
Public invited to comment on the Sand Hill River ecosystem restoration project in Polk County, Minn.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently completed a draft Environmental Assessment for a proposed Sand Hill River Ecosystem Restoration Project, 20 miles southeast of Crookston, Minn.
18 Sep 2013
Corps, Friends of Jennings Randolph Lake sponsor annual clean-up event
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Jennings Randolph Lake and the Friends of Jennings Randolph Lake invite volunteers to take part in the third annual Route 46 Cleanup day, scheduled for Saturday, September 21 at 10 a.m.
18 Sep 2013
Military Appreciation Day at the Minnesota State Fair
St. Paul District employees took on the August heat and humidity during Military Appreciation Day at the Minnesota State Fair on Tuesday, August 27, to spread the word about the district’s missions. More than 94,000 people passed through the turnstiles on what would be the warmest day recorded in the fair’s history.