15 May 2013

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers extends public comment period on proposed Lemon Bay Cove project through June 4

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will continue to receive public comments on the proposed Lemon Bay Cove project in Charlotte County through June 4. Lemon Bay Cove LLC. had applied to the Corps for a Department of the Army permit to fill nearly two acres of jurisdictional tidal saltwater forested mangrove wetlands to construct a 12-residence community.

15 May 2013

Corps seeks comments on draft Environmental Assessment for Steamboat Slough habitat restoration

The Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment (CENWP-PM-E-13-07) for Steamboat Slough habitat restoration in the Lower Columbia River Estuary, proposing to restore tidal connection and fish access to 68 acres of historically tidal wetlands on the mainstem of the Columbia River.

15 May 2013

National Safe Boating Week starts Saturday

ST. PAUL, Minn. – National Safe Boating Week this year is May 18-May 24.

15 May 2013

Corps Invites Media Outlets to Riverton Beach Preparations

VICKSBURG, Miss… The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s Louisiana Field Office (LFO)

15 May 2013

NR 13-017: Old Hickory Lake opens its doors to tours of Old Hickory Lock, Dam

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (May 15, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Old Hickory Lake is offering free guided public tours of the Old Hickory Lake’s Navigation Lock and Powerhouse 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday May 25, June 29, July 20, Aug. 10 and Aug. 25. The tours are approximately one hour in length.

15 May 2013

Corps finishes largest humanitarian assistance project ever built in Cambodia

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of Preah Ang Duong High School on April 23 in Prey Veng City, Cambodia.

15 May 2013

New England federal recreation areas to open

Most recreation areas at the 31 federal flood risk management reservoirs in New England operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open to the public in mid-to-late May 2013. Some recreation areas in Connecticut will open in late April.

15 May 2013

John F. Spalding and Indian Creek Beach Opening Date Delayed for High Water Cleanup

Mark Twain Lake, May 15, 2013 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mark Twain Lake will soon be in

14 May 2013

Federal Agencies Expand Urban Waterway Revitalization Efforts in Communities Across the U.S.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal partners, announced May 10, that the Urban Waters Federal Partnership is adding 11 new locations. In addition, two more federal partner agencies will join the partnership in its collaborative efforts to restore waterways and their environments, boost recreation, help local economies, create jobs, and protect Americans’ health.

14 May 2013

Lake Ashtabula hosts Kids to Parks Day event May 16

ST. PAUL, Minn. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District staff at Lake Ashtabula, on the Sheyenne River near Valley City, N.D., is one of two Corps of Engineers sites selected to receive a grant for National Kids to Parks Day event this year on May 16.