25 Jul 2012

Ice Harbor NavLock schedules two-day recreational vessel closure to perform work

BURBANK, Wash. – Ice Harbor Dam’s navigation lock, located at Snake River Mile 9.7 near Burbank, Wash., will close to all recreational river traffic for two days, Tuesday, July 31, and Wednesday, Aug. 1, according to operations officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District.

25 Jul 2012

Low-flow channel work to require intermittent trail closures

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Continuing work to create a low-flow fish channel in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ section of the Mill Creek channel will require intermittent closures on the south levee trail beginning the first week of August through mid-September, Corps officials at the Mill Creek Project office announced today.

25 Jul 2012

USACE working to fix damage to border fence at California border

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is working with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Yuma Sector to repair a 114-foot section of bollard-style border fence that fell over near the Andrade Port of Entry July 24.

25 Jul 2012

Public comment period opens on Folsom Dam approach channel document

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and the Central Valley Flood Protection Board released the draft supplemental environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for the Folsom Dam Modification Project Approach Channel on July 20 for public review.

25 Jul 2012

No Campfires at Kanopolis Lake

The hot, dry weather has prompted the Kanopolis Lake Staff to implement a burn ban effective immediately.

25 Jul 2012

Fireworks and Campfire Ban at Wilson Lake, KS

Extreme heat and dry conditions at Wilson Lake have prompted officials to impose a fire ban. In an effort to protect the safety of persons and property, Russell County Commission's emergency ordinance has placed a resolution prohibiting the discharge of fireworks in the county. Officials have further issued a burn ban impacting the entirety of Wilson Lake for the following.

25 Jul 2012

PA12-55 Branham Farm Wildlife Viewing at John W. Flannagan Lake

Volunteers Work to Increase Wildlife Viewing OpportunitiesHuntington, W.Va…. Wildlife viewing and

25 Jul 2012

PA12-55 Branham Farm Wildlife Viewing at John W. Flannagan Lake

Volunteers Work to Increase Wildlife Viewing OpportunitiesHuntington, W.Va…. Wildlife viewing and

25 Jul 2012

Corps of Engineers working with others to keep Mississippi River open for navigation during drought

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 25, 2012 – As the Lower Mississippi River approaches near-record low stages, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to keep this most vital of America’s waterways safe and reliable for navigation.

24 Jul 2012

Bi-monthly conference calls to begin for Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced today that bi-monthly conference calls to discuss the ongoing Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Study will begin next month.