30 May 2024

USACE updates Safe Lockage Policy for recreational vessels on Columbia, Snake rivers

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put the following guidelines in place for the continued safe passage of recreational craft through the navigation locks at McNary, John Day, The Dalles, and Bonneville dams on the Columbia River, and Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite dams on the Snake River:

15 May 2020

Corps of Engineers urges boater safety on Mississippi River

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is celebrating National Safe Boating Week by urging boaters on the Mississippi River to be smart while on the water.

23 May 2017

Play it safe while enjoying America’s waterways

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Before you head out for a day on or near the water, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, encourages you to make sure you have life jackets for everyone and that you wear them.

3 Jun 2013

Rangers and troopers again able to reward kids for wearing life vests

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers in Oklahoma and Oklahoma Highway Patrol Marine Patrol troopers will be rewarding children caught wearing life vests at areas they patrol.

15 May 2013

National Safe Boating Week starts Saturday

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