23 Apr 2018

Lake Ashtabula recreation area opening delayed through May 15

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is delaying the start to the recreation season at Lake Ashtabula, near Valley City, North Dakota, due to weather.

11 Apr 2018

First tow of 2018 reaches St. Paul, Minnesota, opening Upper Mississippi River navigation season

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Motor Vessel Michael Poindexter, pushing 12 barges en route to St. Paul, locked through Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, today around 1:30 p.m.

6 Apr 2018

Comments sought on plan to unload dredged material from Corps Island

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on plans to unload 500,000 cubic yards of dredged material from Corps Island, near river mile 799 of the Upper Mississippi River.

19 Mar 2018

Corps to host environmental restoration open house for Mississippi River Pool 4

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, is hosting an open house in Red Wing, Minnesota, April 4, to discuss a habitat improvement study in and around Pierce County Islands and the Head of Lake Pepin in Upper Pool 4 of the Mississippi River.

12 Mar 2018

Corps of Engineers begins drawdown plans in Red River of the North basin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is lowering its reservoir elevations within the Red River of the North basin in anticipation of spring snow melt.

5 Mar 2018

Corps to begin snow surveys in preparation for spring melt

A team with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will begin collecting snow surveys throughout the region March 6 – 12.

26 Feb 2018

Corps seeks comments on proposed improvements to St. Paul’s High Bridge

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is accepting public comments on a Minnesota Department of Transportation permit application for work associated with improvements to the Trunk Highway 149 High Bridge in St. Paul, Minnesota.

21 Feb 2018

Corps seeks comments on sanitary sewer and water system improvement project in Pine County, Minn.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for its sanitary sewer and water system improvements project in Pine City, Minnesota, today, Feb. 21.

16 Nov 2017

Finding a way to make it possible – deer hunt for the physically disabled

The 10th annual physically disabled and veterans deer hunt took place on the wildlife sanctuary within the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, St. Paul District, Orwell Dam and Recreation Area, near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, from Nov. 14 to 16, 2017.

15 Nov 2017

Minneapolis locks closing for end of Upper Mississippi River navigation season

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is closing its Minneapolis locks on Sunday, Nov. 19.