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  • CORPS WANTS TO RECYCLE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE FOR FISH COVER

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. -- Christmas trees don’t have to go in the trash after Christmas. In fact, all those trees in homes and businesses across the area can be put to good use. After the holidays, complete your gift giving by donating your tree to the fish in Greers Ferry Lake.

  • CORPS PLANS PRESCRIBED BURNS AROUND GREERS FERRY LAKE

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – When weather conditions are favorable the Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Project Office in coordination with the Arkansas Forestry Commission and other state agencies will conduct prescribed burns during the next several months in and around Greers Ferry Lake park areas.

  • CORPS SCHEDULES TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENTS AT JFK PARK

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Lake Project Office will conduct timber stand improvements in John F. Kennedy Park Dec. 16 through Feb. 28, 2014. Camp area “D” will be closed until the timber harvest and cleanup is complete.

  • From jubilation to sorrow…President Kennedy’s historic celebration at Greers Ferry Dam followed by tragedy in Dallas

    Gasoline cost 30 cents, a loaf of bread was 20 cents, and the price of a gallon of milk was a little more than a dollar. It was 1963, and the residents of a small Arkansas town nestled at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains were eagerly awaiting the arrival of one of the most important persons on earth. President John F. Kennedy was set to address the people of Heber Springs, Ark., and thousands of others who would converge on the small town to hear him speak at the dedication of Greers Ferry Dam October 3.

  • Corps waives day use fees Nov. 11 for veterans and their families

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- To commemorate Veterans Day the Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers will join Corps districts nationwide and waive day use fees at its recreation areas Nov. 11 for veterans, active, reserve and guard service members and their families.

  • CORPS RESUMES RECREATIONAL LOCKAGE RESTRICTIONS ON ARKANSAS RIVER

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Beginning today all locks on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System will again be closed to recreational boaters from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, excluding federal holidays.

  • REPAIRS SCHEDULED FOR TABLE ROCK POWERHOUSE REQUIRES LOWERING LAKE TANEYCOMO

    BRANSON, Mo. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will repair the Table Rock Powerhouse water release system Nov. 4 requiring Lake Taneycomo to be lowered to elevation 696.5. Dock owners should monitor lake levels and adjust boat docks as the lake is lowered and returned to its normal pool elevation.

  • CORPS REOPENING CAMPGROUNDS, DAY-USE AREAS, AND BOAT LAUNCH RAMPS

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Beginning today the Little Rock District, Corps of Engineers is reopening Corps-operated campgrounds, day-use areas and boat launch ramps that are normally open this time of year.

  • Norfolk District snags installation support award

    U.S. Army Installation Management Command awarded the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the 2012 Director of Public Works Installation Support Program of the Year. The nomination noted Norfolk District’s “team approach in delighting the ultimate customer – the soldier.”

  • CORPS KEEPS VISITOR CENTER OPEN THROUGH GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN USING PARTNERSHIP, VOLUNTEERS AND ARMY’S WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM

    Branson, Mo. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Table Rock Project Office will continue operating the Dewey Short Visitor Center during the government shutdown. The visitor center is open from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. daily.