3 Oct 2017

Cheatham Lake seeks volunteers for Monarch Waystation

ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 3, 2017) – The staff at Cheatham Lake is cultivating several flower gardens for bees and butterflies, and seeks volunteers to help certify the site as a Monarch Waystation.

28 Apr 2017

Volunteers Observe Earth Day Assisting Pollinators at Abiquiu Lake

In observance of Earth Day, District staff at Abiquiu Lake hosted a Pollinator Party at the site, April 22, 2017.

15 Apr 2013

Going Green: Corps prescribed fire program helps double butterfly population

EUGENE, Ore. -- The population of endangered Fender's blue butterflies has doubled at Fern Ridge Reservoir since last year, according to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey. The Corps' 2012 estimate of 3,769 Fender's blue butterflies at 11 sites near the reservoir west of Eugene, Ore., is the species' largest known population and continues a trend of positive population growth since it was first detected on Corps lands in 1998.

18 Dec 2012

Fern Ridge's endangered butterfly population doubles

The population of endangered Fender’s blue butterflies has doubled at Fern Ridge Reservoir since last year, continuing a trend of positive population growth since it was first detected on Corps lands.