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2022 Guam NWR Photo Contest Winners

Community members participated in the Guam National Wildlife Refuge’s 2nd Annual Refuge at Ritidian photo contest to celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week this past October.


5 resolutions for a changing climate

Feeling indecisive on your resolutions for the new year? We don’t blame you. Resolutions can be tough to choose and even tougher to maint


Are You Interested in Being a Guide on the River?

If you are interested in being a fishing, hunting or other wildlife guide on the Mississippi River find more information here.


Free Eagle Tours at Reelfoot NWR!

Visit the Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge for an exciting Eagle Tour!


Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Announces More Than $1.7 Million to Revitalize Coal Communities in Arkansas

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced more than $1.7 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to reclaim abandoned mine lands in Arkansas.


BOEM Seeks Comment to Inform Environmental Review of Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore Massachusetts

As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, today the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind energy project offshore Massachusetts.


Reclamation announces $4.6 million in funding for Basin Studies

Bureau of Reclamation announced today that Reclamation will use $4.6 million to partner with water managers to conduct comprehensive water studies.


Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $84 million in 36 Drought Resiliency Projects

The Department of the Interior today announced a $84.7 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help 36 communities throughout the West prepare and respond to the challenges of drought.


Annual Lake Moovalya drawdown in January for maintenance activities

The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that the water level at Lake Moovalya will be a foot lower beginning in early January.


Army engineers transfer ownership of remote armory to support Alaska community

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District transferred ownership of an Army National Guard armory to the community of Scammon Bay on Dec. 21, 2022.


Army Corps to collect Christmas trees at Tionesta Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will begin accepting live evergreen Christmas trees at Tionesta Lake, which will be used for aquatic habitat-improvement projects, beginning Dec. 27.


President signs 2023 NDAA authorizing USACE to move forward on major Seattle-area projects

President Joe Biden signed the 2022 Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) December 23, which lawmakers included in the $858 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023.


22-078 Walla Walla District to begin dredging the lower Snake River navigation channel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District will begin dredging the lower Snake River navigation channel beginning in January.


Hartwell, Russell, Thurmond Lakes no longer in drought operations

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces Hartwell, Richard B. Russell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes are no longer in drought operations due to the recent rain events over the Savannah River System Basin.


Contract awarded for levee work for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the first levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project.


Corps of Engineers inducts St. Paul, Minn., resident to district’s Hall of Fame

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently named Mark Koenig of St. Paul, Minnesota, as its 2022 hall of fame inductee.


Chittenden Locks schedules Large Lock closures, Small Lock available

Chittenden Locks schedules Large Lock closures, Small Lock available


Public meeting scheduled for Watertown Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District in cooperation with the city of Watertown, South Dakota, will hold a public meeting on Tues., Jan. 31, 2023, at 1901 Ninth Ave. SW in Watertown.


Firewood permits available at Lake Red Rock

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, recently removed numerous dead ash trees from recreation areas at Lake Red Rock.


Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center transitions to holiday, winter schedule

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is transitioning the operating hours of the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center in Canal Park to its holiday and winter schedule.