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News Release: When fire and flood tear through parks and other public lands, ecosystem restoration specialists are ready to restore landscapes to pre-disaster conditions. Their ability to respond is increasingly affected by a changing climate that makes wildland fire and intense storm flooding more common which, in...
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Reclamation awards $80,000 for improved precipitation measurement devices
The Bureau of Reclamation selected eight solutions to each receive $10,000 and continue in the Counting Every Drop Challenge.
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Reclamation to raise water levels in Lake Estes and Marys Lake after completion of maintenance activities
The Bureau of Reclamation will begin refilling Lake Estes and Marys Lake in Estes Park, Colorado the week of December 19, 2022, following maintenance on Olympus Dam and the East Portal of the Adams Tunnel.
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Construction begins on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funded Truckee Canal Public Safety Improvement Project
Construction on the Truckee Canal Public Safety Improvement Project began in earnest this past week with Phase 1 of a multi-phased project to restore the safe, long-term operation of the Truckee Canal.
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Army Corps, Prince George’s County sign partnership agreement, moving Anacostia Watershed restoration into construction phase
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and Prince George’s County Department of the Environment (DoE) signed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the Anacostia Watershed Restoration project during a ceremony at the county’s DoE headquarters in Largo, Maryland, Dec. 15, 2022.
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Kanopolis Lake drawdown will begin end of December
A 3-foot drawdown of reservoir levels at Kanopolis Lake, near Kanopolis, Kansas, will begin starting the week of Dec. 19, 2022, as conditions allow, in preparation for the Kanopolis Riprap Overlay Project.
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Corps’ Hartwell Lake Office accepts Christmas trees for recycling
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Office is accepting natural, not artificial, Christmas trees for recycling beginning Dec. 26, 2022 and concluding Jan. 26, 2023.
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22-077 Little Goose Dam closes public dam crossing due to inoperable bridge
Officials at Little Goose Lock and Dam are closing dam crossings to the public until further notice due to electrical problems with the upstream bascule bridge.
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Black Rock Desert Artist-in-Residence Program Exhibits in Winnemucca and Elko, Nevada
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Black Rock Field Office, in partnership with Friends of Black Rock High Rock, will hold multiple art exhibits for the 2022 Artists in Residence.
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SWG signs Lower Rio Grande Valley Watershed Assessment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District, along with representatives of Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties, signed the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LGRV) Watershed Assessment Feasibility Cost Share Agreement, December 12.
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MacArthur Lock closing for seasonal repair, maintenance
The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock will close to marine traffic 7:00 a.m. Dec. 17, 2022, through 12:01 a.m. April 24, 2023, to perform critical maintenance.
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Army Corps to collect Christmas trees at Woodcock Creek Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will begin accepting live evergreen Christmas trees at Woodcock Creek Lake, which will be used for aquatic habitat improvement projects, beginning Dec. 27.
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USACE issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas.
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Summer Employment Available at Lake Shelbyville
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville is looking for qualified candidates to fill student vacancies for the 2023 summer recreation season.
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Mobile District Employees Supporting New Mexico Fire Response
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District has deployed five employees in support of the rebuild from the New Mexico wildfires that occurred during the spring of 2022.
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Christmas Trees for Fish Structure at West Point Lake
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Project will accept real Christmas trees, not artificial trees, for recycling from December 26, 2022, through January 7, 2023.
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U.S. Army Fort Wingate Depot Activity announces public interest survey for participation in re-activating a Restoration Advisory Board
The U.S. Army Fort Wingate Depot Activity is conducting a survey to determine if there is enough public interest to re-activate the FWDA Restoration Advisory Board.
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