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The Biden-Harris administration announced that starting on Veterans Day (Nov. 11), veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and Gold Star Families can obtain a free lifetime pass to thousands of federal recreation sites spread out across more than 400 million acres of public lands, including national parks, wildlife refuges, and forests.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Galveston District hosts Virtual Public Information Meeting for Orange County Project
he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and its partner the Orange County Drainage District, will be hosting a virtual public information session for the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Orange County Project, Thursday, November 17, 2022.
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USACE Memphis District prepares DIFR-EIS for Hatchie-Loosahatchie Restoration Study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District (CEMVM) intends to prepare a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (DIFR-EIS) for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study.
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USACE announces virtual BBSEER Project Delivery Team Meeting on November 17
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District invites Project Delivery Team members, stakeholders, partners, and members of the public to attend a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project study on Wednesday, November 17, 2022 from 3 to 5 p.m.
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USACE, Miami-Dade to host Back Bay Study charrette, public meeting
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District and Miami-Dade County, its non-federal sponsor, will host a charrette Nov. 14-18, including a public meeting Monday, Nov. 14, for the reinitiation of the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study.
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USACE Vicksburg District announces Project Partnership Agreement with city of Morton
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District entered into a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the City of Morton, Mississippi, November 9, 2022, as part of the Mississippi Environmental Infrastructure Program (Section 592).
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Smithville Lake to host annual managed deer hunt for individuals with ambulatory disabilities on Nov. 19 and 20
The annual managed deer hunt hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Smithville Lake for individuals with ambulatory disabilities will take place on Nov. 19 and 20, 2022.
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USACE is Seeking Public Input to Proposed Updates
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers values your partnership and is seeking public input on proposed updates to the federal regulation 33 CFR 203.
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USACE Little Rock Deputy District Commander Major ChaTom "CT" Warren to be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District Deputy Commander Maj. ChaTom "CT" Warren will be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on November 14, 2022.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers preliminary results show no areas of concern
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District completed sampling for radioactive materials at the Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri, this week as part of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program.
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Corps Announces Pause in Drawdown of Some Lakes Due to Drought Conditions
The Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces a pause in the normal drawdown at Alum Creek, Deer Creek, Paint Creek, East Lynn, Beech Fork, Grayson, North Fork of Pound, John W. Flannagan, Fishtrap, Dewey, and Yatesville Lakes as we evaluate the impacts of the drought/abnormally dry conditions in the area.
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Public comments sought on plan for Lower Pool 13 Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District and its Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program partners are constructing a habitat rehabilitation project in Lower Pool 13 of the Mississippi River near Clinton, Iowa, and are seeking comments on the project plan.
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Boundary Line Maintenance at J. Strom Thurmond Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District has contracted R&D Maintenance Services to inspect and re-paint bands around each boundary tree, beginning later this week, for approximately 50 miles of the existing boundary line at J. Strom Thurmond Project.
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USACE West Point Conducting Federal Boundary Line Inspection
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Project will begin seasonalmaintenance of the government property line along the reservoir perimeter of West Point, Nov. 8.
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U.S. Army Corps Hosts Youth Waterfowl Hunts at Richard B. Russell Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is organizing youth waterfowl hunts at the Richard B. Russell Project to take place during the months of December and January for youth participants ages 9-16.
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Blue Marsh Lake presents national Corps award to Berks Area Mountain Biking Association
On October 27, 2022 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Philadelphia District presented the Corps Excellence in Partnerships Award to Berks Area Mountain Biking Association (BAMBA) for their exemplary partnership work benefitting Blue Marsh Lake.
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Record numbers of American eels counted upstream of site of Bloede Dam in Maryland four years after its removal
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has documented record numbers of juvenile American eel using the eel-passage structure at the Daniels Dam on the Patapsco River this year — an estimated 36,500.
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Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge celebrates 10th anniversary
One of the midwest’s newest national wildlife refuges is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week. Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge was established to connect and restore a large landscape that includes blocks of grasslands, wet prairies and natural streams interspersed with cities and towns.
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BLM and FWS seek public comment on the Two Rivers Wind Energy Project
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking public comment on an environmental assessment of the proposed Two Rivers Wind Energy Project, which would be located near the Towns of Medicine Bow and Rock River in Carbon and Albany counties, Wyoming.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recovery Plan for 23 Mariana Island Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has published a draft recovery plan for 23 endangered or threatened species in the Mariana Islands. A
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