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Service Protects Population of Frecklebelly Madtom Under Endangered Species Act
Asmall population of a rare species of catfish now has federal protection.
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map critical mineral resources in Utah
The U.S. Geological Survey will provide more than $6.6 million to map critical mineral resources in Utah, in partnership with the Utah Geological Survey.
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New tool models the future for wild horses on public lands
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land Management today announced the public release of a new modeling program designed to predict the potential outcomes of using various non-lethal methods to manage and protect wild horses roaming public lands.
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USGS Selects Trinity-San Jacinto River Basin to Study Impacts of Climate Change, Sea Level Variability
The U.S. Geological Survey selected the Trinity-San Jacinto River Basin in Texas as the latest location for an in-depth examination of factors affecting water availability.
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Flights Above Puerto Rico to Map Geology
A low-flying airplane will soon be visible to residents of Puerto Rico beginning in February and lasting potentially through May 2022.
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OSMRE opens nomination period for the 2023 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards
Nominations for the 2023 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards, which recognize outstanding state and Tribal efforts to reclaim abandoned coal mines, opened today and are due to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement by May 12.
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Yuma Desalting Plant to conduct test of the Chemical Release Alarm System
On March 6, 2023, the Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma Desalting Plant (YDP), located at 7301 Calle Agua Salada, will conduct a test of its Chemical Release Alarm System.
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USACE Little Rock District to receive additional $4.1 million for projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is receiving an additional $4.1 million in the Fiscal Year 23 Work Plan that will be used for the district’s civil works program.
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USACE to hold job fair March 7 to fill nearly 125 vacancies
With about 125 job vacancies to fill, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a job fair in Sacramento March 7 to share hiring opportunities and help prospective applicants navigate the application process.
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Employees reflect on 'Black Resilience' for Black History Month event
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office hosted its annual Black History Month presentation Feb. 28.
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Modified Central City Project receives $20M in FY 2023 Work Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2023 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program Feb. 27.
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Corps of Engineers to begin two-year safety, seismic repair project at Willamette Falls Locks this spring
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District (Corps) has awarded a construction contract for completing safety and seismic repairs at Willamette Falls Locks before the agency’s official transfer of the historic navigation lock system to the Willamette Falls Locks Authority, expected to take place in 2026.
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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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Stillhouse Hollow Lake’s Chalk Ridge Fall Park temporarily closing
Officials with the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that effective March 14, Chalk Ridge Fall Park, at Stillhouse Hollow Lake, will be temporarily closed for maintenance.
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New Lock at the Soo to host follow-up public meeting for Hydro Plant tail race closing
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will host an in-person public meeting 6 p.m., March 15, 2023, to follow-up on the closure of the Soo Locks Hydro Plant tail race during New Lock at the Soo construction.
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23-13 Little Goose Dam closes fish viewing room and limits public dam crossing during electrical testing
Due to electrical testing at Little Goose Lock and Dam, the fish viewing room will be closed from March 5 to 11and public crossings will be limited from March 12 to 18.
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Construction project will impact Waitsboro Recreation Area
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is set to replace the existing water distribution system, service lines, and supply lines at Waitsboro Recreation Area in Somerset, Kentucky.
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USACE resumes releases to St. Lucie Estuary
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District resumed releases at the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam (S-308) and the St. Lucie Lock and Dam at (S-80) this morning following a temporary closure at the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam on Monday, Feb. 27
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USACE Jacksonville hosts charrette, public scoping meeting for St. Augustine Back Bay CSRM Feasibility Study
Jacksonville District’s St. Augustine Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study took two big steps forward when the district and its non-federal sponsor, the City of St. Augustine, began a three-day charrette and held a public meeting to introduce residents to the study’s issues and aims.
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Detroit District infrastructure grows $104 million stronger from FY23 Work Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is receiving $37 million in the Fiscal Year 2023 Work Plan for operations and maintenance (O&M) of Detroit District river and harbor projects, $67 million for construction projects and $370 thousand to conduct investigations.
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ERDC-CHL researchers assess hazardous vessel wakes near Tybee Island
Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District and the city of Tybee Island to measure vessel wakes near the island’s north shore in hopes of better understanding which ships and operating conditions are associated with generating large wakes.
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Department of Natural Resources, USACE to hold public meeting about Lower Osage River study
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, will hold a public meeting to provide information and solicit input from the public on a feasibility study to address problems on the Osage River on March 14, 2023, from 4-7 p.m. at the Tuscumbia High School gymnasium, 526 School Rd., Tuscumbia, MO 65082.
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USACE seeks comments on proposed work in Popponesset Bay Approach Channel in Mashpee
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permitapplication to conduct work in waters of the United States from the Town of Mashpee for proposedwork in the approach channel to Popponesset Bay and Vineyard Sound in Mashpee, Mass.
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Corps of Engineers to offer FREE boating safety courses
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will be offering free boating safety education classes at the Mississippi River Project Office near Locks and Dam 14 in Pleasant Valley, Iowa, during the month of April.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdraws Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Proposed Rule
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced the withdrawal of a proposed rule that was published in 2020 to revise the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge public use regulations.