News from November 2022
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
In 2018, the DOF, through the support of BIA Leadership, assembled the Timber Team.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is extending the comment period for the public to review and provide feedback on the draft programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for Oil and Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
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 eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore the U.S. central Atlantic coast for public review and comment.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Empire Wind energy project offshore New York.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a public negotiation session for a repayment contract with the Orland Unit Water Users’ Association for the repayment of extraordinary maintenance work, related to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for the Stony Gorge Reservoir Spillway Gate Replacement Project.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
Belle Fourche Reservoir increased visitors during the 2022 recreation season.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
On November 16, 2022, the Dredge Dubuque departed the Vicksburg Harbor for a critical dredging mission along the Red River in response to low water conditions.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, J. Strom Thurmond Project is extending the closure dates at West Dam Day Use Area for repaving through Jan. 1, 2023.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
The Rob Roy railroad bridge will be closed to navigation from 6 a.m., December 5 through 10 p.m., December 8.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
Gateway Park, located near the Snake River at the corner of Bridge Street and Riverview Street in Clarkston, Washington, will be converted into a natural area by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will close Raystown Lake's Mountain Bike Skills Park for the winter season on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, awarded a task order on August 8 for five waterstop replacements at Little Goose Lock and Dam.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, and Mill Creek Flood Control Zone District signed a Project Partnership Agreement for the Mill Creek Section 205 Project on November 21.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is hosting a regional Industry Days forum from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 7 in the Pinnacle Ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown located at 322 Rock Street in Little Rock, Arkansas.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it is extending the current comment periods on proposed actions for 11 Florida species including eight plants, two snakes, and a skink.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) are announcing nearly $6.5 million in the third wave of reimbursements under the Endangered Species COVID-19 Relief program, funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
Over the next six months, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge will expand available parking spaces and sidewalk access to trails. The refuge expects work to begin in December.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
A draft recovery plan for the freshwater mussel, Yellow Lance (Elliptio lanceolata) is available for public review and comment until December 21, 2022.
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
Service Proposes Revised Critical Habitat for the Endangered Florida Bonneted Bat Public comment sought on the proposed rule by Jan. 23, 2023
By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2022
At an international meeting focused on wildlife trade regulations across the world, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents and a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) trial attorney were honored for their commitment to helping keep the trade legal.
