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Multiple river recreation projects in Pike and Calhoun counties have been recommended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Louis District. The proposals are listed a more than 500-page River Projects Master Plan that “guides public use and natural resource management of over 48,000 acres of federal lands for environmental stewardship and recreational purposes.” The plan mainly… Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Greers Ferry Lake & Little Red River Tourism Association are seeking volunteers to pitch in Sept. 6, 2025, during the 56th Annual Greers Ferry Lake and Little Red River Cleanup. Volunteers wanting to continue the lake cleanup tradition are asked… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 4, 2025) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), issues the Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Fort Myers Beach Harbor Federal Navigation Project, Lee County, Florida… Read More
In a unanimous vote on Monday, the Dare County Board of Commissioners approved a motion to begin acquiring year-round dredging permits for the Rodanthe-Stumpy Point Emergency Ferry Channel, signaling a major shift in how the county will ensure access to Hatteras Island during storm events. The move will allow the county to dredge the channel… Read More
The contract to dredge Manistee Harbor (worth $581,600) has been awarded to the King Company of Holland, MI. The outfit was the last to dredge Manistee harbor in 2022. It is unknown when dredging will begin. The company is currently working on a large dredging project in Muskegon with their dredge Barry J. Of interest,… Read More
Telle is a graduate of Mississippi State University and previously served on the staff of former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran. Adam Telle, a former member of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran’s staff, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Saturday to be the new Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. Telle, who was nominate… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced the completion of bulkhead repair work at the end of the Point Pleasant Canal in Ocean County, N.J. USACE previously awarded a contract to UH Services Group, LLC for $3.2 million to repair a portion of severely deteriorated steel bulkhead at the entrance of… Read More
TREMPEALEAU, Wis. — The Army Corps wants to restore the deteriorating ecosystem at Johnson Island on the Mississippi River a couple miles upstream from Trempealeau. It would be a $15.5 million project. But before proceeding the Corps wants public feedback. Deadline for comments: August 28. At issue is shoreline and backwater habitat that has degraded by erosion,… Read More
Donjon Marine Co. Inc., Hillside, New Jersey, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to perform maintenance dredging of portions of the Newark Bay, New Jersey, Federal Navigation Project. The amount of this action is $53,624,500. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Newark Bay, New Jersey with an estimated… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a proposed Johnson Island ecosystem restoration project in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, in Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River. The quantity and quality of backwater habitat has degraded due to shoreline… Read More
Col. David Dake assumed command from Col. Rhett Blackmon as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) commander during a change of command ceremony, July 29, 2025, at the district’s headquarters. On top of handing over command to Dake, Blackmon also celebrated his retirement from the Army after 26 years of service…. Read More
The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Jacksonville is soliciting bids for a comprehensive shore protection project on Hutchinson Island in Martin County, Florida. The project involves constructing a dune and beach berm across two segments within approximately 4 miles of shoreline between reference points R-01 and R-25. Beach-compatible sand will be… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is dredging the federal navigation channel at Great Sodus Bay, a recreational harbor that supports over $28 million in economic activity, Great Sodus, New York, June 24, 2025. With six marinas and over 1,000 slips, the bay provides over $10 million in labor income and 169 jobs…. Read More
Officials hope to eventually develop location for industrial or recreational use Port of Woodland officials are asking the Army Corps of Engineers to continue sending them sediment dredged from the Columbia River to sell — but not to lock them into a 20-year commitment at the port’s Austin Point site. While the port has no… Read More
The City of Two Rivers is considering funding for a project that would typically be undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The city council discussed obtaining funding from the Wisconsin Harbor Assistance program to conduct partial dredging of the entrance to the Two Rivers harbor, which Parks and Recreation Director Mike Mathis says… Read More