QUINCY, Illinois -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, invites the public to an open house announcing the tentative plan for the Quincy Bay Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project. The open house, which is being conducted in partnership with the Quincy Bay Area Restoration and Enhancement Association (QBAREA), along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Illinois Department of Natural Resources, will take place on February 15 from 5-7 p.m. at the Oakley-Lindsay Center, located at 300 Civic Center Plaza #237 in Quincy, Illinois.
The project, which is federally funded through the Upper Mississippi River Restoration program, includes approximately 2,350 acres in Pool 21 of the Upper Mississippi River near Quincy, Illinois. The area includes interconnected channels, small natural bays, bottomland forest, a small boat harbor, and a cut through channel.
During the open house, a project overview will be presented and the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions of the project team. Subject matter experts will also be on-hand throughout the event to discuss the plan and gather input from the community. A draft feasibility report, which includes the project’s tentatively selected plan and an environmental assessment will be available online for public review starting Feb. 8 at: Quincy Bay Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project.
Public comments regarding the tentatively selected plan will be accepted through March 9 via the website above, by email to: PublicInvolvement@usace.army.mil or by mail to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Attn: Regional Planning and Environmental Division North – Rachel Perrine, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61201.
For more details on the project and the tentatively selected plan, visit: Quincy Bay Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project.
Release no. 24-007