4 Dec 2024

USACE Rock Island District awards first construction contract for Brandon Road Interbasin Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, awarded the first construction contract for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on November 27. The $15.5 million contract was awarded to Miami Marine Services for site preparation and riverbed rock removal for the engineered channel. Miami Marine will partner with Michels Construction, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for completion of this contract.

6 Nov 2024

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11.

1 Nov 2024

Temporary Closure of Neal Smith Trail at Saylorville Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces that a portion of the Neal Smith Trail at Saylorville Lake will temporarily close beginning November 4th to facilitate a waterline replacement. The closure of the trail is scheduled to last through November 18th.

23 Oct 2024

Corps of Engineers seeks comments on systemic forest stewardship program

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Rock Island and St. Louis districts, are seeking public comments on a draft systemic forest stewardship Programmatic Environmental Assessment, or PEA, as part of the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Comments are due by Nov. 23.

16 Oct 2024

Federal, state, and local officials break ground on Southwest Louisiana Coastal Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority held a Groundbreaking Ceremony to celebrate the start of the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project. This project will deliver a non-structural approach to providing a 1-percent level of hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, primarily through a combination of elevating or floodproofing approximately 4,000 homes and businesses and undertaking much-needed coastal ecosystem restoration in the southwest portion of the state.

10 Oct 2024

Shady Creek Recreation Area Trick-or-Treat in the Park – Oct. 26

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project is hosting Trick-or-Treat in the Park at Shady Creek Recreation Area. The event will be held on Saturday, October 26 from 2 - 4 p.m. Shady Creek is located at 3550 Hwy 22 in Muscatine, IA.

19 Sep 2024

Army Corps of Engineers waives fees and invites volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday, Sept. 28.

11 Sep 2024

Public Input Sought on Forestry Rehabilitation Project in Mississippi River Pool 18

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program partners are in the early stages of planning for a habitat rehabilitation project on the Mississippi River in Pool 18 and are seeking public input through Oct. 9.

1 Aug 2024

Swimming Not Recommended at Lake Red Rock’s North Overlook Beach

Due to elevated bacterial counts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, advises that swimming is not recommended at Lake Red Rock’s North Overlook Beach until further notice.

15 Jul 2024

Davenport, Iowa, resident earns national Corps of Engineers award

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters in Washington, D.C., selected Mark Cornish of Davenport, Iowa, as the recipient of its 2023 Civil Works Planning Excellence Award for his work on the Lock and Dam 22 Fish Passage project.