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Corps, Partners celebrate 30 year anniversary for Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois – The Rock Island, St. Paul, and St. Louis Districts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with their partners, will host a ceremony Aug. 8 at 4:30 p.m. to commemorate 30 years of service for the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program. The ceremony will take place at Riverside Park, adjacent to the Radisson Hotel in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Published: 8/4/2016

Public invited to Capoli Slough Islands restoration project dedication

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will celebrate the completion of the Capoli Slough Islands Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project during a public ceremony at public boat launch in Ferryville, Wisconsin, May 13 at 11 a.m.
Published: 4/28/2016

Corps of Engineers habitat construction project begins, caution urged near site

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is asking all Mississippi River boating and fishing enthusiasts to exercise caution in and around Mississippi River Pool 9 this summer.
Published: 4/6/2016

Corps of Engineers Ceremony celebrates completed Fox Island habitat rehab project

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, in cooperation with its partners at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Fox Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project November 13 at 1 p.m.
Published: 11/10/2015

Corps honors partners for award-winning, innovative habitat project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District will recognize local, state and federal partners on an innovative habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project in Illinois that has earned national recognition.
Published: 3/3/2015

Corps awards $12 million contract to build islands near Lansing, Iowa

ST. PAUL, MINN. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently awarded a nearly $12 million contract to Newt Marine Services of Dubuque, Iowa, to restore habitat within the Mississippi River Pool 9.
Published: 9/26/2014

UMRR CC Meetings

Date Location
February 8, 2017  Rock Island, IL
November 16, 2016  St. Paul, MN
August 9, 2016 La Crosse, WI
May 25, 2016 St. Louis, MO
February 24, 2016  Rock Island, IL
November 18, 2015 St. Paul, MN
August 5, 2015 La Crosse, WI
May 6, 2015 St. Louis, MO

Meeting Documents

A-Team Meetings

Date Locations Time 
August 1, 2016 webinar TBD
April 27, 2016 La Crosse, WI   1:00-5:00
January 28, 2016 webinar

 9:00-12:00

October 29, 2015 Fairport, IA  10:00-2:00
July 28, 2015 conf call  1:00-4:00
April 14, 2015  La Crosse, WI   8:00-12:00
Nov 6, 2014 Moline, IL  10:00-4:00

Meeting Documents