WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at the more than 2,800 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, November 11. [Read More]
Published: Oct-20-16
MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District is scheduled to host an archery-only deer hunt for disabled hunters at the Allatoona Lake Project Dec. 19-20. [Read More]
Published: Oct-14-16
MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District is scheduled to host an archery-only deer hunt for youth at the Allatoona Lake Project Dec. 17-18. [Read More]
Published: Oct-14-16
MOBILE, Ala. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District, announced today that after an exhaustive investigation of illegal removal of Native American artifacts by looters from sites on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, several convictions have been made. [Read More]
Published: Sep-22-16
MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Allatoona Lake Project is scheduled to close Galts Ferry Day Use Area and boat ramp on Sept. 12 and reopening Sept. 18 due to paving of parking lots. The Galt’s Ferry Day Use Area is located at 7299 Rocky Lane, Acworth, Georgia. [Read More]
Published: Sep-06-16
MOBILE, Ala. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, West Point Project will be hosting a National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday, Sep. 24 at Earl Cook Recreation Area. The public is invited to participate in NPLD which is an annual event where people volunteer to clean up public lands and waters around the country. West Point Project’s event is an excellent way for the local community to improve and enhance a valuable resource by making a positive impact on the natural environment. [Read More]
Published: Aug-26-16
MOBILE, Ala. – The summer recreation season has begun and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, urges its recreating public to be safe.
“Memorial Day through Labor Day is the peak recreation season at our lakes and rivers project,” said Public Affairs Officer E. Patrick Robbins, Mobile District. USACE recently announced a new national adult water safety campaign. The campaign, titled “Life Jackets Worn…Nobody Mourns,” is targeted toward adult males.
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Published: Jun-24-16
MOBILE, Ala. – Colonel James A. DeLapp assumed command as the 52nd District Engineer in the history of the Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in a ceremony today at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview. COL DeLapp succeeds COL Jon J. Chytka, who has been the Commander and District Engineer since Aug. 1, 2013. [Read More]
Published: Jun-23-16
MOBILE, Ala. - The Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that George W. Andrews Lock at mile 153.2 on the Chattahoochee River will be closed to boat traffic until further notice. [Read More]
Published: Jun-02-16
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today it is seeking comments on its proposal to renew and revise 50 nationwide permits for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. In addition, USACE is proposing to issue two new nationwide permits that pertain to authorizing the removal of low-head dams and the construction and maintenance of living shorelines. [Read More]
Published: Jun-01-16
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