http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/ The latest news from the Baltimore District USACE en-us Digital Media Team@usace.army.mil (Baltimore District Digital Media Team) Paula.Schultz@usace.army.mil(Paula Schultz) Tues, 24 May 2010 15:52:45 EDT Fri, 4/27/2012, 20:06:45 EDT News 15 As construction comes to a close on Paint Branch, people wait in anticipation of the limitless possibilities for this vital stream to make a comeback. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/News/20120427_paintbranch.htm The Baltimore District completed Ocean Pines Salt Marsh Restoration project in Salisbury, Md., Oct. 5, 2011. Baltimore District safety inspector A.J. Corts, worked the project until the last day, which unfortunately marked his own unexpected passing. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/News/20120427_memorializes.htm The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is holding an open house to present information about the remedial action for unexploded ordnance (UXO) removal at Tobyhanna State Park and State Game Lands 127. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/12/12-011.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake will close Snyder’s Run Boat Launch beginning April 9, to allow construction crews the opportunity to perform repairs to the boat ramp and adjacent roadway surface. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/12/12-009.pdf More than a ton of recyclables, hundreds of bags of trash, tires, appliances and more are removed from the shores of Raystown Lake every year during Lake Cleanup Day. The public is needed to make the 2012 Lake Cleanup Day a success. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/12/12-009.pdf Do you want to learn where the fishing “hot spots” are at Raystown Lake while also helping the aquatic habitat of the lake? If so, a fish structure building day is the perfect event for YOU! http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/12/12-008.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to open the boat launch on the West Virginia shore of Jennings Randolph Lake March 31 at 8 a.m. The launch is located alongside Howell Run, just off West Virginia State Route 46, three miles north of Elk Garden, W.Va. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/12/12-007.pdf A drill rig crew from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District extracted core samples here today that are being closely examined by Nashville District geologists at Center Hill Lake near what is known as the Saddle Dam. However, the exploratory drilling is revealing more than just the condition of rock formations; it's also bringing out the benefits of the two districts partnering together to explore the movement of water seepage through the karst geology in the area. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/News/20120319_DrillingPartnership.htm The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake announces the opening of the following access road beginning Saturday, April 21 through Thursday, May 21 for Spring Gobbler hunting. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/12/12-006.pdf The US Army Corps of Engineers at Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes would like to announce the opening of various recreation areas. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/12/12-005.pdf The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Campus East project at Fort Belvoir, Va., was awarded the Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Award and the Alliant Build America Award for Building Construction–New at the Associated General Contractors of America’s (AGC) 93rd Annual Convention March 15, 2012. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/12/12-004.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District will recognize the incredible efforts of the men and women of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation by presenting them with a Certificate of Appreciation on Thursday, March 15, at 1 p.m., at 1679 New York State Route 11, Kirkwood, NY. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/12/12-002.pdf Major Tom Piazze visits Dallastown Elementary School and thanks fifth graders for writing letters to Baltimore District Employees. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/News/20120308_Dallastown.htm The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to safely destroy two, World War I-era, conventional (non-chemical) munitions on Feb. 17. The operation will take place at a safe, secure location on federal property in Spring Valley. The Corps of Engineers found these two munitions during the ongoing investigation at the Spring Valley Formerly Used Defense Site project. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/12/12-002.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tioga-Hammond & Cowanesque Lakes invites the public to attend a quarterly Open House on Tuesday, January 24, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Ives Run Visitor Information Center. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/12/12-001.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes is informing patrons about the picnic shelter reserving process at our recreation areas. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/11/11-35.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes announces the beginning of the self-pay camping season in the Pine Camp loop of the Ives Run Campground, Hammond Lake. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/11/11-34.pdf In the immediate aftermath of high water resulting from Tropical Storm Lee, Baltimore District Commander Col. Dave Anderson and engineers from the Baltimore District conducted a preliminary assessment of the Wyoming Valley Levee System today. Early indications show that the system performed as designed, holding back water that reached as high as 42.66 at its peak, a full 1.75 feet higher than Hurricane Agnes, which reached 40.91 feet in 1972. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/11/11-33.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake yesterday announced that because of the recent rains, Raystown Lake was storing waters as a part of its Flood Risk Management mission. Raystown Lake is one of fourteen flood control lakes operated by the Baltimore District of the Corps of Engineers. It was also announced that the Seven Points Recreation Area would be, in the interest of public safety, closed at 4:00 P.M., on 9 September 2011 because the main roadway serving the Seven Points Area would become flooded. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/11/11-32.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes Project announces that because of the recent rains, Tioga, Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes are storing significant flood waters as a part of its Flood Risk Management mission. Tioga-Hammond & Cowanesque Lakes Project is one of fourteen flood control projects operated by the Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/11/11-31.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake announces that because of the recent rains, Raystown Lake is storing waters as a part of its Flood Risk Management mission. Raystown Lake is one of fourteen flood control lakes operated by the Baltimore District of the Corps of Engineers. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/11/11-30.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is dispatching engineers to area levees and dams, monitoring water levels at their dams and lakes and activating emergency operations procedures in preparation for potential flooding. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Resources/News/11/11-29.pdf