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  • July

    The temporary “No Wake” zone can be seen on the attached map. The zone begins approximately 600 feet south of Seven Points Marina, extending southward for a distance of approximately 0.3 miles and across the entire lake extending east to west.
    2 Jul 2018

    Raystown Lake boaters take notice, temporary No Wake Zone to take effect

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District announces a temporary “No Wake” zone within the Seven Points Recreation Area of Raystown Lake beginning July 9 through August 15 (end date updated on August 6, 2018).
  • June

    Poplar Island Cautionary Buoys Placement Map
    29 Jun 2018

    PSA – Army Corps adds cautionary buoys to warn boaters of construction zone near Poplar Island

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is urging boaters in the Chesapeake Bay to steer clear of ongoing construction activities and submerged rocks marked by cautionary buoys near Poplar Island during the fourth of July weekend’s expected increase in boating activities.
  • 29 Jun 2018

    Corps of Engineers to conduct recreational carrying capacity study at Raystown Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District will conduct a recreational carrying capacity study at Raystown Lake from June 29 through September 3.
  • 21 Jun 2018

    Officials mark completion of jetties on historic Smith Island during ceremony

    Baltimore District in coordination with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources; Somerset County; Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Smith Island United, and other partners, marked the completion of two major milestones as part of the Army Corps navigation improvement project at Rhodes Point during a ceremony at the Somers Cove Marina in Crisfield June 21.
  • 18 Jun 2018

    Army Corps, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation release draft Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan for input

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore and Norfolk districts, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), released June 14 the draft Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Water Resources and Restoration Plan and Restoration Roadmap that identifies 3,840 candidate aquatic ecosystem restoration, enhancement and conservation projects for implementation throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
  • 13 Jun 2018

    Raystown Lake deer management coupons available

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake announces the enrollment of project lands in the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP), with two DMAP units established for the 2018-2019 deer hunting season.
  • 11 Jun 2018

    Corps of Engineers receives millions in additional funding for flood risk management, navigation, restoration missions in Chesapeake Bay

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has received additional funding to dredge the Ocean City Inlet, reduce flood risk in New York, expand Poplar Island and begin design work at Mid-Bay Island. This funding is through the 2018 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works Program, which is Congressionally-authorized funding specifically for the Corps in addition to funding outlined in the 2018 Administration’s Budget.
  • 11 Jun 2018

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plan for Fiscal 2018 Civil Works Appropriations

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 2018) work plan for the Army Civil Works program on Thursday, June 7.
  • 5 Jun 2018

    USACE Opens Updated National Levee Database

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today opened the updated National Levee Database (NLD) for public access. The NLD is a living, dynamic information source that provides visualization and search capability on the location and condition of levee systems nationwide.
  • 1 Jun 2018

    Army Corps, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation release draft Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan and Restoration Roadmap

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore and Norfolk districts, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced the release of the main report of the draft Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Water Resources and Restoration Plan, May 31, 2018. This plan provides a single, comprehensive and integrated restoration roadmap to inform and help guide decision makers at all levels of government and non-governmental agencies, of the problems, needs and opportunities within the 64,000-square-mile Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
  • May

    With Memorial Day weekend upon us and the expected increase in boaters on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is urging boaters to steer clear of ongoing construction activities and submerged rocks marked by cautionary buoys shown here on this map near Poplar Island.
    25 May 2018

    PSA – Army Corps reminds boaters to be aware of submerged rocks marked by buoys near Poplar Island construction work ahead of holiday weekend

    With Memorial Day weekend upon us and the expected increase in boaters on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is urging boaters to steer clear of ongoing construction activities and submerged rocks marked by cautionary buoys near Poplar Island.
  • 15 May 2018

    Corps of Engineers discontinues study to modify operations at Foster J. Sayers Dam

    Baltimore District has announced that it is discontinuing its study in collaboration with the Susquehanna River Basin Commission to make operational modifications at Foster J. Sayers Dam to sustain aquatic habitat during historical low-flow conditions. Current operations will be maintained.
  • 1 May 2018

    Be a part of the solution to lake pollution!

    RAYSTOWN LAKE, Pennsylvania — The Friends of Raystown Lake and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • April

    30 Apr 2018

    Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes Project fee changes for 2018 recreation season

    TIOGA, Pennsylvania — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tioga-Hammond & Cowanesque Lakes (THC)
  • 27 Apr 2018

    Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, community partner to find way forward for Neabsco Creek

    The Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers met April 26 with staff from federal and state congressional offices, local marina owners and the Prince William County Board of Supervisors to discuss the future of Neabsco Creek, following navigational concerns. The meeting was part of an on-going effort amongst federal, state, and community partners to address the safety, commercial and recreational interests in Neabsco Creek.
  • 17 Apr 2018

    Army Corps, Prince George’s County to host public meeting on county levee systems, flood risk management

    BLADENSBURG, Maryland – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and Prince George’s
  • 12 Apr 2018

    Corps of Engineers to host Raystown Lake Master Plan Revision public meetings

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake invites the surrounding communities to participate in public meetings April 25 and 26 to learn more about and provide input on the Master Plan revision process.
  • Map shows where crews under contract of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will be dredging approximately 2.5 million cubic yards of material as part of maintenance dredging of the Cape Henry Channel in the Virginia waters of the Chesapeake Bay where shipping vessels enter the Bay en route to the Port of Baltimore.
    10 Apr 2018

    Army Corps begins dredging 2.5 million cubic yards of material from Baltimore Harbor approach channel in VA waters

    Crews under contract of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, began work last night to dredge approximately 2.5 million cubic yards of material from the Cape Henry Channel at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay where shipping vessels enter the Bay en route to the Port of Baltimore.
  • Crew aboard the Survey Vessel CATLETT help a boater come aboard from his disabled vessel in the Chesapeake Bay during a rescue operation Thursday April 5, 2018. The CATLETT’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crew was conducting a routine condition survey of the Tolchester Channel when she responded to a mayday call, rescuing the boater and bringing him back to the Corps of Engineers’ facility at Fort McHenry where local emergency medical services assisted him further.
    10 Apr 2018

    Newest Army Corps survey vessel performs maiden rescue in Chesapeake Bay

    The Survey Vessel CATLETT crew was busy conducting a condition survey of the Tolchester Channel in the Chesapeake Bay last week when a mayday call came over the radio from a boater in dire straits.
  • 9 Apr 2018

    Raystown Lake Announces Road Opening for Spring Gobbler Season

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake announces the opening of the following access road beginning Saturday, Apr. 21 through Saturday, May 31 for Spring Gobbler season.
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