4 Jun 2019

Corps of Engineers uses latest technology to tackle WWI cleanup in DC

Crews searching for buried explosives at a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) in northwest Washington D.C.’s Spring Valley neighborhood are using the latest in advanced technology to reduce unnecessary impacts to private property and to improve efficiency.

15 May 2019

PSA – Army Corps reminds boaters of safe boating practices around Poplar Island ahead of National Safe Boating Week

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is urging boaters to carry out safe boating practices in the Chesapeake Bay this National Safe Boating Week, as ongoing construction activities continue near Poplar Island.

14 May 2019

Corps of Engineers to host public meeting on draft Indian Rock Dam master plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the surrounding community to attend a public meeting June 6 to review, submit feedback and comment on the draft Indian Rock Dam Master Plan and draft Environmental Assessment (EA).

9 May 2019

Army Corps crews dredge nearly 2.6 million cubic yards of material from six Baltimore Harbor channels

Crews finished the dredging of nearly 2.6 million cubic yards of material this April from shipping channels leading to the Port of Baltimore as part of a contract managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.

7 May 2019

Army Corps, State to host public meeting on Ocean City inlet projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Worcester County, is hosting a public meeting May 30 at the Worcester County Library – Berlin Branch (13 Harrison Ave. in Berlin) from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. to discuss two concurrent efforts: a project to address sediment accumulation in the Ocean City Inlet, as well as a study on the scour hole near Homer Gudelsky Park.

3 May 2019

Be a part of the solution to lake pollution! Annual Lake Cleanup Day at Raystown Lake

The Friends of Raystown Lake and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are calling on volunteers

22 Apr 2019

Prescribed burns planned for Raystown Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Pennsylvania Game Commission plan to implement prescribed fire

22 Apr 2019

Raystown Lake seeks volunteers to construct, place fish structures

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake is seeking energized volunteers to help with

11 Apr 2019

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

1 Apr 2019

Bureau of Engraving and Printing working with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to survey USDA site in Prince George’s County for facility relocation

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has officially begun evaluating a 100-acre parcel on the USDA’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Prince George’s County, Maryland, as a possible site for the construction of a smaller, more efficient production facility. This facility would replace their downtown Washington facility, which is more than 100 years old.

28 Mar 2019

Corps of Engineers to host public meeting to review draft East Sidney Lake master plan and EA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the surrounding communities to attend a public meeting on April 3 to review, submit feedback and comment on the draft East Sidney Lake Master Plan and draft Environmental Assessment (EA).

28 Mar 2019

Corps of Engineers to host public meeting to review draft Whitney Point Lake master plan and EA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the surrounding communities to attend a public meeting on April 2 to review, submit feedback and comment on the draft Whitney Point Lake Master Plan and draft Environmental Assessment (EA).

15 Mar 2019

Army Corps of Engineers finishes dismantling of historic STURGIS vessel, former floating nuclear plant

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrated the completion of the decommissioning and dismantling of the historic STURGIS vessel that was formerly the world’s first floating nuclear power plant earlier today. This was marked by the final section of the former vessel being segmented and brought ashore today for processing and recycling at the International Shipbreaking facility in the Port of Brownsville.

15 Mar 2019

Army Corps regulators to host aquaculture workshop March 21

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District’s Regulatory Branch, in coordination with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Aquaculture and Industry Enhancement Division, is hosting a virtual aquaculture program workshop March 21 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The information presented will also be streamed at two physical locations: the Maryland DNR Tawes State Office Building, and at the Corps Easton Field Office in the Talbot Town Shopping Center.

14 Mar 2019

Army Corps, Baltimore District to receive more than $68 million in President’s proposed fiscal 2020 budget

The President’s proposed fiscal 2020 Civil Works Budget released March 12 includes $4.827 billion in gross discretionary funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program, including funding for the following Baltimore District projects: $17.3 million in Poplar Island expansion construction; $4 million for dredging of the Wicomico River; $20.4 million for dredging of Maryland and Virginia harbors and channels; and more than $28 million for operation and maintenance of flood risk management projects across Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia

6 Mar 2019

Spring Aboard: Encouraging Boaters to 'Keep Your Edge' This Boating Season

It may not feel like boating season yet, but boating safety advocates are urging boaters to “Keep

22 Feb 2019

Pilot study seeks drinking water advancements for nation’s capital

In an unassuming blue trailer just a few miles north of the heart of the District of Columbia, work is underway to improve the drinking water that serves more than 1 million people in and around the nation’s capital.

15 Feb 2019

Army Corps kicks off inlet navigation improvement project with State of Maryland, Worcester County

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and Worcester County signed a Project Partnership Agreement Feb. 14 to start work on a navigation improvement project to address sediment accumulation, or shoaling, within the Ocean City Inlet.

13 Feb 2019

Corps of Engineers to host public meeting to review draft JRL master plan and EA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the surrounding communities to attend a public meeting on Feb. 19 to review, submit feedback and comments on the draft Jennings Randolph Lake Master Plan and draft Environmental Assessment (EA).

20 Dec 2018

Anacostia Watershed Restoration project plan in Prince George’s County gets green light from Army Corps

Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has signed the Chief’s Report for the Anacostia Watershed Restoration study in Prince George’s County that recommends restoring 7 miles of instream habitat, opening 4 miles for fish passage and connecting 14 miles of stream to previously restored stream reaches.