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  • February

    Raystown Lake receives field trip grant from National Park Foundation

    HESSTON, Pennsylvania– Raystown Lake is one of 186 federal sites selected to receive a 2015 field
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, places shell to restore oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay tributary of Harris Creek, April 1, 2015. The shell comes from processing plants in the mid-Atlantic region and is permitted to be imported and placed in the river. There is not sufficient natural shell available to restore oyster habitat in the Bay. Therefore, artificial reefs, known as substrate or alternative substrate, have been constructed at restoration locations throughout the Bay. Substrate may be any combination of oyster shell, clam shell, or alternative substrate such as crushed concrete, rock or granite.The shell is 2 to 3 inches in diameter. (U.S. Army Photo by Sean Fritzges)

    Oyster restoration delayed in the Tred Avon River

    The Baltimore District announced Feb. 2, 2016, that it has delayed oyster restoration in the Tred Avon River at the request of its non-federal cost-share sponsor, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. This delay affects 8 acres of reef restoration that was part of an initial 24-acre project performed in spring 2015. Additionally, the delay will impact 20 - 30 acres of shallow-water reef restoration planned for a contract award in summer 2016 with construction taking place in winter 2016/2017. As a result of this delay, the Baltimore District plans to send a portion of its available oyster restoration funding in 2016 to the Corps’ Norfolk District for Bay restoration in Virginia.

  • Army Corps seeks public comment on modified permit process for activities in Maryland

    The Baltimore District released for public comment its proposal to renew and revise its existing Maryland State Programmatic General Permit (MDSPGP), with the addition of two new authorized activities for culvert pipe grouting and stormwater management facilities. This permit will be valid for 5 years and applies to activities proposed in waters of the United States, including navigable waters, streams, rivers, other open waters and wetlands within Maryland.

  • January

    Robert W. Craig Campground at Jennings Randolph Lake opens for 2016 reservations; boasts campground improvements

    JENNINGS RANDOLPH LAKE, West Virginia – The Robert W. Craig Campground at Jennings Randolph Lake is

  • Inclement weather dates to be used for joint MDE and USACE public hearings for DNR's permit application to dredge Man O' War Shoal

    Inclement weather dates to be used for joint MDE and USACE public hearings for DNR's permit application to dredge Man O' War Shoal for oyster shell. Please visit the updated public notice for more information on the dates of the hearings as well as the proposed work being discussed - http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/PublicNotices/PublicNoticeView/tabid/16587/Article/637607/pn15-89-mdnrfisheries-serviceman-owar-shoal-shell-dredging-2009-61802.aspx
  • Veterans' resumes are laid out during an open house at the Veterans Curation Program office in Alexandria, Virginia, Jan. 12, 2016. The VCP provides employment and vocational training for five months for recently separated veterans using archaeological collections administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Veterans working in the Alexandria laboratory are trained in data entry, report writing, photography, and scanning technologies.(U.S. Army Photo by Sarah Gross)

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lab in Alexandria trains Veterans in archaeological curation, prepares them for future

    The Veterans Curation Program provides five months of paid, intensive archaeological curation training to recently-separated Veterans, using collections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Veterans are not only helping the Corps rehabilitate vast archaeological collections to museum standards to aid in future research but are also learning important career-building skills. The VCP laboratory in Alexandria held an open house Jan. 12, 2016, so the 12 employed Veterans could demonstrate their work in archiving and artifacts and discuss how the program is helping them to prepare for the future.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin $25.6 million Baltimore Harbor maintenance dredging contract

    Starting this month, crews under contract of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will begin dredging roughly 2.6 million cubic yards of material from the Baltimore Harbor and Channels navigation project via a $25.6 million contract awarded this past fall.

  • November

    D.C. Silver Jackets recognized as climate change leader by Cities100

    The District of Columbia Silver Jackets flood-fighting team has been selected to be highlighted in the global publication Cities100 that names 100 concrete city programs to address climate change that can be scaled and replicated across the world.

  • D.C. Silver Jackets hosts tabletop exercise for flood emergencies in the District

    The District of Columbia’s interagency flood-fighting team completed a tabletop exercise to test the effectiveness of plans laid out in the District’s revised Flood Emergency Manual Nov. 3, 2015. This manual details how federal, District, and public agencies will respond to flood emergencies in the District and the nearby vicinity, including emergency closures and the operation of the 17th Street closure structure that is part of the Potomac Park Levee.

  • October

    Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve

    Kick Off of Dyke Marsh Restoration Project, Largest Remaining Freshwater Wetlands in the Washington Metropolitan Area

    The Baltimore District and the National Park Service will begin small-scale geotechnical drilling at Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, the week of Oct. 19. This investigation is in preparation for a proposed interagency project to restore up to 100 acres of freshwater tidal marsh within the 485-acre Dyke Marsh. A 2009 study of Dyke Marsh by the NPS and the U.S. Geological Survey found that this unique ecosystem would be entirely lost by 2035 without restoration efforts. Dyke Marsh is home to more than 300 species of plants and 270 species of birds - including the only known breeding population of marsh wrens in the region.

  • Hunting Opportunities at Raystown

    RAYSTOWN LAKE, Pa. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake will open select access roads
  • The Baltimore District Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection Project Pre-storm Conditional Assessment Team collects survey information in Ocean City, Maryland at different locations along the project, including at known hot-spots for erosion at 146th, 81st, and 32nd streets, Oct. 1, 2015.

    Baltimore Distict prepares for heavy rain, winds

    The Baltimore District is preparing for potential flooding and emergency support to the Susquehanna River and Potomac River watersheds in anticipation of heavy rains and the effects of Hurricane Joaquin. With costal flood risk management projects in Ocean City, Maryland, along with 16 reservoirs and nearly 150 miles of levees throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia, Corps officials are taking measures to reduce the risk of flooding to communities throughout the region.

  • September

    Howell Run Boat Launch Recreation Area closed for the season

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Jennings Randolph Lake has closed the Howell Run Boat Launch
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District commander Col. Ed Chamberlayne (left) honors New York State Trooper Donald Atkinson with a coin and certificate of appreciation for heroically saving a young girl's life in July at Whitney Point Dam.

    Army Corps of Engineers honors local hero

    WHITNEY POINT, New York -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District commander Col. Ed

  • Army Corps of Engineers honors local hero

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District commander Col. Ed Chamberlayne honored New York

  • Army Corps of Engineers supports new “Every Kid in a Park” recreation initiative at Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes

    TIOGA, Pennsylvania – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque, in

  • Jennings Randolph Lake announces Labor Day activities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Jennings Randolph Lake, in partnership with the Friends of

  • August

    Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, U.S. Army, chief of engineers, presents Dave Robbins, Baltimore District geographer and study manager, with the 2015 Project Manager of the Year award at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Awards Ceremony, held at the Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2015. Command Sgt. Maj. Antonio S. Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (right), is also pictured. (U.S. Army Photo by Jhi Scott)

    2015 Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager of the Year named, led expansive post-Sandy coastal flood risk study

    Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, U.S. Army, chief of engineers, presented Dave Robbins with the 2015 Project Manager of the Year award at the annual U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Awards Ceremony, held in Washington, D.C. in August. Robbins works within the Planning Division at the Corps’s Baltimore District. He is a geographer by trade and was the project manager for the North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study, which was a massive, innovative interagency study that came to fruition as a result of Hurricane Sandy's devastating aftermath.

  • Jennings Randolph Lake hosts 3-D archery tournament

    In coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Jennings Randolph Lake, the Friends of

  • July

    Raystown Lake hosts sidewalk chalk art contest

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake invites the public to their annual “Chalk the Walk” contest at Seven Points Beach on Sat., August 1.