FJ Sayers Dam Master Plan Revision / Media / News Stories

  • December

    Completed PL84-99 repairs in Bainbridge, N.Y.

    Corps nears completion of PL 84-99 rehabilitation work

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Luzerne County Flood Authority, conducted

  • Jennings Randolph Lakes accepting Christmas trees for recycling

    Jennings Randolph Lake, W. Va. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Jennings Randolph Lake will be
  • Master Sgt. Antonio Giuliano, U.S. Army Band vocalist, provides a stirring a cappella rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the Sept. 18 Old Post Chapel ribbon cutting ceremony at Fort Myer, Va.

    Lincoln-era history comes back to life

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - History lives again.How would you like stand in the very courtroom where the
  • Baltimore District employees provide mentorship, advocacy and disaster relief to their communities

    Building stronger communities through mentorship, advocacy and disaster relief

    From sensitive Santa and whitewater rafting to football and post-disaster relief work, the employees
  • Delaware Nation Logo

    Corps hosts first face-to-face meeting with the Delaware Nation

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District hosted its first ever face-to-face meeting with a federally recognized Native American tribe on Dec. 4 at the City Crescent Building.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District employees provided gifts for 145 children as part of the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program.

    Employees bring Christmas magic to area children for 20 years

    Waking up before the sun rises, running to the Christmas tree to discover all of the presents from

  • November

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District welcomed over 600 contractors to Industry Day. The event to informed the contractors about upcoming military, civil works, environmental and Real Property Services Field Office contracting opportunities throughout fiscal year 2014 as well as a brief overview of the contracting process.

    Businesses come together at Industry Day

    More than 600 people filled the room eager to learn about the billions of dollars worth of work

  • October

    Jennings Randolph Lake forest management announces timber harvest as part of forest management plan

    The Jennings Randolph Lake staff announces a timber harvest is scheduled for a 45-acre area near the Robert W. Craig Campground beginning Nov. 30.
  • Oyster shells

    Public invited to open house to discuss oyster restoration in the Tred Avon River

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Maryland Department of Natural Resources will host an open house to discuss oyster restoration efforts on the Tred Avon River on Nov.r 7 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the NOAA Environmental Science Training Center at the Cooperative Oxford Lab (904 South Morris Street, Oxford, MD 21654).

  • Area Army Corps permitting offices to close; permits on hold

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has temporarily closed its regulatory offices and furloughing its 45 regulatory employees due to a lapse of Fiscal 2014 funds. The review of any pending permit applications will be suspended until new funding becomes available. Regulatory offices closing include the District’s main branch in Baltimore, as well as field offices located in State College, Pa.; Carlisle, Pa.; Tioga, Pa.; and Easton, Md. Regulatory staff will also refrain from attending any meetings, presentations or outreach opportunities due to the lack of available funds.

  • Army Corps closes roads surrounding Indian Rock Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Indian Rock Dam, York, Pa., has closed four roads surrounding Indian Rock Dam as part of normal emergency high water procedures due to current weather conditions.

  • Army Corps announces changes to recreation area campground closures

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District will close recreation area campgrounds earlier than originally planned due to the current lack of an appropriations bill. Since the government shutdown started, the District has been routinely monitoring fiscal year 2013 funds in order to minimize the public’s impact and adhere to their normal closing date schedule. However, with those funds uncertain past October 31, two timelines have been adjusted in order to winterize facilities.

  • Area Army Corps parks extend temporary openings during shutdown

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has extended the date of how long their owned and operated lakes can temporarily remain open to October 14. This is an extension from the original projected date of October 7. This means that their projects throughout the Susquehanna and Potomac River Basins can continue full operations for another week despite a lapse in federal funding. Corps-operated campgrounds and day-use areas will remain open during this time and all reservations will be honored.

  • Raystown Lake announces access roads openings, hunting stand rules

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake will open select access roads to accommodate various upcoming hunting seasons. Unannounced closures of gated roads are possible due to weather, road conditions or special activities such as logging operations.

  • Army Corps’ schedules maintenance drawdown at Raystown Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake plans to conduct a drawdown of Raystown Lake beginning October 15 for scheduled maintenance repairs. The actual start and end dates of the drawdown could change pending weather and lake conditions.

  • Government shutdown updates for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is working to manage the impact that a lapse in new funding appropriations will have to programs and projects we oversee. At no time will we compromise projects that have an impact to health and safety. We are managing the impacts to ongoing design and construction projects and expect the impacts to be minimal for the next few days.

  • Corps to restart D.C. levee upgrade project at 17th Street

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is pleased to announce that today Colonial Surety Company has reached an agreement with Akima Construction Services, LLC to complete the construction of the levee closure structure at 17th Street, part of the Washington, D.C. Local Flood Protection Project.

  • Area Army Corps parks to remain open temporarily during shutdown

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, which oversees the operations of numerous recreation areas throughout the Susquehanna and Potomac River Basins, will temporarily continue full operations despite a lapse in federal funding. This means Corps operated campgrounds and day use areas will remain open and all reservations will be honored. Moreover, parks with leased areas and/or concessionaires can remain open as well.

  • September

    Corps of Engineers celebrates National Public Lands Day, creates habitat

    The Baltimore District at Jennings Randolph Lake will host their 20th Annual National Public Lands Day event, Sept. 28. The staff with local Boy Scouts of America and the Friends of Jennings Randolph Lake will add bundled Christmas trees donated for recycling earlier this year to the lake creating cover for fish and enhancing nursery habitat for juvenile fish. In turn, this will benefit shoreline fishing and overall fish habitat at Jennings Randolph Lake.
  • Alison Shope of Huntingdon, Pa., placed third in her age group for the masterpiece she created using only chalk to encourage visitors to wear life jackets during a variety of water activities at the lake and to also use one for their pets.

    Raystown Lake promotes water safety, art education through chalk art

    For the second year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake hosted “Chalk on the Walk”, a