6 Sep 2019

Raystown Lake extends advance camping reservations to include spring and fall seasons

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake will begin to offer advance campsite reservations

5 Sep 2019

Army Corps, Council of Governments to host open house on Northern Virginia coastal storm study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments are holding an open house Sept. 11, 2019, to provide information and seek input on a coastal storm risk management study for Northern Virginia.

29 Aug 2019

PSA – Army Corps advises boaters to stay clear of Poplar Island construction zone over Labor Day weekend

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District cautions the public about the construction zone at Poplar Island over the Labor Day weekend. Due to expected increase in boating activities the District urges boaters to stay clear from this area.

23 Aug 2019

Army Corps, Maryland Port Administration sign agreement moving Chesapeake island restoration forward

The agreement allows for final design to begin on restoring two islands in the mid-Chesapeake Bay that have experienced significant erosion over the past several decades. This work will bring tremendous environmental benefits, while ensuring that channels leading to and from the Port of Baltimore are maintained for decades to come by creating capacity for the placement of dredged material.

14 Aug 2019

Army Corps of Engineers prepares public for fall release of draft Raystown Lake Master Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is preparing the public for the release of the draft Raystown Lake Master Plan in the late fall through a series of master plan updates.

26 Jul 2019

Twenty-five years of work at Poplar Island brings improved habitat, expanded use of dredged material

For the past 25 years, the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island has built island habitat in the Chesapeake Bay. Since 1994, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and its partners have been working to restore remote island habitat in the Chesapeake Bay by beneficially using dredged material at Poplar Island.

22 Jul 2019

A facility for a dynamic future — Army Corps delivers high-tech space for intelligence command

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is putting the finishing touches on a state-of-the-art 381,000-square-foot Secure Administrative/Operations Facility (SAOF) on Fort Belvoir that will provide the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) a consolidated administrative facility to well-equip them for future operations.

11 Jul 2019

Army Corps to begin Curwensville Lake master plan revision process

CURWENSVILLE LAKE, Penn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun the process of updating the Master Plan and preparing an Environmental Assessment for the Curwensville Lake project in Clearfield County.

11 Jul 2019

Army Corps to begin Alvin R. Bush Dam master plan revision process

ALVIN R BUSH DAM, Penn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun the process of updating the Master Plan and preparing an Environmental Assessment for the Alvin R. Bush Dam project in Clinton County.

2 Jul 2019

PSA – Army Corps warns public to steer clear of Poplar Island construction zone during July Fourth celebrations

POPLAR ISLAND, Md. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, urges boaters in the Chesapeake Bay to steer clear of the construction zone off of Poplar Island during the Fourth of July’s expected increase in boating activities.

24 Jun 2019

Baltimore District conducts research on emerging contaminants

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is teaming up with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, U.S. Geological Survey and other federal partners to learn more about how complex chemical contaminants behave in the environment to help inform future cleanup efforts.

17 Jun 2019

Raystown Lake Deer Management Assistance Program coupons available

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake announces the enrollment of project lands in the

4 Jun 2019

Recycling a key factor in dismantling of STURGIS floating nuclear power plant

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed the safe removal of more than 1.5 million pounds

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