25 May 2017

Tribal Members of MRRIC Continue Discussion of Draft EIS

The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) met in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 23-25. MRRIC and the Tribal members welcomed Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Kip Spotted Eagle, newly-appointed member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe. Other Tribes were represented by Dr. Andrea Hunter, Osage Nation; Dr. Kelly Morgan, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; Alan Kelley, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; and Shannon Wright, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska.

25 May 2017

Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee Continues Draft EIS Discussion

The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) met in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 23-25. MRRIC members visited the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Gavins Point Dam, in Yankton, South Dakota, where they learned about efforts to supplement the population of the endangered pallid sturgeon and about flood risk management efforts and hydropower operations at the dam. They also toured an 18-mile stretch of the Missouri River by boat to see firsthand the recovery efforts for the Least Tern and Piping Plover.

25 May 2017

MRRIC Tours Missouri River, Gavins Point

At a typical meeting of the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC), members and visitors generally see a standard conference room complete with name placards, PowerPoint presentations, coffee pots (what’s a conference without coffee?), and microphones. On May 22, however, MRRIC traded those in for a day in the field learning about the workings of a hydroelectric plant and about three threatened and endangered species.

26 Feb 2016

Levee sponsors, USACE, meet for annual flood fight training

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Emergency Management Office held its annual Flood Fight training on February 23. More than 100 people attended the training which focused on flood risk reduction for project sponsors in the PL 84-99 program, USACE flood fight teams, and State and County Emergency Managers near Omaha, Nebraska.

25 Feb 2015

Flood fighters from MO, NE, IA meet for annual training

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Emergency Management Office held its annual Flood Fight training on February 25, for flood risk reduction project sponsors in the PL 84-99 program, USACE flood fights, and State and County Emergency Managers near Omaha, Neb.

18 Sep 2018

Waiting period for Final Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement extended

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended the waiting period for the Final Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).

31 Aug 2018

Missouri River Recovery Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement released

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Missouri River Recovery Management Plan (MRRMP) is now available to the public.

19 Jun 2018

Missouri River sandbars closed during nesting season

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reminds residents that many sandbars with active piping plover and interior least tern nests are closed for recreational use during the nesting season which runs from mid-May through August