2 Feb 2018

Hunters reminded removal dates for tree stands and duck blinds approaching

Hunters around Gavins Point Project, near Yankton, SD are reminded that deadlines for removing tree stands and duck blinds are coming soon.

22 Jan 2018

Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment for land use reclassification at the Garrison Project available for public review

A draft supplemental environmental assessment to evaluate impacts of reclassifying land use of approximately 109 acres at the Garrison Project in North Dakota is currently available for public review. Management Unit 100, also known as Dakota Hills Christian Camp (Camp Cherith), would be reclassified from Recreation to Multiple Resource Management – Low Density Recreation. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than February 20, 2018.

19 Jan 2018

Cancelled: Public meeting scheduled in Burns, WY to discuss the environmental restoration progress at the former F. E. Warren Atlas “D” Missile Site 3

Due to the effects of the Government Shutdown, the Public Town Hall meeting will be rescheduled for the former F.E. Warren Atlas “D” Missile Site 3, a Formerly Used Defense Site, located approximately eight miles northwest of Carpenter, WY.

10 Jan 2018

Bald Eagle Day set for January 26-28

Bald Eagle Days, a free public event sponsored by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gavins Point near Yankton, SD, will once again take place on Friday, January 26 through Sunday, January 28.

8 Jan 2018

Public meeting scheduled for proposed Missouri River Emergent Sandbar Habitat project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ramada Bismarck Hotel (West Heritage Room), 1400 E. Interchange Ave. in Bismarck, North Dakota, to gather input on site selection for an Emergent Sandbar Habitat (ESH) Project within the Missouri River between Garrison and Oahe dams in North Dakota.

12 Dec 2017

Draft EA for replacement of wastewater treatment facility in Dakota City, Nebraska available for public comment

A draft environmental assessment for a proposal to replace the existing wastewater treatment facility for Dakota City, Nebraska is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of constructing a new facility along with an associated outfall structure adjacent to the west bank of the Missouri River between river miles 724.75 and 724.25. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than Jan. 10, 2018.

28 Nov 2017

Draft EA for Missouri River Benton-Washington Levee Unit L-575 near Hamburg, Iowa available for public comment

A draft environmental assessment (EA) for levee repairs (L-575 Benton-Washington levee system) along the left descending bank of the Missouri River near Hamburg, Iowa is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of repairing damage to the levee caused by high flows in May 2017.

9 Nov 2017

Road across Gavins Point Dam closed November 14

Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed 8 a.m. through 3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14 to perform maintenance on the spillway. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

6 Nov 2017

Lewis and Clark Visitor Center closes for the season on November 9

The Lewis and Clark Visitor Center near Yankton will close for the winter season effective Thursday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. The center will reopen in February 2018.

3 Nov 2017

Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee enters new phase

The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) met in Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 30-Nov. 2. Committee members continued their work on the transition to an adaptive management framework that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will use to help protect the pallid sturgeon, the interior least tern, and the piping plover while maintaining the Missouri River’s eight authorized purposes (flood control, navigation, irrigation, hydropower, water supply, water quality, recreation, and fish and wildlife).