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  • Vegetation control to begin on Missouri River sandbars between Garrison Dam and Huff, N.D.

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct vegetation management activities during August and September on sandbars in the Missouri River between Garrison Dam and Huff, North Dakota. The Bismarck-Mandan river reach (river miles 1325 to 1310) will not be sprayed. This work is being done to keep the sandbars free of vegetation and usable by the threatened piping plover for nesting.

  • Vegetation control to begin on Missouri River sandbars between Yankton and Vermillion, S.D.

    During September, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct vegetation management activities on sandbars in the Missouri River between Yankton and Vermillion, South Dakota, the upper portion of Lewis and Clark Lake near Springfield South Dakota and Niobrara, Nebraska, and as far upstream as Pickstown, South Dakota. This work is being done to keep the sandbars free of vegetation and usable by the threatened piping plover for nesting as well to control invasive common reed that has become prevalent in the lake area.

  • Fort Peck reminds campers of regulations

    The Natural Resource Office at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Peck Project would like to remind visitors of the following regulations governing camping:

  • Recreational areas at Lake Oahe Project to reopen Aug. 14

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Lake Oahe Project will reopen Beaver Creek and Hazelton recreational areas, located in North Dakota, from Aug. 14. to Sept. 30, 2025. The Cattail Bay primitive camping area also will also reopen beginning Aug. 14.

  • Crane incident under investigation at Fort Randall Dam

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District officials are responding to an incident involving a contractor crane that tipped over on the afternoon of July 21, 2025, at Fort Randall Dam.

  • Updated changes to traffic patterns at Garrison Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announces updates to traffic patterns for Garrison Dam Crest Road and Spillway Bridge due to summer maintenance and construction. The Crest Road lighting replacement is underway with completion expected Sept. 12, 2025, and Spillway Bridge concrete repair is scheduled for July 14 to Oct. 31, 2025. During these times, contractors will have traffic controls in place resulting in reduced speeds and one-lane travel. USACE appreciates the public’s understanding and slow passage through these work areas to help keep workers safe.

  • USACE seeks public comment on draft Environmental Assessment for Weigand Marina expansion proposal at Lewis and Clark Lake in Knox County, Nebraska

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (USACE) is seeking public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s (NGPC) proposal to expand the existing Weigand Marina and associated public recreational development at Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area (SRA) located on the USACE Gavins Point Dam / Lewis and Clark Lake Civil Works Project near Crofton in Knox County, Nebraska. The proposed project includes construction of a new boat ramp, expanding the number of covered and uncovered boat slips and docks, angler fishing access piers, shoreline improvements, a new fueling dock, a water storage tank, and new parking lots. To support this proposed action, dredging of the existing and new marina, disposal of dredge material, along with construction of a new permanent breakwater and floating wave attenuators would be required. The Lewis and Clark SRA consists of federal lands and waters under administration of the USACE Omaha District that is outgranted to NGPC under a parks and recreation lease; therefore, USACE review and approval is required.

  • Statement by Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works on the President’s Implementation of National Environmental Policy Act

    Under President Trump’s leadership and consistent with the Unleashing American Energy Executive Order, the Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have updated the Corps’ implementing procedures for the National Environmental Policy Act.  These reforms align with the changes Congress made to NEPA in the 2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act, and with the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County.  These reforms will apply to the procedures the Corps follows when reviewing permit applications under the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act and to the procedures the Corps follows for Water Resources Development Act projects.

  • Government Bay Road, Boat Ramp to temporarily close

    The Government Bay Road and Boat Ramp in Riverdale, North Dakota will be temporarily closed on June 30 - July 1, 2025, for boat ramp sediment removal scheduled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District. The road will be closed from just north of the fish cleaning station to the boat ramp during this time.

  • Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is celebrating 20 years since opening the Fort Peck Dam Interpretive Center and Museum in Fort Peck, Montana on Saturday, June 21, 2025. In addition, the Montana Dinosaur Trail also turns 20 this year. The Interpretive Center will be open June 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.