Repurpose Your Live Christmas Tree for Fish Habitat > St. Louis District > News Releases
Benton, IL – Repurpose your live Christmas tree by donating it to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rend Lake Project for fish habitat. Donated trees will be bundled together and placed in the lake to create underwater fish structures that improves fish habitat and angling opportunities. To donate your live Christmas tree, bring it […]
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks comments on draft report of Meramec River study near Fenton, public meeting set
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, released the draft report for the CAP 205: Meramec River near Fenton, Mo., Flood Risk Management Study for public review. The report presents a preliminary recommendation consisting of nonstructural actions to reduce flood damages to commercial and residential structures. The draft report will […]
Public Comment Period and Open House planned for West Alton Islands Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, federal partner the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and state partner the Missouri Department of Conservation are planning a habitat rehabilitation project for the West Alton Islands on the Mississippi River. An open house will be held Wednesday, December 13, 2023 from 5-7 p.m. at the […]
St. Louis District receives prestigious award during the 2023 National Awards Ceremony > St. Louis District > News Releases
ST. LOUIS – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief of Engineers and Commanding General Lt. Gen Scott Spellmon honored employees during the 2023 National Awards Ceremony at the Corps of Engineers headquarters in Washington, D.C., November 29, 2023. Brian Ragsdale, St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter master, was presented with the 2023 Chief of Engineers Operations […]
Ribbon Cutting for new Riverlands greenhouse at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary > St. Louis District > News Releases
WEST ALTON, MO – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rivers Project Office will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 29, at 10 a.m. for a new greenhouse at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton, Missouri. The Riverlands Greenhouse will grow thousands of native plants annually to support prairie and pollinator […]
Temporary Area Closures during Firearm Deer Seasons at Rend Lake > St. Louis District > News Releases
Benton, IL – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake reminds visitors that many locations on Rend Lake will be closed during the state firearm deer hunting seasons. The following recreation areas will be temporarily closed to all vehicle and foot traffic during the first firearm deer season, November 17-19, 2023. Areas affected […]
Rend Lake North Sandusky Day Use Temporarily Closed for Shoreline Maintenance > St. Louis District > News Releases
BENTON, IL – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake will close the North Sandusky Day Use Area for shoreline maintenance on November 7, 2023. The North Sandusky Day Use Area will be temporarily closed to all foot, vehicle, and boat traffic beginning at 8:00 AM on November 7th, 2023, until shoreline stabilization […]
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day > St. Louis District > News Releases
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11. The fee waiver not only applies to the St. Louis District’s five multipurpose reservoirs Carlyle Lake, Rend Lake, Lake Shelbyville, Wappapello Lake […]
20th Anniversary Commemoration Event Planned for the National Great Rivers Museum > St. Louis District > News Releases
ALTON, IL – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rivers Project Office, will be celebrating 20 years since the opening of its National Great Rivers Museum. The celebration will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 4 and will include informational tables and children’s activities at more than 20 stations, as well as […]
Lake Shelbyville Eco-Meet Results > St. Louis District > News Releases
Lake Shelbyville – The 46th Annual Lake Shelbyville Eco-Meet, coordinated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was held at Camp Camfield Ecological Study Area on October 19th, 2023. The Eco-Meet is an environmental competition for school students that are in junior high and high school. Junior Varsity teams are comprised of four students […]