Lead Park Ranger Bill Donnellan reflects upon his decades-long career in public service at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jennings Randolph Lake (JRL), located in Elk Garden, West Virginia, Jan. 18, 2023. Donnellan, who is retiring, spent almost his entire 38 years as a park ranger at JRL and oversaw the development of many of the lake's public offerings, including the beach and a robust community events schedule.
The mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program is to protect the Nation's aquatic resources while allowing reasonable development through fair, flexible and balanced permit decisions. USACE has been regulating activities in the nation's waters since 1890. The program was initially created solely to prevent obstructions to navigation. The passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972 greatly broadened this role by giving USACE...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) signed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the $4 billion Mid-Chesapeake Bay ecosystem restoration project at MDOT Headquarters, Aug. 23, 2022.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has awarded a $3.17 million contract to White Lake Dock and Dredge, Inc., a Small Business out of North Shores, Michigan, for maintenance dredging and southern jetty rehabilitation for the Fishing Creek Federal navigation channel.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has released the new Curwensville Lake Master Plan (“2022 Master Plan”) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) that will serve as the guiding document for decision making at the lake for next 15 to 25 years.