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  • Corps announces holiday dam-crossing schedule

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – If your upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holiday plans include a road trip to visit family and friends on the opposite side of the lower Snake River, you may want to keep in mind that most U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams are closed to public traffic on federal holidays.

  • Corps invites public comments on draft Programmatic Sediment Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement

    CLARKSTON, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District is inviting public comments on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Lower Snake River Programmatic Sediment Management Plan (PSMP). Comments on the draft EIS will begin to be accepted on Friday, Dec. 21, when an official notice is expected to be published in the Federal Register, and are due to the Corps no later than Feb. 8, 2013.

  • Mill Creek Office parking lot temporary closures to occur Dec. 11-12

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Vehicle and pedestrian access to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mill Creek Office parking area will be closed intermittently on Tuesday, Dec. 11, and Wednesday, Dec. 12, to allow contractors to place asphalt in areas associated with the new public restroom installed there last week.

  • Dworshak announces December showings of nature-themed movies

    Visitors are invited to attend free nature-themed movie presentations at the Dworshak Dam Visitor Center theater during December, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the dam announced today.

  • Mill Creek Office and Bennington Lake to get new restrooms; parking lot closures to occur on Dec. 5

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Vehicle and pedestrian access to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mill Creek Office parking area and portions of the Bennington Lake parking area will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 5 to allow contractors to install new public restrooms.

  • Dworshak staff announces seasonal facilities closures

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam and Reservoir staff announces that Dam View, Grandad and Canyon Creek campgrounds, and Merrys Bay day-use area are closed for the winter season and will reopen in the spring 2013 as weather conditions allow. Dent Acres campground will remain open until Dec. 15, weather permitting, to accommodate late-season hunters.

  • Corps dams closed for vehicle crossings on Thanksgiving Day

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – If your upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday plans include a road trip to visit family and friends on the opposite side of the lower Snake River, you may want to keep in mind that all four U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams will be closed to cross-dam public vehicle traffic on this federal holiday -- Thursday, Nov. 22.

  • Dworshak announces Visitor Center Thanksgiving holiday schedule

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – The Dworshak Dam Visitor Center will close during the Thanksgiving Day holiday -- Thursday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 23, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation staff announced today. The boat ramps at Big Eddy and Bruces Eddy open for use during the holiday schedule. Fishing enthusiasts will find and the fishing wall area below the dam also remains open.

  • Dworshak staff announces recreation facilities’ winter schedule

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam and Reservoir recreation operations staff will close Dam View Camping Area, Canyon Creek Campground and Merrys Bay Day-Use Area on Friday, Nov. 30, for the winter season.

  • Ice Harbor navigation lock returns to service for commercial vessels; slated to reopen for recreational vessels Friday

    BURBANK, Wash. – Ice Harbor Dam’s navigation lock reopened for commercial vessels today after contractors completed work to remove and dispose of an accumulation of rocks and earthen materials from the downstream approach that posed a potential hazard to vessels, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations officials at the Walla Walla District.