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  • Richard B. Russell Lake officials set annual youth, adult dove hunts dates

    Elberton, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Richard B. Russell Project, will host dove hunts for youth and adults Sept. 20 and Oct. 4, 2025, at two fields in Elbert County, Georgia, and one field in Abbeville County, South Carolina.

  • USACE Resumes Interim Response Action for Buxton FUDS Property Post-Hurricane Erin

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – August 22, 2025 — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District team returned to Buxton, North Carolina, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, to begin a post-Hurricane Erin assessment of the former Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) property within Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Dare County.

  • Thurmond Lake 2025 primitive weapons deer hunting dates announced

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ J. Strom Thurmond Lake and Dam Project, Forest, Fish, and Wildlife section, will host primitive weapons deer hunts in Bussey Point Corps Management Unit, located in Lincoln County, Georgia, in October, November and December this year.

  • Hartwell Lake Seeks Volunteers for Annual National Public Lands Cleanup

    HARTWELL, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Hartwell Dam and Lake Project Office is seeking volunteers for the fall “Splash Away the Trash” event on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in support of National Public Lands Day.

  • Corps of Engineers deploys emergency power team ahead of Tropical Storm Erin

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – In response to the possible threat of Tropical Storm Erin, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, deployed its Emergency Power Planning and Response Team, a 13-person team, to the U.S. Virgin Islands Thursday Aug. 14, 2025, to pre-position for potential storm recovery efforts.

  • Corps of Engineers reviews Spencer Artillery Range FUDS Project 01 remedy

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has initiated a five-year review (FYR) for the Spencer Artillery Range Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) property located in Van Buren, Warren, Sequatchie, and Bledsoe Counties in Tennessee.

  • Hawe Creek Campground at Thurmond Lake reopens before Labor Day

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is reopening the Hawe Creek Campground at J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake Project Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, through Labor Day holiday weekend

  • USACE awards new interim response action contract for Buxton FUDS property

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District has awarded a contract to initiate a new interim response action and will deploy a contracted team as early as next week to begin work at the former Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) property located within Cape Hatteras National Seashore, in Dare County, North Carolina.

  • Manor Creek Boat Ramp, Manor Ramp Road closure supports contract work

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake Project, in coordination with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, announce the closure of Manor Creek Boat Ramp and Manor Ramp Road beginning Aug. 1, 2025 – Aug. 31, 2026.

  • Contract awarded to begin debris removal at Thurmond Lake recreation areas

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Using the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) funding received in June 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, awarded a contract to AshBritt, Inc., to begin Hurricane Helene debris removal July 18, 2025, at J. Strom Thurmond Lake recreation areas.