24 Oct 2017

Sterile grass-eating carp to be released into Thurmond Lake to control hydrilla

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin stocking sterile triploid grass carp to reduce the abundance of hydrilla in the J. Strom Thurmond Lake Oct. 25 and will run through Nov. 15. The fish form a part of management strategies identified in the April 2016 Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy (AVM) Plan for the J. Strom Thurmond Project.

27 Sep 2017

Hartwell Lake parks & campgrounds closing as 2017 season wraps up

As the 2017 summer recreation season closes, officials with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

13 Sep 2017

Corps in Savannah deploys team to assist with emergency power in Florida

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District deployed a 15-person emergency

9 Sep 2017

Savannah River reservoirs equipped to handle Irma rainfall, officials urge caution downstream of Thurmond Dam

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District said today that

6 Sep 2017

Hattons Ford boat ramp at Lake Hartwell to close temporarily for upgrades

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Project Office will temporarily close the Hatton’s Ford boat ramp in Anderson County, South Carolina, beginning September 11, 2017 to perform initial site work in advance of future improvements to the boat ramp approach and parking area. The ramp is expected to be closed for approximately one week to accomplish this initial phase of work, weather permitting.

6 Sep 2017

SHEP environmental mitigation postponed due to permitting delay

SAVANNAH, Ga. – A contract award for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project will be postponed

29 Aug 2017

Herbicide treatments to begin at Thurmond Lake to kill invasive hydrilla

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will apply herbicide to approximately 205 acres of hydrilla in the J. Strom Thurmond Lake beginning Sept. 6 weather permitting. The chemical application follows plans approved as part of management strategies identified in the April 2016 Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy (AVM) Plan for the lake project.

23 Aug 2017

Timber harvesting begins at Broyles Recreation Area at Lake Hartwell; phase one of expansion of popular rec area

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Timber harvesting begins at the Broyles Recreation Area at Lake Hartwell in Anderson

23 Aug 2017

Recreation areas on Hartwell Lake to open for hunting

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Office will open four of its larger

21 Aug 2017

Corps to host youth dove hunts at Russell Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct two youth dove hunts at the Richard B. Russell Project Office on Sept. 9 and 16, 2017. The hunts will begin at 2 p.m. and end at sunset.