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  • Commander gives latest Buxton FUDS property update at Dare County Meeting

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – During the Dare County Board of Commissioners monthly meeting, Sept. 3, 2024, Col. Ron Sturgeon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District commander, talked about the latest updates concerning the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Site property located within Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina.

  • Richard B. Russell Lake officials schedule annual youth, public dove hunts

    ELBERTON, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Richard B. Russell Project, will host dove hunts for youth and the general public on Sept. 28 and Oct. 5, 2024, at two fields in Elbert County, Georgia, and one field in Abbeville County, South Carolina.

  • Hunting Safety top priority at Hartwell, Russell, Thurmond Lakes

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – As hunting season approaches, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is emphasizing the importance of safe hunting practices to prevent accidents and ensure a positive experience for all visitors on public lands surrounding the three major reservoirs: Hartwell Lake, Richard B. Russell Lake, and J. Strom Thurmond Lake, in Georgia and South Carolina

  • J. Strom Thurmond Lake Recreation Area Seasonal Closures

    AUGUSTA, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, will begin closing or partially closing certain recreation sites for the season at the J. Strom Thurmond Lake beginning Sept. 3, 2024.

  • Volunteers needed for National Public Lands Day Cleanup at Russell Lake

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is looking for volunteers to help clean up Richard B. Russell Lake during the annual National Public Lands Day event Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

  • Hartwell Lake recreation areas open for hunting during 2024-2025 season

    HARTWELL, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Hartwell Lake Project Office will open three of its larger recreation areas for hunting during the regular hunting season for 2024-2025 in Georgia, in addition to the seven areas within Fant’s Grove Wildlife Management Area in South Carolina

  • Thurmond Lake Seeks Volunteers for Annual National Public Lands Cleanup

    AUGUSTA, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake, is seeking individual and group volunteers for the annual cleanup campaign for National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28, 2024.

  • 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. 14, 2024, in support of National Public Lands Day. Families, friends, scout groups, civic organizations, church groups, schools, sport clubs, and businesses, can volunteer to help keep the lake clean by gathering litter and other non-natural debris along the shoreline and islands in and around Hartwell Lake.

  • Upper Savannah River Reservoirs Enter Drought Level 1

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – In response to the pool elevation at Hartwell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes dropping, the three reservoirs on the Upper Savannah River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, have triggered the first drought trigger level Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, and will transition to drought releases at Thurmond over the weekend.

  • Savannah District Commander to provide Buxton FUDS update

    MANTEO, N.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District Commander, Col. Ron Sturgeon, is set to provide an update about the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Site property located within Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina, during the Dare County Board of Commissioners monthly meeting in Manteo, Sept. 3, 2024, at 9 a.m.