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  • April

    Corps of Engineers gets new survey boats, names each after fallen Soldier from Georgia

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has now received three new hydrographic survey vessels which will play a vital role across the Savannah District’s area of responsibility, and have named each boat after a fallen Soldier from Georgia.

  • USACE’s Hurricane Helene recovery operations at Thurmond Lake pivot

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, continues its mission to salvage timber in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and pivots its operations from wilderness areas to recreation areas.

  • Buxton FUDS Restoration Advisory Board met for first time

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, held its first restoration advisory board for the Buxton Formerly Used Defense Sites property April 10, 2025, to establish the rules, purpose, community co-chair and discuss the next steps for the board.
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    Hurricane Helene Debris removal officially completed during signing ceremony

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, in partnership with the Georgia Emergency Management and the contractor, AshBritt, Inc., met in Valdosta, Georgia, Monday, April 7, 2025, to sign final documentation signifying the completion of eligible debris removal in Lowndes County, the last of 10 counties supported within Georgia.

  • March

    Restoration advisory board members selected, first meeting set for Buxton FUDS property

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces the Restoration Advisory Board membership has been established and the first meeting is scheduled for April 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., for the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites Program property located within the Cape Hatteras Seashore in Dare County, North Carolina.

  • Corps of Engineers revisit Tybee Island for further studies on large-vessel wakes

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District, the Engineer Research and Development Center and the Field Research Facility, in partnership with the City of Tybee Island, Georgia, installed test instruments to measure vessel waves on the island’s North Beach March 21, 2025, so engineers can ultimately design a solution which helps keep beachgoers safe from potentially hazardous vessel-generated waves.

  • Register for Richard B. Russell Lake 35th Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Registration is now open for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 35th Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby that takes place Saturday, April 26, 2025, on Richard B. Russell Lake at Calhoun Falls Bank Fishing Area located on Highway 72, in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina.

  • Restoring J. Strom Thurmond: USACE Park Volunteers Emphasize Helene Damage

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – It’s pitch black. Al and Tina Carpenter sit huddled in a campground bathhouse; their two dogs nestled between them. The wind howls, and rain hammers against the roof, while the deafening crash of trees echo throughout the park.

  • Corps of Engineers Hurricane Helene Debris Mission wraps up in 10 Georgia counties

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, received Direct Federal Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for debris removal in 10 Georgia counties shortly after Hurricane Helene traversed across Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane Sept. 27, 2024, toppling trees and scattering debris in its wake.

  • Hartwell Dam and Lake Visitor Center Temporarily Closed to Public

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Hartwell Dam and Lake Visitor Center will be temporarily closed to the public beginning March 10, 2025.

  • February

    USACE completes debris removal in six Georgia counties

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and its contractor have completed various types of debris removal in six Georgia counties, following the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September.
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    Corps of Engineers completes Helene debris removal in three more counties

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and its contractor have completed various types of debris removal in three more Georgia counties, following the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September.

  • Army Corps of Engineers finish Helene debris clean up in two Georgia counties

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and its contractor have completed debris removal of leaners, hangers and stumps in Ben Hill County, and completed clearing special properties in Laurens County, following the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September.

  • Latest Army Corps of Engineers update on Buxton FUDS property

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District’s, website has been updated with the Buxton Formerly Used Defense Sites Property Pipe Removal Report, which summarizes the results of the pipe removal effort and post-removal soil sampling that took place in May 2024.

  • Army Corps of Engineers holds public meeting about Spencer Artillery Range FUDS

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is holding a public meeting to discuss upcoming Remedial Action work at the Spencer Artillery Range Formerly Used Defense Sites property, Project 01.

  • January

    Recreation Facility Fees Increase at Hartwell, Thurmond Lakes

    SAVANNAH, Ga– The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces fee increases for camping, shelter reservations, and day use areas at the Hartwell and J. Strom Thurmond Lake Projects effective Jan. 1, 2025.

  • Water line condition assessment study contract for City of Atlanta awarded

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah and Mobile Districts, have awarded an architectural engineering service contract Dec. 30, 2024, for approximately $800k to support the ongoing Risk, Resiliency, and Water Line Condition Assessment Study for the City of Atlanta.

  • Thurmond Lake recreation areas remain closed until further notice

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, will keep most recreation areas at J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake closed through the 2025 season, and possibly longer, due to unprecedented damages caused by Hurricane Helene.

  • December

    Recycle real Christmas trees at Thurmond, Hartwell Lakes for fish habitat

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District’s Forest, Fish, and Wildlife Section at the J. Strom Thurmond Lake and the Hartwell Dam and Lake will accept real Christmas trees for recycling as fish habitat again this season.

  • Hurricane Helene debris removal complete in Ben Hill, Dodge counties, Georgia

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and its contractor have completed debris removal along the rights-of-way in Ben Hill and Dodge Counties in Georgia, following the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September.