10 Jan 2020

Thurmond Lake to close six fish cleaning stations

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, at the J. Strom Thurmond Lake will close six of its eight fish cleaning stations due to budgetary constraints, as well as increased costs to operate and maintain the stations. The indefinite closures begin Jan. 15, 2020.

20 Dec 2019

Corps’ Hartwell Lake Office accepts Christmas trees for recycling

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Project Office will again accept natural Christmas trees (no artificial trees) for recycling Dec. 26 through Jan. 26, 2020. All ornaments and tinsel must be removed before dropping the trees off.

20 Dec 2019

Thurmond Lake to recycle used Christmas trees

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at the J. Strom Thurmond Project will accept real Christmas trees for recycling Dec. 20 through Jan. 8, 2020. Artificial trees will not be accepted.

16 Dec 2019

Thurmond Lake to resume full camping services in 2020; McDuffie County to lease and operate Big Hart campground

SAVANNAH, Ga. – McDuffie County, Georgia, has agreed to lease the Big Hart Campground on Thurmond Lake from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and operate it as a county park, the Corps announced this week. In addition, the Corps will reopen all other camping and day-use areas on its normal seasonal schedule in 2020.

21 Nov 2019

Corps to host youth waterfowl hunts at Richard B. Russell Lake

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District will hold five youth waterfowl

18 Nov 2019

Crews re-mark boundary lines at J. Strom Thurmond Project

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Workers have begun to clear and re-mark approximately 50 miles of the boundary line

29 Oct 2019

Corps announces decision on fish passage; plans for public engagement

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today its decision on the future of the

28 Oct 2019

Shoreline permit fee increase at Corps of Engineers reservoirs put on hold

SAVANNAH, Ga. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is delaying the implementation of fee increases for shoreline permits in the South Atlantic region while USACE conducts a national review of the shoreline management program fees.

2 Oct 2019

Upper Savannah reservoirs enter Drought Level 1

SAVANNAH, Ga. –The three reservoirs on the Savannah River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers declared the first drought level Tuesday in response to the pool elevation at J. Strom Thurmond Lake dipping below 326.0 feet above mean sea level (ft-msl). Entering Trigger Level 1 activates the Corps’ drought management plan which conserves water in the reservoirs by reducing the outflows from the Thurmond Dam.

30 Sep 2019

Deepening the inner Savannah harbor begins

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Today Col. Daniel Hibner, commander of the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announces deepening begins for the inner portion of the Savannah harbor. This initiates the final construction phase of the 20-year effort to deepen the third busiest container port in the United States.

23 Sep 2019

Fish Passage report decision delayed several weeks

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The decision and approval of the anticipated Post Authorization Analysis Report of

18 Sep 2019

Army Corps of Engineers waives fees on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 28.

3 Sep 2019

Youth dove hunts coming soon to Russell Lake

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold two youth dove hunts on the Georgia

30 Aug 2019

Russell Lake seeks volunteers for National Public Lands Day cleanup

SAVANNAH, Ga. – As part of the annual National Public Lands Day celebration, officials at Richard B. Russell Lake seek volunteers to help clean up shoreline and islands at the reservoir along the Georgia and South Carolina border, on Sept. 28.

28 Aug 2019

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

26 Aug 2019

Agreement signing to lead to beach renewal at Tybee Island

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Officials from the City of Tybee Island and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will

20 Aug 2019

Fire temporarily closes Thurmond Dam & Lake visitor center

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Thurmond Dam and Lake visitor center and offices are closed due to a small fire

25 Jul 2019

Thurmond Lake officials seek volunteers for National Public Lands Day 2019

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks individual and group volunteers for the annual Thurmond Lake cleanup campaign on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28, 2019. Volunteers will work on a variety of projects including debris cleanup, brush clearing, and trail and park maintenance along the shoreline, islands, recreation areas, coves, old road ends and bridge areas.

11 Jul 2019

Corps sets Thurmond Lake 2019 primitive deer hunt dates

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, J. Strom Thurmond Project, Forest, Fish, and Wildlife section announced the dates for the autumn primitive weapon deer hunts in Bussey Point Management Area, located in Lincoln County, Georgia.

10 Jul 2019

Corps of Engineers to study Augusta’s ‘training wall’ in Savannah River

SAVANNAH, Ga. – An underwater wall installed in the Savannah River in Augusta, Georgia, more than a century ago will be the subject of a just-funded study by the Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District. The so-called “training wall” in the Savannah River runs from just downstream of 8th Street and ends 1,800 feet downstream of Boathouse Community Center. It aided commercial shipping in the 20th century by keeping the navigation channel deep for the port in Augusta on the Georgia side of the river.