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  • Bonneville Dam Bradford Island Visitor Center temporary closure extended to Dec. 8

    Bonneville Lock and Dam’s Bradford Island Visitor Center remains closed until Dec. 8, during repairs to the bridge crossing the Bradford Island fish ladder, the primary entrance to the visitor center.

  • McGregor Park offers fall nature experience

    If you’re looking to venture outdoors this fall and enjoy what nature has to offer, consider McGregor Park at Lost Creek Lake.

  • Corps seeks comments on Fall Creek fish facility

    The Corps is seeking public comments on its draft environmental assessment of the proposed Fall Creek Dam and Reservoir Adult Fish Facility Upgrade.

  • Environment, sense of community restored at Westmoreland Park

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the City of Portland to restore the portion of Crystal Springs Creek that flows through Westmoreland Park in southeast Portland. The Corps removed a man-made duck pond and restored the area to a natural wetland. Restoring ecosystems and improving watershed health are important Corps missions.

  • Corps seeks comments on Fall Creek drawdown

    The Corps is seeking public comments on its draft environmental assessment of downstream fish enhancements for juvenile salmonids at Fall Creek Dam east of Eugene, Ore.

  • Corps extends comment period for Mount St. Helens EIS

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended the public comment period to Oct. 21 for a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Mount St. Helens Long Term Sediment Management Plan.

  • Fern Ridge controlled burn may impact Highway 126

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers alerts motorists in the Eugene, Ore., area that a controlled ecological burn planned for southeast of Fern Ridge Reservoir today may cause intermittent delays to traffic on Oregon State Highway 126 between Eugene and Veneta.

  • A Season to Celebrate: 2014 Salmon Returns Break Multiple Modern-Day Records

    The region’s iconic salmon shattered modern-day records this year, returning to the Columbia River Basin in the highest numbers since fish counting began at Bonneville Dam more than 75 years ago.

  • Corps starts Green Peter Dam spillway gate rehab

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will rehabilitate one of Green Peter Dam’s two spillway gates September 2014 through February 2015, improving the dam’s ability to help reduce flood damage to South Santiam River communities.

  • Winter lockage schedule begins Sept. 16

    The Corps of Engineers begins its winter recreational vessel lock schedule for its Columbia River dams Sept. 16, when recreational vessels may lock through on request only during daylight hours.