22 Sep 2014

VDOT, FHWA, USACE sign, release draft SEIS for Route 460 project

VDOT, FHWA and USACE signed the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Route 460 Corridor Improvements Project Sept. 18 and released it for public comment.

5 Mar 2014

FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets March 6

Community members can learn more about the Formerly Used Defense Site here and latest clean-up progress during the project’s quarterly Restoration Advisory Board meeting March 6.

24 Jan 2014

Norfolk District shines for Elizabeth River restoration

A 623-square-foot sanctuary oyster reef in the Elizabeth River captured recognition for the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ environmental work yesterday.

29 Oct 2013

Craney Island mosquito spraying set for Oct. 30

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the city of Portsmouth, Va., will conduct the final joint aerial mosquito spraying of the season tomorrow at federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties and the Churchland area in Portsmouth.

12 Sep 2013

Local Scout completes bluebird box project at Jennings Randolph Lake

We all know somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds do fly.  Perhaps some fly right into new bluebirds

8 Aug 2013

Craney Island mosquito spraying set for Aug. 12

Aerial mosquito spraying Monday at federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties and the Churchland area in Portsmouth.

1 May 2013

Raystown Lake cleans up with volunteers at annual event

RAYSTOWN LAKE, Pa.  – More than 100 volunteers dedicated their time and energy to keeping Raystown

27 Feb 2013

FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets March 7

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host its quarterly meeting of the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot, or FNOD, Restoration Advisory Board Thursday, March 7, from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at the Courtyard Marriott located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard in Suffolk, Va.

26 Feb 2013

Local Boy Scout completes Poplar Island service project, earns Eagle Scout rank

Tree swallows have found homes in newly designed, assembled and installed bird boxes courtesy of

22 Feb 2013

Army Corps of Engineers, other federal agencies release Asian carp environmental DNA study findings

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey, released an interim report for the Asian Carp Environmental DNA Calibration Study, today, which is a three-year study funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, as scoped by the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework.

7 Aug 2012

Craney Island mosquito spraying scheduled

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Portsmouth will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., August 10, at federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties and the north Churchland area in Portsmouth, Va.