Regional drought pushed Lake Hartwell low enough to expose trash usually hidden underwater; 148 volunteers across 14 sites in five counties removed about 8,300 pounds, including a record 36 tires

A prolonged drought has lowered Lake Hartwell enough to expose shoreline debris that normally sits underwater,…

About 200,000 endangered Indiana bats spend summers around Missouri’s Mark Twain Lake; crews are now thinning trees to reopen flight, foraging corridors as habitat work targets one of the species’ largest remaining concentrations

As per the report, treatments are carried out in late summer and early autumn, when trees…

Mississippi River islands near Iowa have been disappearing; a $40 million project is now rebuilding the habitat with dredged material and is designed to protect or restore about 630 acres of river and backwater habitat

Mississippi River islands near Iowa are disappearing; $40M project to restore 630 acres of habitat (Image…

A five-year Illinois project will restore 421 acres of wetlands, prairie and woodland while helping hold stormwater, part of an $11 million effort along 67 miles of river

The restored wetlands and floodplain will be able to hold stormwater for longer periods and release…

Florida completed a 2,560-acre stormwater treatment landscape with 4,750 acre-feet of storage to help protect the Indian River Lagoon

USACE celebrates advancement of the Indian River Lagoon South Restoration Project A major environmental restoration project…