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  • Bluebird Monitoring Volunteer Opportunities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District at West Point Project is seeking volunteers to assist with bluebird nesting box monitoring during the March to August breeding season. Prospective volunteers should be available to inspect their assigned nesting boxes every two weeks during the breeding season. USACE will provide data logs and maps to the locations of the assigned nesting boxes.

  • Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Changes to Lock Schedules

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District will change to the spring/summer lock schedules beginning the week of March 2, 2014 on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (ACF). George W. Andrews, Walter F. George, and Jim Woodruff Locks will move to Friday - Monday operations, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This schedule will continue until October 2014.

  • USACE Shoreline cleanup at West Point Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District at West Point Lake provides shoreline cleanup. Recent heavy rains have brought lots of run-off from swollen streams and the Chattahoochee River into West Point Lake. This run-off brings with it the trash, debris and litter that people throw out on roadsides, parking lots and yards.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces West Bank Park Temporarily Closed at Lake Sidney Lanier

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announced today that West Bank Park at Lake Sidney Lanier will be closed for approximately four weeks from January 1 through January 26, 2014. The park will be closed to allow waterfowl hunting, in accordance with the federal and state late season regulations

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Inspecting and Repainting Boundary Line at West Point Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announced today that the project’s operations and maintenance contractor, Anderson Construction Company, will begin the seasonal maintenance of the Government property line around the reservoir on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. USACE would like to make the public aware of this work so that local residents are not alarmed by their presence.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces it will begin to drawdown West Point Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announced today that residents living around West Point Lake and recreational users need to be aware of upcoming lake levels. Levels have been slowly dropping and will continue to go downward towards winter pool at 628.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces it will waive day use fees for Veterans on Nov. 11.

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announces today that it will waive day use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at USACE-operated recreation areas on Veterans Day, November 11.

  • US Army Corps of Engineers annouces closure of all Regulatory Offices due to Federal Government Shutdown

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District today announced it will close its Regulatory offices due to the absence of available federal funding. Regulatory offices will be unable to evaluate individual permit applications, pre-construction notifications (PCNs) for nationwide permit (NWP) or regional general permit authorizations, or requests for jurisdictional determinations until after current year funding is received and the offices reopen.

  • Buford Dam Road and Park Areas to Temporarily Close

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District stated today that the Buford Dam Road in its entirety along Federal property, will be closed all day for the construction of three pedestrian cross-walks on Oct. 15, 2013 weather permitting. These pedestrian cross-walks will include new speed bumps and striping.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for closures of USACE-operated campgrounds and day-use parks

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District is preparing for the closure of USACE-operated campgrounds and day-use parks today Tuesday, October 1, because of the shutdown of the federal government for lack of fiscal 2014 funding legislation.