Board Meeting Notice
The fall meeting of the Friends of Lake Sakakawea Board of Directors will take place at 9:30 am, Wednesday, September 27 at the Visitors’ Center, National Fish Hatchery, Riverdale, ND. If you plan on attending, please contact Rod Gilmore ( or 701-527-0027) so that we may have an accurate count for lunch. Presentations will include updates from the US Corps of Engineers, ND Game and Fish Department, Missouri River Joint Water Board and Board members.
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State, National Groups Applaud Bipartisan LAKES Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, announced broad support for the Lake Access Keeping Economies...
2023 Elk Season – North Dakota Elk Tag Auction
The Friends of Lake Sakakawea have been awarded a North Dakota Elk Tag for the 2023 Elk season. This tag is: • Good for either sex elk during both the bow & rifle seasons, restricted to bow for bow season • Is valid for any 2023 elk unit & the remainder of the...
Glenna Meiers, Carie Boster join FOLS Board; Daryl Hill elected treasurer
The Friends of Lake Sakakawea has elected a new treasurer and welcomes two new directors to its board. Longtime director and treasurer Marie Johnson recently stepped down to spend more time enjoying retirement, including wintering in Arizona. The FOLS Executive...
Hoeven meets with Corps to address maintenance needs at Lake Sakakawea recreation sites
Senator John Hoeven met last month with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address maintenance and upkeep needs at recreation sites around Lake Sakakawea. "Federal funding has been inadequate to meet basic maintenance needs," said Terry Fleck, chairman of the Friends...
Friends of Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota Sportsfishing Congress representatives meet with new NDGF Director
Friends of Lake Sakakawea Chairman Terry Fleck, along with Jeff Herman and Rich Brueckner of the North Dakota Sportsfishing Congress, met on March 9 with North Dakota Game & Fish Department Director Jeb Williams. The meeting focused on the state's actions towards...
Fishing ‘Matters of Interest’ from North Dakota Game & Fish Department
(Source: North Dakota Game & Fish Department) — The North Dakota Game & Fish Department will be releasing its 2022-2024 Fishing Guide on April 1. In advance of its release, Greg Power, NDGF Fisheries Division Chief, provided FOLS and other angler groups with...
Corps hosting March 24 virtual public meeting for study to evaluate Snake Creek Embankment
(Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District welcomes the public to participate in a virtual scoping meeting Thursday, March 24 to learn about the recently initiated Snake Creek Embankment Dam Safety Modification Study. The...
Longtime FOLS director Bob Valeu retires from FOLS board, honored with ‘The Tolly’
Bob Valeu really was present at the creation of the Friends of Lake Sakakawea. As state director for U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan from 1993 through 2008, Valeu was deeply engaged on water policy and economic development issues. "I was working on behalf of Senator Dorgan...
Rob Holm, longtime Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery, retires; Friends of Lake Sakakawea honor Holm’s service with ‘The Tolly’
(Source: Associated Press & Minot Daily News) — After overseeing the production of more than 245 million walleye and bringing back pallid sturgeon from the brink of extinction in the Missouri River system, Rob Holm, Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery manager, has...
Study finds flaw in Garrison Dam spillway, Corps evaluating repair options, assures flaw poses low risk to downstream cities
(Source: Jamestown Sun) - The emergency spillway at Garrison Dam in central North Dakota was subjected to an unprecedented test when flows more than twice the previous record reached the dam during the Missouri River flood of 2011. An inspection after the flood...