by jason_admin | Feb 15, 2021 | Access, Friends of Lake Sakakawea, Garrison Dam, Lake Sakakawea, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District, Water
The Friends of Lake Sakakawea (FOLS) submitted its comments regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) update of the Lake Sakakawea Shoreline Management Plan (SMP). This update is part of a routine five-year review of the SMP. In general, the SMP...
by jason_admin | Jan 22, 2021 | Access, Corps of Engineers, Friends of Lake Sakakawea, Lake Sakakawea
OMAHA, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, is seeking public comment as part of the update of the Lake Sakakawea Shoreline Management Plan (SMP). This update is part of a routine five-year review of the SMP. In general, the SMP provide...
by jason_admin | Jan 7, 2021 | Corps of Engineers, Flood Control, Lake Sakakawea, Missouri River, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District
(Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) — The full flood control capacity of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System is available for the 2021 runoff season. “All 2020 flood water stored in the annual flood control zone has been evacuated as of December 21,”...
by jason_admin | Dec 31, 2020 | Lake Sakakawea, Recreation
(Source: KX News) – According to the State Parks Director, 35 percent more campers visited North Dakota parks this season. Campgrounds and state parks also saw a record number of people coming in this year. October attendance was up 339 percent over the same time last...
by jason_admin | Dec 29, 2020 | Access, Lake Sakakawea, Recreation
(Source: Williston Daily Herald) – Jim Torgerson has been working on the same cause for more than 30 years now, and he is asking for help from the public. Torgerson, who owns Lunds Landing with his wife, has been advocating for more access to Lake Sakakawea from the...
by jason_admin | Dec 22, 2020 | Lake Sakakawea, Recreation, Water, Weather
(See below for sources) — The U.S. Drought Monitor has seen an intensification of drought conditions across the northern plains in recent weeks. The Monitor’s December 10th update saw modest expansion in areas of Severe Drought (D2) as well as expansion in...
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