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Longtime FOLS director Bob Valeu retires from FOLS board, honored with ‘The Tolly’

by jason_admin | Jul 8, 2021 | FOLS Board of Directors, Friends of Lake Sakakawea, Lake Sakakawea

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...

Rob Holm, longtime Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery, retires; Friends of Lake Sakakawea honor Holm’s service with ‘The Tolly’

by jason_admin | Jul 8, 2021 | Friends of Lake Sakakawea, Garrison Dam, Lake Sakakawea, Recreation

(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

by jason_admin | Jul 8, 2021 | Corps of Engineers, Garrison Dam, Lake Sakakawea

(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...

Corps of Engineers: Despite drought, most Lake Sakakawea boat ramps should be okay

by jason_admin | Jul 8, 2021 | Corps of Engineers, Lake Sakakawea, Water

(Source: Associated Press) — Popular boat ramps on Lake Sakakawea should remain in operation until freeze-up despite the dry conditions, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says. The lake is about 6 feet lower than it was at this time a year ago. The Corps says it should...

As of July 1, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers now reducing navigation flow support

by jason_admin | Jul 8, 2021 | Corps of Engineers, Garrison Dam, Lake Sakakawea, Missouri River, Water

(Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) – The Missouri River Water Management Division reduced navigation flow support on July 1 or the second half of the navigation flow support season. “We continue to monitor conditions throughout the basin and make...

Zebra Mussel infested pontoon highlights ANS danger to Lake Sakakawea, FOLS calls for immediate state and federal action

by jason_admin | Jun 29, 2021 | Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS), Lake Sakakawea

Earlier this month a zebra mussel infested pontoon was stopped from entering Lake Audubon near Coleharbor, North Dakota. Lake Audubon is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is fed by waters from adjacent Lake Sakakawea, and is home to the Audubon National...