The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is hosting a public open house and ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Thomson Ranger Station May 29 from 1-3 p.m. at the Thomson Causeway Recreation Area.

USACE is introducing its new Regulatory Request System, an online application portal that allows the public to submit permit applications and other information when requesting permission to dredge, fill or conduct activities in jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the U.S.

Graduate Assistant Erik Griffen from Iowa State University conducted a study using Lake Red Rock's Adaptive Management and Monitoring Plan and the Sustainable Rivers Program. This video highlights Griffen's work and the positive outcome the flow changes have made on fish reproduction in the river.