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  • Corps making repairs to rock structures along Missouri River

    The Kansas City District is pleased to announce that the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project (BSNP) has received over $31 million of Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (DRAA) funding to repair flood damage to the river rock structures that comprise the BSNP.

  • Army Corps announces extension and public hearing on Jameson Island project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District has issued a public notice announcing plans to extend the comment period and hold a public hearing on their Jameson Island Unit Shallow Water Habitat Restoration Project an additional 60 days, until June 30, 2012.

  • Non-reservable campsites in Minooka at Wilson Lake

    Due to public demand, Minooka Park will now have 10 campsites that are non-reservable and available first come, first serve. Historically, Minooka Park has been 100% reservable since 1999. Reservations are allowed six months in advance and a majority of our sites were being reserved well in advance of the summer holiday weekends. By setting aside 10 electrical sites, we are now providing an equal opportunity campsite for families on a first come/first serve basis that do not have the means to plan a vacation six months in advance.

  • Corps discontinues camping at some Kanopolis parks

    The Kanopolis Project Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced its decision to discontinue allowance of overnight camping in the Boldt Bluff and Yankee Run Point Lake Access areas.

  • Corps holds public meeting to address shallow water habitat restoration in Missouri

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District has announced plans to resume Missouri River shallow water habitat restoration efforts in Missouri and held an open forum public meeting on April 17 at the Arrow Rock State Historic Site Visitor Center in Arrow Rock, Mo.