https://www.nao.usace.army.mil Norfolk District Fact Sheets RSS Feed en-us Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:25:00 GMT Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:41:57 GMT https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets-Article-View/Article/1736797/chesapeake-bay-oyster-recovery-program/ Project ScopeThe purpose of the Chesapeake Bay Native Oyster Recovery Program in Virginia is the<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/Sep/06/2000751482/115/75/0/130411-A-OI229-017.JPG' alt='Norfolk District employee-volunteers and partner Seatack Elementary School in Virginia Beach, Va., have constructed an oyster sanctuary reef along the Elizabeth River shoreline of the district’s waterfront property. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood) ' /> <br /> Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:25:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets-Article-View/Article/1736797/chesapeake-bay-oyster-recovery-program/ Environmental https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets-Article-View/Article/1568163/plum-tree-island-formely-used-defense-site/ Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge, formerly known as the Plum Tree Island Range, was used by the Defense Department for aerial bombing and gunnery practice from 1917 through the late 1950s. The former bombing range consisted of approximately 3,200 acres. In 1972, it was transferred to the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2018/Jul/06/2001939597/115/75/0/090312-A-OI229-006.JPG' alt='Formerly known as the Plum Tree Island Range, Plum Tree Island was used by the Defense Department for aerial bombing and gunnery practice from 1917 through the late 1950s.' /> <br /> Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:14:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets-Article-View/Article/1568163/plum-tree-island-formely-used-defense-site/ Environmental https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets-Article-View/Article/1448630/former-nansemond-ordnance-depot/ Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot is in Suffolk, Virginia, at the end of State Route 135 off Interstate 664. The site is on the James River at the mouth of the Nansemond River, six miles across Hampton Roads from Newport News and about 11 miles west of Norfolk.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2014/May/30/2000798460/115/75/0/140530-A-HS946-001.JPG' alt='The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold its 2015 FNOD quarterly restoration advisory board meeting March 25, 6-8 p.m., at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard, Suffolk, Virginia.' /> <br /> Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:03:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets-Article-View/Article/1448630/former-nansemond-ordnance-depot/ Environmental