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  • August

    an oyster shell is propped up against rocks next to water

    City, district holding reef habitat site public meeting Aug. 21

    Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Virginia Beach are holding an informational meeting about Phase 1 of the Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project, the reef-habitat site. It's slated for Aug. 21.

  • October

    Virginia Beach, Corps to host open house for Lynnhaven Ecosystem Restoration Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the City of Virginia Beach are hosting an informational meeting about the Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project on Wednesday, September 12 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Frank W. Cox High School, 2425 Shorehaven Drive, Virginia Beach.
  • The Lynnhaven is a priority, Tier I Tributary in Virginia for native oyster restoration designated by the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team.

    Virginia Beach, Corps to host open house for Lynnhaven Ecosystem Restoration Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the City of Virginia Beach are hosting an informational meeting about the Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project today, Wednesday, October 10 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Frank W. Cox High School, 2425 Shorehaven Drive, Virginia Beach.

  • March

    A crane moves 14,000 fossilized oyster shell from a barge into waters in the Lafayette River. This Norfolk International Terminal six-acre sanctuary reef is one of six reefs being constructed as part of the Craney Island Eastward Expansion project/oyster mitigation process. The oyster reefs will be complete in June 2014. All of the reefs will be permanent oyster sanctuaries.

    Lafayette River home to new oyster sanctuary reef

    The Lafayette River-NIT oyster reef, built with approximately 14,000 cubic yards of fossilized shell, will soon become the fourth in a six-sanctuary, 16-acre permanent oyster reef initiative that the Norfolk District began last October.

  • January

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Princess Elizabeth presents a plaque to Karin Dridge (right) and Jeff Swallow, geologists from the Norfolk District, at the annual River Stars ceremony here Jan. 23. The district was one of 109 local businesses recognized by the environmental organization for contributions in reducing pollution in the Elizabeth River by 311 million pounds since the Elizabeth River Project began in 1997. The district partnered with a local school and organizations to build a 623-square-foot sanctuary oyster reef in the Elizabeth River – a tidal estuary off the shoreline of historic Fort Norfolk, Va.

    Norfolk District shines for Elizabeth River restoration

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A 623-square-foot sanctuary oyster reef in the Elizabeth River captured recognition for the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ environmental work yesterday.

  • October

    Over the next several months, the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will construct six sanctuary oyster reefs along the Elizabeth River and surrounding tributaries, all part of a 10-year, $70 million, 411-acre comprehensive environmental mitigation plan accompanying the Corps' Craney Island Eastward Expansion Project.

    New Hoffler Creek resident enhances neighborhood’s quality-of-life

    Around the muddy banks of Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve in Portsmouth, Va., a new home for Virginia's eastern oyster took shape Oct. 16.
  • Jennifer Armstrong (right), a Norfolk District project manager, shows Jo-Ellen Darcy, the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, fossilized oyster shell stored at the district's Craney Island Dredge Material Management Area in Portsmouth, Va. The shell is destined to be used in Corps sanctuary oyster reefs in the Elizabeth River as part of the Craney Island Eastward Expansion project environmental mitigation plan. The mountainous piles of shell were obtained from the Commonwealth of Virginia through an agreement between the Norfolk District and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Going big: district tackles oysters, Lynnhaven

    Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are moving mountains of fossil oyster shell from Craney Island in Portsmouth, Va., to build 16 acres of sanctuary reefs in Elizabeth River and some of its tributaries, while the work to bring environmental restoration on the Lynnhaven River is ongoing.

  • August

    FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- A controlled explosion breaches a section of Embrey Dam on Feb. 23, 2004 as part of the dam's removal process. The 94 year old dam no longer served a useful purpose and was removed to help restore the environment along the Rappahannock River. (U.S. Army file photo)

    Benefits of dam removal reach further than expected

    In an area roughly 73 to 93 miles upstream from where Embrey Dam once stood on the Rappahannock River, researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey noticed resurgence in the American eel population in their once-natural habitat, now that they are longer impeded by the 22-foot-high structure.

  • April

    (From left) Ward Robinette, president, Towne Bank of Portsmouth, the Honorable Kenneth Wright, Portsmouth mayor, and Dr. David Stuckwisch, Portsmouth schools superintendent, were among several elected officials who attended the March 29 groundbreaking ceremony for Paradise Creek Nature Park in Portsmouth, Va. The nature park is a 40-acre waterfront park on the southern branch of the Elizabeth River. When phase 1 work is completed in spring 2013, the park will boast two miles of nature trails and restored native plants that meander through one of the last stands of mature forest on the river. (U.S. Army photo/Pamela Spaugy)

    'Paradise Found' turns out to be a nature park in Portsmouth, Va.

    It began with four folks, sitting around a kitchen table, discussing ways to clean-up their beloved river. That was 1993. On March 29, the Elizabeth River Project – the grassroots non-profit organization that morphed into a multi-million dollar public-private venture – broke ground on its largest public restoration site: Paradise Creek Nature Park in Portsmouth, Va.