8 Apr 2024

USACE is hosting a Western Everglades Restoration Project Update

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will be hosting an update on the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) on April 17, 2024, from 5:00-7:00 pm at the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) station, Southwest Florida Research & Education Center, 2685 State Road 29 North in Immokalee, FL.

5 Jan 2024

USACE hosting a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) meeting for the WERP Draft PIR/EIS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will be hosting a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) meeting for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Draft Project Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement (PIR/EIS) on Jan.17, 2024 from 5:00-8:00 pm at the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) station, Southwest Florida Research & Education Center, 2685 State Road 29 North in Immokalee, FL. The virtual only meeting will be January 18, 2024 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. The link and call-in information is listed below. The USACE / South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) team will provide an overview of the project and contents of the Draft Report. An “Open House” style question/answer period will follow the formal comment period where USACE and SFWMD staff will be able to interact with attendees.

19 Oct 2023

USACE hosts a Virtual Project Delivery Team Meeting Nov. 1 to provide an update on the Western Everglades Restoration Project – an essential part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE) and our partners at the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) will provide the public, stakeholders and restoration partners an update on the status of the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) during a virtual-only WERP Project Delivery Team Meeting on November 1, 2023, from 1 to 5 p.m.

29 Aug 2023

Open House and Project Delivery Team Meeting for Western Everglades Restoration Project POSTPONED due to Hurricane Idalia

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District and our partners at the South Florida Water Management District have POSTPONED the Open House and Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Project Delivery Team Meeting in Immokalee originally scheduled for Thursday, August 31, due to Hurricane Idalia. The Open House and Hybrid Project Delivery Team meeting will be rescheduled for another date in the future.

17 Aug 2023

USACE hosts Open House prior to Western Everglades Restoration Project Delivery Team Meeting on August 31 in Immokalee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District and our partners at the South Florida Water Management District will host an Open House from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the hybrid Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Project Delivery Team Meeting in-person in Immokalee and also via WebEx, scheduled for Thursday, August 31, from 1 to 4 p.m.

2 Aug 2023

USACE announces Western Everglades Restoration Project Delivery Team Meeting on August 31 in Immokalee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces a Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Project Delivery Team Meeting in-person in Immokalee and also via WebEx, scheduled for Thursday, August 31, from 1 to 4 p.m.

15 Feb 2023

USACE to host Virtual Project Delivery Team Meeting for the Western Everglades Restoration Project on Feb. 24

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District invites partners, stakeholders, and the public to join us for to a Virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) on Friday, February 24, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. “We invite Project Delivery Team members, tribes, landowners, partners, stakeholders and the public to join us at a Virtual Project Delivery Team Meeting on the Western Everglades Restoration Project,” said WERP Project Manager Steve Baisden. “Members of the PDT and the public will have an opportunity to receive an update on the replacement of the Wingate Mill STA feature and path forward.”

12 Jul 2022

Corps to host meeting with landowners for the Western Everglades Restoration Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District and the South Florida Water Management District will host a follow-up meeting with interested landowners regarding the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) on August 10, 2022.

27 Jun 2022

USACE announces Western Everglades Restoration Project Delivery Team Meeting on July 7

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces a Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Virtual Project Delivery Team Meeting via WebEx scheduled for Thursday, July 7, from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

25 May 2022

Corps hosts two meetings with landowners in early June on the Western Everglades Restoration Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host two meetings with landowners about the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) in early June.