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  • Corps awards $81 million in construction contracts for Everglades restoration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, awarded four construction contracts for ecosystem restoration in south Florida in the past week, valued at more than $81 million. The construction projects include the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) South, and Picayune Strand Restoration Projects, which are components of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).

  • Corps opens public comment on Picayune Strand Restoration Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District opens public comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) regarding construction of features of the Picayune Strand Restoration Project (PSRP). Comments are due June 12, 2020.

  • Interior Secretary Salazar helps break ground for new Picayune Strand project

    The secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar, was among more than 130 people who celebrated the groundbreaking today of a new federal construction project to restore the Picayune Strand. Salazar is a strong supporter of Everglades restoration, and this marks at least his second visit to Florida within the last year or so to support the River of Grass.

  • Picayune Stand marks another milestone in Everglades Restoration

    Federal and state leaders will be among the speakers at the groundbreaking celebration for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project on Friday, Feb. 18.

  • Groundbreaking celebration for Picayune Strand project takes place Feb. 18

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District and its partner, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), will hold a groundbreaking celebration for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project on Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. at the project site in eastern Collier County.