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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Black Butte Lake recreation areas to remain closed during winter months</title>
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      <description>Two recreation areas at Black Butte Dam and Lake will remain closed through the winter months,&lt;br/&gt; 


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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Army Corps of Engineers waives fees and invites volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 27</title>
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      <description>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will waive day use fees normally charged at&lt;br/&gt; 
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>USACE Day Use Fees waived June 16 and June 19 </title>
      <link>https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/4214193/usace-day-use-fees-waived-june-16-and-june-19/</link>
      <description>This year the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will continue its tradition of waiving all day use fees&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Jun/11/2003737200/115/75/0/240427-A-PZ859-1204.JPG' alt='U.S. Armed Forces veterans fish for largemouth bass during Warriors’ Day on the Lake at Success Lake, California, April 27, 2024. The event was the tenth in the past 13 years and is hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s Southern Operations Branch, with support from local organizations like Central Valley Veterans. This year 18 Central Valley veterans took part, providing some of them their first experience fishing. (U.S. Army photo by Ken Wright)' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Black Butte Lake recreation areas to close May 19 </title>
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      <description>Orland, CA — Three recreation areas at Black Butte Lake will temporarily close for the 2025&lt;br/&gt; 


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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>USACE waives fees and invites volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28</title>
      <link>https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3912785/usace-waives-fees-and-invites-volunteers-to-participate-in-national-public-land/</link>
      <description>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will waive day use fees normally charged at&lt;br/&gt; 
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Success Lake Vista Point Overlook to close for 4-6 weeks</title>
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      <description>The Vista Point Overlook parking area at Success Lake will be closed for four to six weeks starting&lt;br/&gt; 
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      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>USACE waives recreation area day use fees June 16 and 19</title>
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      <description>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive day use fees at more than 2,850 USACE-operated&lt;br/&gt; 
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:59:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sacramento District Projects to resume day use fees</title>
      <link>https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2363801/sacramento-district-projects-to-resume-day-use-fees/</link>
      <description>SACRAMENTO, California – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will resume the&lt;br/&gt; 
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tule River Spillway construction set to begin Aug. 2</title>
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      <description>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will begin construction operations to realign Avenue 146 and widen the existing Tule River Spillway at Success Lake in Porterville, California, starting August 2. &lt;br/&gt; 
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>USACE to hold virtual public meeting to discuss Lake Isabella visitor center site selection process</title>
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      <description>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a virtual public meeting on Thursday, June 4, 2020, to discuss the site selection process for a permanent U.S. Forest Service visitor center in Lake Isabella.    &lt;br/&gt; 


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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:37:13 GMT</pubDate>
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