WABASHA, Minn. – The Army Corps of Engineers plans to lay out its thoughts to improve wildlife habitat in the huge Big Lake area behind the Alma dam. The Corps said is seeking public input. This will be at a meeting at 7 p.m., August 29, at the Wabasha-Kellogg High School. The Corps wants to build islands, plant trees, manage invasive species, dredge for fish habitat, and stabilize banks. Also, the project would be a location to move river sand from the main Mississippi River navigation channel.
Backwaters. Big Lake has lost much of its island complex and forest to wind and wave erosion and sedimentation.