陆军工程兵团退伍军人节免日用费：全国2,850多处游憩区11月11日免收下水与泳滩费
美国陆军工程兵团11月2日宣布，为纪念11月11日退伍军人节，全国2,850多处由该兵团运营的游憩区将在退伍军人节当天免收日用费，免除的项目包括船只下水坡道和游泳海滩的使用费。
这次免收费不包括露营及露营相关服务，也不包括团体野餐亭等专用设施和特别活动的费用。在兵团土地上运营游憩区的其他机构受鼓励、但不被要求跟进免收费。兵团自2006年起在退伍军人节实行这项免收费安排，全年其他免收费日还包括兵团建军节、7月4日独立日和国家公共土地日。
以田纳西州的纳什维尔分局为例，该分局11月5日公布，Cumberland 河流域内25处通常收费的游憩区全部纳入免收费范围，其中包括 Center Hill 湖的 Floating Mill、Hurricane Bridge、Ragland Bottom，以及 Dale Hollow 湖的 Lillydale、Obey River、Pleasant Grove，部分游憩区在淡季本来就不收费。
纳什维尔分局运营科负责人 Trey Church 说，退伍军人节是向曾服役的男女致谢的机会，免收日用费是表达感谢的一种方式，也邀请退伍军人、家属和公众走进兵团管护的自然水域。
陆军工程兵团是美国主要的户外与水上游憩联邦提供者之一，每年在400多个湖泊与河流项目接待数以百万计的访客，估计九成游憩区位于大都会区50英里以内。兵团提醒，出行前先向当地湖河项目确认游憩区开放情况，站点查询可通过 corpslakes.us 和 recreation.gov。（来源：美国陆军工程兵团）
Army Corps Waives Day-Use Fees for Veterans Day at More Than 2,850 Recreation Areas Nationwide
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on November 2 that it will waive day-use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, November 11, covering fees for boat launch ramps and swimming beaches.
The waiver does not apply to camping and camping-related services, or to fees for specialized facilities such as group picnic shelters and special events. Other agencies that manage recreation areas on USACE lands are encouraged, but not required, to offer the waiver. USACE began the Veterans Day fee waiver in 2006, and its other fee-free days each year include the USACE birthday, Independence Day on July 4, and National Public Lands Day.
In Tennessee, the Nashville District said on November 5 that all 25 of its fee-charging recreation areas in the Cumberland River Basin are covered, including Floating Mill, Hurricane Bridge and Ragland Bottom on Center Hill Lake, and Lillydale, Obey River and Pleasant Grove on Dale Hollow Lake, though several sites are already fee-free during the off-season.
"Veterans Day is an opportunity for us to recognize and honor the men and women whose courage, sacrifice, and dedication have helped protect our nation," said Trey Church, the Nashville District's Operations Section chief, adding that the waiver invites veterans, their families and the public to enjoy the natural resources in the district's care.
USACE is one of the nation's leading federal providers of outdoor and water-based recreation, hosting millions of visitors annually across more than 400 lake and river projects, with an estimated 90 percent of its recreation areas within 50 miles of major metropolitan areas. Visitors are encouraged to contact local lake and river projects before visiting, and can find sites at corpslakes.us and recreation.gov. (Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
来源：美国陆军工程兵团
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图片来源：图：田纳西州 Center Hill 大坝与湖区，美国陆军工程兵团管理的游憩水域之一。Wikimedia Commons 图片（公共领域，美国陆军工程兵团）。 / Photo: Center Hill Dam and lake in Tennessee, one of the recreation waters managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Image via Wikimedia Commons (public domain, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
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