Home / Media / News Stories

News Story Archive

Results:
Tag: rio grande
Clear

  • March

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Corps and SWCA biologists using the combined box and bag seine technique to monitor fish populations in the Rio Grande.

    Seining for ‘Silver’ in the Rio Grande

    How Rio Grande silvery minnows are counted is examined in this article as well as implications if it is not an accurate count.

  • February

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- The Rio Grande flows through the Bosque near Alameda Bridge, Nov. 3, 2013.

    Water, Weather and the Future

    In cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Sandia National Labs, the Corps of Engineers recently issued the West-Wide Climate Risk Assessment: Upper Rio Grande Impact Assessment (URGIA), which investigates historic and future climate trends in the Rio Grande Basin.

  • October

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- John D'Antonio, deputy district engineer for programs and projects, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, highlights future collaboration opportunities with Rio Grande Basin Meeting participants.

    District Hosts Bi-Annual Rio Grande Basin Meeting

    The Albuquerque District hosted the Rio Grande Basin meeting on September 17-18, to discuss the impacts of the devastating wildfires during the past two years in the upper basin, and the resulting prior and present flooding.

  • September

    Ondrea Hummel: This ecologist has been caring for the bosque for so long, it’s practically her second office.

    Albuquerque the Interview: Ondrea Hummel

    Albuquerque the Interview: up close and personal with our leaders and difference-makers. Ondrea Hummel: This ecologist has been caring for the bosque for so long, it’s practically her second office.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Justin Reale (left) and Eric Gonzalez analyze a fish, Aug. 15, 2013.

    Counting Fish in a Fluid Environment

    On a hot, sultry, mid-August day, I’m standing thigh-deep in the slow, muddy Rio Grande watching U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fishery Biologist Dr. Michael “Mick” Porter and Aquatic Ecologist Justin Reale; Eric Gonzalez, Michael Hatch, Matt McMillan, biologists with SWCA Environmental Consultants; and TetraTech biologist Michael Marcus seine for fish.

  • August

    Alicia Austin-Johnson, project manager, USACE, Albuquerque district, discusses the Middle Rio Grande Restoration Project with Col. Turner at the project site.

    New South Pacific Commander Visits Albuquerque District

    The Albuquerque District was honored to host the new Commander of the South Pacific Division, Col. C. David Turner, July 29-31, 2013. The purpose of this visit was for Col. Turner to meet members of the Albuquerque team, stakeholders and partners, and familiarize himself with the unique mission and projects of the District.

  • March

    Socorro, N.M., -- Ryan Gronewold, Albuquerque District's Rio Grande coordinator, measures the water level in the Rio Grande with a calibrated survey rod. Amanda Green, a Department of the Army Intern in the District, records the data.

    Going Green: The Silvery Minnow, Drought and the Rio Grande

    As signs of spring begin to show in the bosque, environmentalists, biologists and others continue their efforts to understand river flow issues along the Middle Rio Grande. Of particular interest are endangered species in relation to water use and jurisdiction. Within the past three years, the drought has proven to be a constant challenge to create and maintain a balanced environment for the silvery minnow to continue to spawn. Due to the drought, the environment needed for natural spawning is not present.

  • December

    BERNALILLO, N.M., -- A team of Corps specialists from Albuquerque and Kansas City districts began test drilling on Bernalillo’s spoil bank levee Nov. 28, using a cone penetrometer test rig (CPT) to study the existing conditions of the levee soils and the foundation soils.

    Bernalillo Levee Soil Examined for Future Flood Damage Reduction Study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is partnering with Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (ESCAFCA) to examine the existing conditions of the spoil bank levees within the Town of Bernalillo, N.M.

  • November

    District Commander Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant and ESCAFCA Chairman Sal Reyes sign an agreement to study spoil bank levees along the east side of the Rio Grande near the Town of Bernalillo, N.M.

    District, ESCAFCA Sign Partnership Agreement

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District and the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (ESCAFCA) signed an agreement Oct. 2 to partner on a geotechnical, hydrological, hydraulic, economic and environmental study of the existing spoil bank levees along the east side of the Rio Grande near the Town of Bernalillo, N.M.

  • October

    By signing the cost-sharing agreement, the Corps’ and MRGCD commit to a feasibility study to construct a 50-mile stretch of levees.

    District, MRGCD Sign Cost-Sharing Agreement

    At the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) board meeting Sept. 10, District Commander Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant presented a cost-share agreement to the board that was subsequently signed by her and MRGCD Vice-Chair Eugene Abeita.