16 Jun 2023

USACE’s Albuquerque District signs design agreement for Middle Rio Grande flood protection project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District signed a design agreement for a flood control project with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, June 13, 2023. The agreement allows USACE to begin Pre-construction Engineering and Design of the Middle Rio Grande, Bernalillo to Belen project, which is intended to reduce flood risk along the Rio Grande.

4 Oct 2016

Partnership on Flood Damage Reduction Project Recognized

Phase II of the Southwest Valley Flood Damage Reduction Project received the Mid-Region Council of Governments Board of Directors’ Public Partnership Award.

31 Oct 2014

Birds of Paradise

People racking up the bird-watcher’s “big year” don’t cross the country to spot the American crow along the Río Grande, but these birds illustrate one of the main reasons that area birders flock to the Corrales bosque: the abundance.

29 Aug 2014

Trekking Down the River: The Rio Grande Expedition

In mid-June, an expeditionary team from Austin, Texas, set out to tell the story, “The Disappearing Rio Grande Expedition, 1900 Miles From Source to Sea.”

23 Jul 2014

Southwest Valley Flood Reduction Project Phase 2C Awarded

Phase 2C of the Southwest Valley Flood Reduction Project was awarded July 15, 2014. The cost of construction for this Phase is approximately $4,000,000.

5 May 2014

Water Managers Cooperate to Create Beneficial River Flows

Flows on the Rio Grande from Albuquerque to Elephant Butte Reservoir will increase this week in a coordinated effort aimed at triggering a spawn of the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow. This pioneering effort by federal and non-federal water managers will create conditions that haven’t naturally occurred over the last four years due to drought.

2 Apr 2014

Local Girl Scout Troup Receives Badges for Joint Collaboration with USACE/AMAFCA

District Commander Lt. Col. Gant and Kurt Wagener, field engineer for the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority (AMAFCA), presented two merit badges to Girl Scout Troop #35, March 22, 2014. The girls had helped the Corps and AMAFCA with an ecosystem project, creating burrowing owl habitats.

3 Jan 2014

USACE, Girl Scouts and AMAFCA Join Forces to Create New Habitats for Burrowing Owls

On Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, eight members of Girl Scout Troop 35 arrived at the Calabacillas Arroyo to help the Corps of Engineers and AMAFCA build habitat for burrowing owls.

18 Oct 2013

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.

12 Sep 2013

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.