10 Oct 2014

Corps Booth Helps Girl Scouts Learn About STEM

The District had a booth at the 2014 Girl Scouts STEM Camporee Sept. 13, 2014, where more than 700 Scouts learned more about endangered species, how and why dams are built, and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) safety.

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.

13 May 2013

Burrowing Owls Get a Helping Hand from the Corps and Shareholders

In the middle of the busy city of Albuquerque lies an area that appears to be designed specifically for burrowing owls to nest.