Albuquerque District News Releases

USACE staff at Conchas Lake to host annual Midwinter Eagle Count Jan. 16, 2026

Press Operations — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:14:51 GMT

USACE staff at Conchas Lake will host their annual midwinter eagle survey, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. The event is free and open to the public. Those interested in participating are asked to call the Conchas Lake Project Office at 575-868-2221 to sign up.

Cochiti Lake to host annual Midwinter Eagle Count Jan. 10, 2026

Press Operations — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:35:18 GMT

Cochiti Lake will host their annual midwinter eagle survey on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. The event is free, open to the public and no pre-registration is required. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Cochiti Lake Visitor Center for registration beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2026.

Abiquiu Lake to host annual Midwinter Eagle Count Jan. 10, 2026

Press Operations — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:34:27 GMT

USACE staff at Abiquiu Lake will host their annual midwinter eagle survey, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Abiquiu Lake Visitor Center for registration beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Abiquiu Lake Visitor Center is located on Hwy 96, just 2 miles west of the Hwy 84 junction.

USACE staff at John Martin Reservoir to host annual Midwinter Eagle Count Jan. 9, 2026

Press Operations — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:44:00 GMT

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at John Martin Reservoir will host their annual midwinter eagle survey, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Abiquiu Lake wants your Christmas tree to help create fish habitat after the holidays

Press Operations — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:07:30 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at Abiquiu Lake will join the Santa Fe National Forest and the Española, N.M., American Legion, to collect live-cut Christmas trees to sink in the lake to provide fish habitat. The trees will be collected Sat. Dec. 27, 2025, through Fri. Jan. 16, 2026.

U.S. Army Fort Wingate Depot Activity announces public interest survey for participation in re-activating a Restoration Advisory Board

Press Operations — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:05:28 GMT

The U.S. Army Fort Wingate Depot Activity (FWDA) is conducting a survey to determine if there is enough public interest to re-activate the FWDA Restoration Advisory Board (RAB). The RAB provides a public venue for citizens to provide input on the decisions that are made by the Army to clean up the installation and meet the permit requirements.

USACE/NMSU Professionals Publish Joint Article

Press Operations — Tue, 12 May 2020 18:40:31 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and New Mexico State University professionals published a Joint Paper which was released on May 12, 2020. The article, Sustainability management of short-lived freshwater fish in human-altered ecosystems should focus on adult survival, was published by PLOS ONE, a nonprofit research publisher located in the United Kingdom.