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2020 Photo Drive

These photos were submitted in the 2020 annual District employee photo drive. All photos were taken by District employees.

And the Winners are...

Two USACE park rangers investigate a potential silvery minnow sighting at Galisteo Dam, March 11, 2019. The minnow turned out to be a bullhead minnow. Photo by Karyn Matthews.
Commander's Choice Award - Searching for minnows
Two USACE park rangers investigate a potential silvery minnow sighting at Galisteo Dam, March 11, 2019. The minnow turned out to be a bullhead minnow. Photo by Karyn Matthews.
A bobcat stands in the snow at the Abiquiu Lake Cerrito Recreation Area, Jan. 16, 2020. Photo by Noel Vialpando.
1st Place - Bobcat at Abiquiu
A bobcat stands in the snow at the Abiquiu Lake Cerrito Recreation Area, Jan. 16, 2020. Photo by Noel Vialpando.
The John Martin Reservoir stilling basin without water, March 26, 2019. This photo was taken during the stilling basin dewatering project, the first time in almost 80 years it was exposed. Photo by Joshua Ellison.
2nd Place - John Martin Reservoir stilling basin
The John Martin Reservoir stilling basin without water, March 26, 2019. This photo was taken during the stilling basin dewatering project, the first time in almost 80 years it was exposed. Photo by Joshua Ellison.
Fall colors along the shore of Cochiti Lake in the early morning sun, Oct. 13, 2019. Photo by Karyn Matthews.
3rd Place - Fall
Fall colors along the shore of Cochiti Lake in the early morning sun, Oct. 13, 2019. Photo by Karyn Matthews.

2020 Photo Drive Entries

A foggy morning at Trinidad Lake, Dec. 17, 2019. Photo by Kim Falen.
Foggy morning at Trinidad Lake
A foggy morning at Trinidad Lake, Dec. 17, 2019. Photo by Kim Falen.
A bobcat poses in the snow at the Abiquiu Lake Cerrito Recreation Area, Jan. 16, 2020. Photo by Noel Paul Vialpando.
Bobcat at Abiquiu
A bobcat poses in the snow at the Abiquiu Lake Cerrito Recreation Area, Jan. 16, 2020. Photo by Noel Paul Vialpando.
Workers pump concrete at dawn at the NNSA Albuquerque Complex site, Oct. 31, 2019. Photo by Garry Vollbrecht.
Concrete pump at dawn
Workers pump concrete at dawn at the NNSA Albuquerque Complex site, Oct. 31, 2019. Photo by Garry Vollbrecht.
Smoke from a controlled burn drifts over the Valle Grande, Oct. 1, 2019. District staff participated in a site visit at the Valles Caldera National Preserve to meet with stakeholders to consider how USACE might support the introduction of wild horses into the area. During the visit, a controlled burn was conducted just west of the Valles Grande. Photo by Mike Goodrich.
Valles Caldera
Smoke from a controlled burn drifts over the Valle Grande, Oct. 1, 2019. District staff participated in a site visit at the Valles Caldera National Preserve to meet with stakeholders to consider how USACE might support the introduction of wild horses into the area. During the visit, a controlled burn was conducted just west of the Valles Grande. Photo by Mike Goodrich.
View of the remodeled Albuquerque District office building, Feb. 12, 2020, as seen from a drone. Photo by David Abbott.
District Office from the air
View of the remodeled Albuquerque District office building, Feb. 12, 2020, as seen from a drone. Photo by David Abbott.
Five Emergency Command and Control Vehicles (ECCVs) line up outside of the Trinidad Lake project office, April 17, 2019, during a Deployable Tactical Operations System (DTOS) exercise. Photo by Kim Falen.
DTOS exercise
Five Emergency Command and Control Vehicles (ECCVs) line up outside of the Trinidad Lake project office, April 17, 2019, during a Deployable Tactical Operations System (DTOS) exercise. Photo by Kim Falen.
Canada geese graze on triticale at John Martin Reservoir, Dec. 12, 2019. Triticale, and other crops, are grown at John Martin to provide food for wildlife such as these geese. Photo by Laura Nelson.
Canada Geese at John Martin Reservoir
Canada geese graze on triticale at John Martin Reservoir, Dec. 12, 2019. Triticale, and other crops, are grown at John Martin to provide food for wildlife such as these geese. Photo by Laura Nelson.
A concrete pump truck assists in placing concrete into footings for the future DeSel Facility at Kirtland Air Force Base, Dec. 23, 2019. Photo by Christy Glandon.
Concrete pour
A concrete pump truck assists in placing concrete into footings for the future DeSel Facility at Kirtland Air Force Base, Dec. 23, 2019. Photo by Christy Glandon.
Mature bald eagles rest in a tree near the Santa Rosa Lake watch tower, February 2019. Photo by Paul Sanchez.
Bald eagles at Santa Rosa Dam
Mature bald eagles rest in a tree near the Santa Rosa Lake watch tower, February 2019. Photo by Paul Sanchez.
On the photographer's first day on the job, the Cochiti Lake maintenance crew prepared the outlet to allow irrigation water to flow to the canals, March 4, 2019. Photo by Karyn Matthews.
Cochiti Outlet
On the photographer's first day on the job, the Cochiti Lake maintenance crew prepared the outlet to allow irrigation water to flow to the canals, March 4, 2019. Photo by Karyn Matthews.
A bobcat poses in the snow at the Abiquiu Lake Cerrito Recreation Area, Jan. 16, 2020. Photo by Noel Paul Vialpando.
Bobcat 1
A bobcat poses in the snow at the Abiquiu Lake Cerrito Recreation Area, Jan. 16, 2020. Photo by Noel Paul Vialpando.
View of Santa Rosa Dam's upstream embankment face, the reservoir, the service bridge and tower, and the visitor center overlook at sunset, Feb. 10, 2020. Photo by Cristobal Marquez.
Santa Rosa Dam and Lake at sunset
View of Santa Rosa Dam's upstream embankment face, the reservoir, the service bridge and tower, and the visitor center overlook at sunset, Feb. 10, 2020. Photo by Cristobal Marquez.
When Cochiti Dam personnel began descending in the elevator during a site visit, this ring tailed cat woke up from his slumber above the elevator, Jan. 22, 2020. Photo by Lucia Pillera.
Ring-tailed cat
When Cochiti Dam personnel began descending in the elevator during a site visit, this ring tailed cat woke up from his slumber above the elevator, Jan. 22, 2020. Photo by Lucia Pillera.
The "crane and bone yard" at the NNSA Albuquerque Complex Project site, July 1, 2019. Photo by Garry Vollbrecht.
Crane and bone yard
The "crane and bone yard" at the NNSA Albuquerque Complex Project site, July 1, 2019. Photo by Garry Vollbrecht.
Oxbow in the Rio Chama, just downstream from Abiquiu Dam, June 24, 2018. Photo by Mike Goodrich.
Rio Chama oxbow
Oxbow in the Rio Chama, just downstream from Abiquiu Dam, June 24, 2018. Photo by Mike Goodrich.

2020 Photo Drive Entries continued...

View of Cerro Pedernal from the south end of Abiquiu Lake, Feb. 12, 2020. Photo by Al Garcia.
Cerro Pedernal in winter
View of Cerro Pedernal from the south end of Abiquiu Lake, Feb. 12, 2020. Photo by Al Garcia.
A bolt of lightning strikes during a monsoon storm at Cochiti Lake, July 25, 2019. Photo by Karyn Matthews.
Lightning
A bolt of lightning strikes during a monsoon storm at Cochiti Lake, July 25, 2019. Photo by Karyn Matthews.
Wild turkeys enjoy Thanksgiving break at John Martin Reservoir, Nov. 27, 2019. Photo by Laura Nelson.
Wild turkeys at John Martin Reservoir
Wild turkeys enjoy Thanksgiving break at John Martin Reservoir, Nov. 27, 2019. Photo by Laura Nelson.
New rip rap is put in place on the upstream slope of Trinidad Dam during the rip rap replacement project, March 26, 2019. Photo by Joshua Ellison.
Rip rap placement at Trinidad Dam
New rip rap is put in place on the upstream slope of Trinidad Dam during the rip rap replacement project, March 26, 2019. Photo by Joshua Ellison.
Workers maneuver the final structural beam in place during a Topping Out ceremony at the NNSA Albuquerque Complex, Aug. 6, 2019. Photo by Garry Vollbrecht.
Top Out beam
Workers maneuver the final structural beam in place during a Topping Out ceremony at the NNSA Albuquerque Complex, Aug. 6, 2019. Photo by Garry Vollbrecht.
Garry Vollbrecht, construction control representative at the KAFB Resident Office, explains to Tracy Wolf, district safety manager, the procedures that have to take place prior to pouring concrete on the first floor of the NNSA Albuquerque Complex, Aug. 14, 2019. Photo by Lucia Pillera.
NACP moisture barrier
Garry Vollbrecht, construction control representative at the District's KAFB Resident Office, explains to Tracy Wolf, district safety manager, the procedures that have to take place prior to pouring concrete on the first floor of the NNSA Albuquerque Complex, Aug. 14, 2019. Photo by Lucia Pillera.
Barges are unloaded during the rip rap project at Trinidad Dam, March 12, 2019. Photo by Kim Falen.
Unloading rip rap at Trinidad Dam
Barges are unloaded during the rip rap project at Trinidad Dam, March 12, 2019. Photo by Kim Falen.
Santa Rosa Dam's outlet works, including the conduit, flip bucket, parapet walls and Pecos River discharge, as seen during the annual inspection, Feb. 10, 2020. Photo by Cristobal Marquez.
Santa Rosa Dam's outlet works
Santa Rosa Dam's outlet works, including the conduit, flip bucket, parapet walls and Pecos River discharge, as seen during the annual inspection, Feb. 10, 2020. Photo by Cristobal Marquez.
Looking west at a frozen Cochiti Lake with snow-capped mountains in the distance, Jan. 22, 2020. Photo by Lucia Pillera.
Frozen Cochiti Lake
Looking west at a frozen Cochiti Lake with snow-capped mountains in the distance, Jan. 22, 2020. Photo by Lucia Pillera.
Conchas Lake staff spread rubber mulch in the Captain Kramer playground day use area, Feb. 28, 2019. Photo by Nadine Carter.
All work and no play...
Conchas Lake staff spread rubber mulch in the Captain Kramer playground day use area, Feb. 28, 2019. Photo by Nadine Carter.
A bald eagle catches a fish at John Martin Reservoir, Dec. 27, 2019. Photo by Laura Nelson.
Making the catch
A bald eagle catches a fish at John Martin Reservoir, Dec. 27, 2019. Photo by Laura Nelson.
Aerial view of the Albuquerque District office building, Feb. 12, 2020. Photo by David Abbott.
Aerial view of the Albuquerque District office
Aerial view of the Albuquerque District office building, Feb. 12, 2020. Photo by David Abbott.
Conduits at Conchas Dam as seen during a site visit, July 16, 2019. Photo by Joshua Ellison.
Conduits at Conchas Dam
Conduits at Conchas Dam as seen during a site visit, July 16, 2019. Photo by Joshua Ellison.
An eagle sits on a tree at the Conchas Dam South Recreation Area, Feb. 6, 2020. Photo by Nadine Carter.
Enjoying the view
An eagle sits on a tree at the Conchas Dam South Recreation Area, Feb. 6, 2020. Photo by Nadine Carter.
The final structural beam is put in place during a Topping Out ceremony at the NNSA Albuquerque Complex, Aug. 6, 2019. Photo by Christy Glandon.
NNSA Topping Out ceremony
The final structural beam is put in place during a Topping Out ceremony at the NNSA Albuquerque Complex, Aug. 6, 2019. Photo by Christy Glandon.

2020 Photo Drive Entries continued...

The Conchas maintenance crew sets the new buoy line across the front of Conchas Dam, Sept. 20, 2019. Photo by Nadine Carter.
Buoy Work
The Conchas maintenance crew sets the new buoy line across the front of Conchas Dam, Sept. 20, 2019. Photo by Nadine Carter.
Looking north at the Cochiti Lake tower and frozen lake, Jan. 22, 2020. Photo by Lucia Pillera.
Cochiti Dam Tower
Looking north at the Cochiti Lake tower and frozen lake, Jan. 22, 2020. Photo by Lucia Pillera.
Four pronghorn line up at John Martin Reservoir, Dec. 10, 2019. Photo by Laura Nelson.
Pronghorn Line
Four pronghorn line up at John Martin Reservoir, Dec. 10, 2019. Photo by Laura Nelson.
Wildflowers grow by an abandoned railroad track near the Trinidad Dam outlet works, June 1, 2019. Photo by Kim Falen.
Abandoned railroad at Trinidad Dam
Wildflowers grow by an abandoned railroad track near the Trinidad Dam outlet works, June 1, 2019. Photo by Kim Falen.
Cochiti Dam's outlet works after a snowfall, Feb. 11, 2020. Photo by Trevor Wallin.
Cochiti Dam outlet works
Cochiti Dam's outlet works after a snowfall, Feb. 11, 2020. Photo by Trevor Wallin.
SAN CARLOS, Ariz. -- The downstream side of the Coolidge Dam, Nov. 14, 2019. The district is working on awarding a construction contract for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to upgrade the dam's hydraulic and electrical systems, install two 8-foot diameter butterfly valves, and work on the penstocks. The dam is located on the Gila River, on the San Carlos Indian reservation in Arizona, and is used for flood control and irrigation purposes. Photo by Todd Cleveland.
Coolidge Dam
The downstream side of the Coolidge Dam, Nov. 14, 2019. The district is working on awarding a construction contract for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to upgrade the dam's hydraulic and electrical systems, install two 8-foot diameter butterfly valves, and work on the penstocks. The dam is located on the Gila River, on the San Carlos Indian reservation in Arizona, and is used for flood control and irrigation purposes. Photo by Todd Cleveland.
A crane places the final structural beam in place during a Topping Out ceremony at the NNSA Albuquerque Complex, Aug. 6, 2019. Photo by Garry Vollbrecht.
Flying "top out" beam
A crane places the final structural beam in place during a Topping Out ceremony at the NNSA Albuquerque Complex, Aug. 6, 2019. Photo by Garry Vollbrecht.
A great horned owl sits with its fledgling near their nest in the Middle Rio Grande Bosque, April 4, 2019. Photo by Stephen Ryan.
Owl family
A great horned owl sits with its fledgling near their nest in the Middle Rio Grande Bosque, April 4, 2019. Photo by Stephen Ryan.
A barn owl sits in a tree at Santa Rosa Lake, Jan. 22, 2019. Photo by Paul Sanchez.
Barn owl
A barn owl sits in a tree at Santa Rosa Lake, Jan. 22, 2019. Photo by Paul Sanchez.
A bobcat stands in the snow at the Abiquiu Lake Cerrito Recreation Area, Jan. 16, 2020. Photo by Noel Vialpando.
Bobcat at Abiquiu
A bobcat stands in the snow at the Abiquiu Lake Cerrito Recreation Area, Jan. 16, 2020. Photo by Noel Vialpando.
Dan Wolf, engineering technician in Operations Support Branch, checks out channel work on the Rio Chama just downstream of Abiquiu Dam, Jan. 22, 2019. Photo by Katie Barnella Sims.
Dan Wolf at Abiquiu
Dan Wolf, engineering technician in Operations Support Branch, checks out channel work on the Rio Chama just downstream of Abiquiu Dam, Jan. 22, 2019. Photo by Katie Barnella Sims.
A bald eagle perches in a tree at John Martin Reservoir with a recent catch in its mouth, Feb. 7, 2020. Photo by Laura Nelson.
Snack time
A bald eagle perches in a tree at John Martin Reservoir with a recent catch in its mouth, Feb. 7, 2020. Photo by Laura Nelson.