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  • May

    EMBUDO, N.M., -- USGS Hydrologist George Seiber holds up two different instruments for measuring stream flow. The left one uses acoustics to measure; the instrument on the right is a traditional mechanical current meter.

    125 Years of Systematic Streamgaging

    As part of 2014’s Earth Day events, the District joined the USGS in a celebration for the 125th anniversary of the Embudo streamgage which was constructed as part of a training site for hydrographers and hydrologists to support irrigation in the desert southwest.

  • March

    SAN ACACIA, N.M., -- John D’Antonio, the District’s deputy district engineer and chief of Planning, Programs and Project Management Division, speaks about the flood control project while New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez; Derick Lente from the MRGCD; and N.M. Environmental Department Secretary Ryan Flynn look on, March 19, 2014.

    Middle Rio Grande Flood Protection Construction Gets Funding

    New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez announced the approval of $1 million in state Capital Outlay funds to help fund the first two phases of the Corps’ Rio Grande Floodway, San Acacia to Bosque del Apache, N.M., project.

  • 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.

  • Students Study STEM through Interactive Presentations

    Seventy students from two area schools gathered at the District’s main office to learn more about the importance of STEM and some of the various ways these subjects are essential in what the Corps of Engineers does on a daily basis.

  • January

    ABIQUIU LAKE, N.M. -- Volunteers prepare to survey bald eagles as part of the annual midwinter bald eagle watch at the lake, Jan. 4, 2014.

    Volunteers Help Abiquiu Lake Staff Survey Bald Eagles

    District staff at Abiquiu Lake has partnered with volunteers for more than a decade to participate in the national midwinter bald eagle survey. This year’s results: 14 eagles counted Jan. 4, 2014.

  • December

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Kristopher Schafer, chief, Planning Branch, was recognized as the District Supervisor of the Year during the District’s Winter Ball, Dec. 6, 2013. (l-r): John D’Antonio, Deputy District Engineer and chief Planning, Programs and Project Management Division; Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant; Kris Schafer; Jan Schafer.

    Employees’ Excellence Recognized

    In December, several District employees received recognition for their outstanding work and performance in fiscal year 2013, including Supervisor and Employee of the Year, Ranger of the Year and others.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant and Chief of Engineering and Construction John Moreno present Glenn Roybal, chief of the Cost Engineering Section, with the Bronze de Fleury Medal "for inspirational leadership to the United States Army Corps of Engineers," Dec. 12, 2013.

    District Employees Receive Steel, Bronze de Fleury Medals

    In December, four District Employees received one of the highest honors awarded in the Corps of Engineers - the de Fleury Medal.

  • October

    GALISTEO DAM, N.M., -- Construction on the dam's access road. Water was undercutting the culvert and threatening the road until it was corrected with help from the Bureau of Reclamation.

    Agencies Collaborate to Save Culvert, Road and Money

    The 2012 monsoonal rain season brought runoff which carred debris, choking the culvert under Galisteo Dam's access road. Safety concerns prompted the District to save the road. However the necessary fix wasn’t going to be cheap, especially in this era of budget belt-tightening.

  • September

    CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – (l-r): John Moreno, Albuquerque District chief of Engineering and Construction; Airman Zachariah Mick, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron; Col. Tony Bauernfeind, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, U.S. Air Force; and Chief Master Sgt. Paul Henderson, 27th SOW command chief, watch as Mick prepares to cut the ribbon, officially opening the new 96-person dorm, Sept. 6, 2013.

    District Completes New Dormitory at Cannon Air Force Base

    The Albuquerque District joined the Air Force’s 27th Special Operations Wing at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 6, 2013, for the newest dormitory built by the Corps there.

  • August

    District Collaborates to Save Resources, Offer Opportunities

    In an era of resource constraints, the Corps is continually seeking ways to cut the cost of doing business and do more with less.