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  • August

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Silvery minnow are measured before being released back into the Rio Grande, Aug. 25, 2015. District biologists are monitoring habitat restoration sites to learn more about the endangered silvery minnow population. This minnow is over 3 inches, which indicates it is over a year old. Minnows produced this year average 30-35 millimeters or about 1.5 inches in length.

    Silvery Minnow Increase

    District biologists continue to monitor habitat restoration sites to learn more about the endangered silvery minnow population. “Observations are that the silvery minnow is doing better this year,” said fishery biologist Michael Porter.

  • July

    HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon (second from left) joins Lt. Col. Kathleen Mackey, commander of the 49th Medical Support Squadron (third from left); and Col. Leslie Knight, commander of the 49th Medical Group (fifth from left) to break ground on the new medical clinic at the base, July 1, 2015.

    Work Begins on New Medical Clinic at Holloman Air Force Base

    District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon joined the 49th Medical Group, the 49th Medical Support Squadron, and others to celebrate the start of construction on a new medical clinic at Holloman AFB, July 1, 2015, with a groundbreaking ceremony.
  • KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon, far left, joins Sen. Martin Heinrich (4th from left) and Maj. Gen. Sandra Finan, commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, to ceremonially break ground on Phase 2 of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center expansion, June 29, 2015.

    Multiphase Ceremony Celebrates Milestones in Multiphase Project

    The District participated in a double ceremony celebrating two milestones in the expansion of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, June 29, 2015.

  • May

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Several District employees are participating in the Cascade Bicycle Club's Bike Month Challenge Presented by Adobe. The team, known as the Rio Grande Corps-muters, pose for a photo on National Bike to Work Day, May 15, 2015.

    Employees Bike to Work

    Approximately a dozen employees participated in National Bike to Work Day, May 15, despite the day’s wet ending with rain, wind and thunderstorms rolling across the Albuquerque area.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Approximately 25 District staff pose with their life jackets as part of the Safe Boating Council’s “Wear Your Lifejacket to Work Day” May 15, 2015.

    District Staff Support Water Safety

    Approximately 25 District staff participated in “Wear Your Lifejacket to Work Day” May 15.
  • JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – A volunteer picks up trash near the dam, May 2, 2015.

    Operation Clean Sweep Nets 40 Bags of Trash at John Martin Reservoir

    Local volunteers joined staff at John Martin Reservoir to collect more than 40 bags of trash along the south shoreline during a cleanup event May 2.

  • April

    COCHITI LAKE, N.M. -- NMSU team members practice maneuvering their concrete canoe, April 11, 2015. NMSU placed first at the 44th annual American Society of Civil Engineers Rocky Mountain Regional Conference.

    Concrete Canoes Race at Cochiti Lake

    Cochiti Lake was the scene of a unique part of the 44th annual American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Rocky Mountain Regional Conference, April 11, 2015, when 11 of the 14 schools participating in the conference raced concrete canoes at the lake.

  • March

    ROSWELL, N.M. – A view of the completed project from the top of Diamond A Dam, March 5, 2015. The new erosion-control rip rap is seen in the middle of the photo.

    A Good Relationship to Keep

    Recently the District and the Bureau of Reclamation teamed up to fix some flood damage at the District's Two Rivers project in Southeastern New Mexico. This isn't the first time the two agenices have cooperated.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-- Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry met with South Pacific Division Commander Brig. Gen. Mark Toy (left)and District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon during Toy's visit to the District, Feb. 26, 2015.

    District Showcases Opportunities for Small Businesses at Open House

    Approximately 150 people attended the Small Business Open House hosted by the District Feb. 26, 2015. Special guests included Richard J. Berry, mayor of Albuquerque and South Pacific Division Commander Brig. Gen. Mark Toy.

  • February

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Reginald Bourgeois, the District’s STEM coordinator and a judge at the 2015 Central New Mexico Regional Science Olympiad, measures a student’s plane Jan. 31. The planes had to meet specific minimum weight and size limits to be eligible to compete in “The Wright Stuff” event.

    District Helps Students Cultivate Interest in STEM Subjects

    This year’s Central New Mexico Regional Science Olympiad took place at the University of New Mexico’s Johnson Center, Saturday, Jan. 31. District employees have participated in the Science Olympiad as judges and volunteers since 2013 and this year was no exception.