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  • March

    Maj. Matthew Nulk, left, contract specialist in the district’s Contracting Execution Branch, speaks with one of the attendees during the district’s annual Business Opportunities Open House at the Sid Cutter Pilot’s Pavilion at the Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, N.M., Feb. 25, 2026.

    More than 175 industry representatives attend USACE-Albuquerque District’s annual Business Opportunities Open House

    The Albuquerque District hosted its annual Business Opportunities Open House at the Sid Cutter Pilot’s Pavilion at the Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, N.M., Feb. 25, 2026. This year, more than 175 industry attendees representing approximately 145 companies participated in the networking and learning event.

  • January

    Two juvenile bald eagles with their mother at John Martin Reservoir, Jan. 14, 2026. The eagles were among the 25 eagles counted during the midwinter eagle survey.

    Eagle surveys held at six USACE-Albuquerque District lakes in January

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at six USACE-Albuquerque District lakes conducted midwinter eagle surveys in January. The surveys took place at Abiquiu, Cochiti, Conchas and Santa Rosa lakes in New Mexico, and Trinidad Lake and John Martin Reservoir in Colorado. A total of 49 bald and golden eagles were spotted this year at the lakes.
  • Morgan Humphrey stands with her buhund Erica after a show, June 2, 2025. “Erica got an Owner-Handled Group 4 and her first major points towards her championship,” at this show, Humphrey said.

    Meet Morgan Humphrey, water manager and amateur dog owner-handler

    Morgan Humphrey is the Pecos and Arkansas River Basins coordinator in the USACE-Albuquerque

  • May

    For approximately four years (1968-1972), the Trinidad Control Tower stood alone until negotiations over water rights were resolved and construction could resume on the dam.

    Lasting Legacy: A Father and Son’s Role in Building, Maintaining Trinidad Dam

    Louie and Rick Torres’s roots run deep in southern Colorado along the Purgatoire River and are intertwined with the history of Trinidad Dam. Louie helped build the dam back in the 1960s and 70s. Louie then worked on the dam's maintenance until his retirement, and his son continues to work at the dam.

  • April

    Lavonna Begay, civil engineer in the Albuquerque District’s Hydraulics and Hydrology Section, takes notes during the kick-off meeting for the cultural preservation study of Isleta Pueblo’s historic Pottery Mound site, April 7, 2025.

    Pottery Mound cultural preservation study kicks off with sponsor meeting

    Recently the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District and the Pueblo of Isleta met for a kickoff meeting to begin a cultural preservation study of the pueblo’s historic Pottery Mound site. The Pottery Mound study is the first Tribal Partnership Program cultural resource preservation project within the Albuquerque District under recently updated guidelines.
  • The Army Safety and Occupational Health Star flag flies under the American and USACE flags in front of the Albuquerque District headquarters, April 1, 2025. The flag was formally presented to the Albuquerque District during a ceremony earlier in the day.

    USACE-Albuquerque District receives Army Safety and Occupational Health Star recognition

    The Albuquerque District received the Army Safety and Occupational Health Star flag in a ceremony at the district’s headquarters, April 1, 2025. The district is the first district in USACE’s South Pacific Division to achieve this recognition.

  • February

    Chris Velasquez (left), design branch chief, USACE-Albuquerque District, describes the design decision-making process to attendees during the district’s Business Opportunities Open House at the Sid Cutter Pilot’s Pavilion at the Balloon Fiesta Park, Feb. 20, 2025.

    USACE-Albuquerque District hosts Business Opportunities Open House

    The Albuquerque District hosted its annual Business Opportunities Open House at the Sid Cutter Pilot’s Pavilion at the Balloon Fiesta Park, Feb. 20, 2025. The event focused on networking with industry to discuss the USACE mission, highlight current Albuquerque District priorities, and build commitment to support upcoming opportunities.

  • January

    This poster has the QR codes to content highlighting several of the district's missions.

    District’s leadership development class develops outreach tool in English and Navajo

    Each year students in the district’s Leadership Development Program work on a project that both benefits the district and allows the LDP student team to incorporate and apply the new leadership skills they have learned in the program. In 2024, the students developed engaging and accessible audio content highlighting the missions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District.

  • April

    Alexander Harper

    The ‘Not So Mad’ USACE Hatter

    Twenty-three-year-old U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee Alexander Harper wouldn’t call himself a “Mad Hatter” but did admit to being “… just a little mad” when describing himself as a self-taught milliner.

  • March

    Joanne Deleon sits at her workstation, Nov. 14, 2018.

    District Employee Earns National Recognition

    Albuquerque District employee Joanne DeLeon was one of three of CP-18’s biggest eLearning platform users in 2018, earning almost 70 hours of credits.