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  • April

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Lt. Col. Gant, commander, Albuquerque District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Corps, and Kurt Wagener, field engineer for the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority with the Girl Scout Troop #35 as they display their new badges, March 22, 2014.

    Local Girl Scout Troup Receives Badges for Joint Collaboration with USACE/AMAFCA

    District Commander Lt. Col. Gant and Kurt Wagener, field engineer for the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority (AMAFCA), presented two merit badges to Girl Scout Troop #35, March 22, 2014. The girls had helped the Corps and AMAFCA with an ecosystem project, creating burrowing owl habitats.

  • March

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Corps and SWCA biologists using the combined box and bag seine technique to monitor fish populations in the Rio Grande.

    Seining for ‘Silver’ in the Rio Grande

    How Rio Grande silvery minnows are counted is examined in this article as well as implications if it is not an accurate count.

  • February

    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.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- (l-r) Jeff Firebaugh, Chris Parrish, and Ariane Pinson (right) time a student's glider during the "Elastic-Launched Glider" event at the Central New Mexico Regional Science Olympiad, Feb. 1.

    District Employees Assist Science Olympians

    Several District employees volunteered part of their weekend to serve as judges and facilitators at the 2014 Central New Mexico Regional Science Olympiad, held at the University of New Mexico’s Johnson Center Feb. 1.
  • SANTA FE, N.M., -- Marcy Leavitt, Texas/New Mexico branch chief, Regulatory Division, Albuquerque District, was a recipient of the 2014 New Mexico Earth Science Achievement Award for outstanding contributions advancing the role of earth science in areas of public service and public policy in New Mexico. L. Greer Price, director and state geologist, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, presented Leavitt with the award Jan. 29, 2014, during a ceremony at the Capitol Building.

    Regulator Receives Earth Science Achievement Award

    On Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, Marcy Leavitt, branch chief of the Texas/New Mexico Regulatory Division in the District, was the recipient of the 2014 New Mexico Earth Science Achievement Award.

  • January

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Architect Lionel Romero pours water on a model dam to test its design Jan. 3, 2014. Students gathered at the District's main office to learn more about STEM and the Corps of Engineers.

    District Engages Future Dam Builders

    Exploring STEM-related career fields was the theme for the 30 students and 13 adults who visited the District’s main office Jan. 3, 2014. To encourage students to consider careers in STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, the District partners with several schools, universities and other groups.

  • 2014 New Mexico Earth Science Achievement Awards

    The winners of the 2014 New Mexico Earth Science Achievement Awards were recently announced. This year the awards will go to Marcy L. Leavitt of the Albuquerque District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for outstanding contributions advancing the role of earth science in areas of public service and public policy in New Mexico, and to Dr. David S. Gutzler of the University of New Mexico for outstanding contributions advancing the role of earth science in areas of applied science and education in New Mexico.
  • 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.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Kurt Wagener, field engineer for the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority, back row second from left; Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander, US Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District; and Girl Scout Troop #35, New Mexico, pose for a photo, Dec. 14, 2013, at the Calabacillas Arroyo prior to working on the owl habitat.

    USACE, Girl Scouts and AMAFCA Join Forces to Create New Habitats for Burrowing Owls

    On Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, eight members of Girl Scout Troop 35 arrived at the Calabacillas Arroyo to help the Corps of Engineers and AMAFCA build habitat for burrowing owls.

  • December

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Participants at the Urban Waters Initiative Conference Dec. 11, 2013. (l-r): Ron Curry, Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator; Lt. Col Antoinette Gant, commander U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Anne Castle, assistant secretary for Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior; Dr. Benjamin Tuggle, director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Elise McConnell, field office director, Housing and Urban and Development; Barbara Baca, City of Albuquerque; Art de la Cruz, commissioner, Bernalillo County.

    Corps and other Government Agencies Partner for Urban Waters Middle Rio Grande Initiative

    On Dec. 11, 2013, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, along with several other government agencies, kicked off the Urban Waters Middle Rio Grande conservation initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to address both environmental justice and water quality issues in the Middle Rio Grande.