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  • March

    District, Cochiti Elementary School Collaborate to Plant 125 Cottonwoods at Lake

    Cochiti project office staff and volunteers planted cottonwood and willow trees along the southern aspect of the Cochiti Recreation boat launch shoreline area, Feb. 17, 2017.
  • September

    Volunteers help take care of lake projects on National Public Lands Day

    More than 125 volunteers participated in events at five District project sites in observance of National Public Lands Day (NPLD), Sept. 24, 2016.
  • Despite Clouds, Stars Still Shine at Cochiti Star Party

    District staff hosted a star party at Cochiti Lake, N.M., Sept. 3, 2016. Participants were able to see several planets and constellations despite variable cloudiness.
  • Recent Rescues at Cochiti Lake Required All Hands On-Deck

    As a severe thunderstorm with strong wind and hail rolled through the Cochiti Lake, N.M., area, two rescues on the lake engaged all the District staff at the lake.
  • January

    Expect the Unexpected: A Life-Jacket Success Story

    Even in remarkable, cold-water situations, life jackets save lives. The following incident gives a clear illustration of why the Corps focuses so much on the use of life jackets.
  • October

    Three Trails Lead to Santa Fe … and Corps Projects

    Attendees at the All Trails Lead to Santa Fe Conference had the opportunity to visit one of the lesser-known projects in the Albuquerque District, Galisteo Dam. The conference was the first ever joint conference of three important trail associations and took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  • September

    Volunteers build trails at Cochiti Lake

    Students and advisors from the JROTC at West Mesa High School spent part of their Labor Day weekend improving hiking trails at Cochiti Lake.
  • April

    Pilot project helps USACE evaluate changing climate across Southwest

    During the next century, the Southwestern United States is anticipated to warm at a rate second only to Alaska, driving up evaporation rates, driving down soil moisture, and resulting in reduced stream flow, increased erosion/sedimentation, and increased wildfire severity and forest loss. With drought conditions anticipated to occur in 80 percent of the years between now and 2100, water is anticipated to be the defining issue of this century.
  • 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.
  • October

    Cochiti Rangers to the Rescue

    The Corps park rangers at Cochiti Lake had an unusual encounter of the canine kind Oct. 28, when they rescued two dogs, an elderly yellow lab and a younger mixed breed that looked similar to a Border Collie.