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  • August

    COCHITI LAKE, N.M. - Dave Derrick, instructor, (right) and a workshop participant tie bundles of newly cut plantings in preparation for transport to a different location at Cochiti Lake during the hands-on riparian construction workshop held February 26-27. Cochiti Lake was selected for the location for the workshop because of the opportunities available to rehabilitate the shoreline with native species. This rehabilitation will provide habitat for a wide range of riparian-dependent fauna and improve water quality.

    Albuquerque District participates in riparian rehabilitation workshop at Cochiti Dam

    Biologists and natural resources managers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, participated in a hands-on riparian construction workshop at the Corps of Engineers Cochiti Lake and Dam recently.

  • September

    COCHITI LAKE, N.M., -- Cochiti Tribal member Marian Valdo takes baked bread out of the the “Kuush-Ku,” – the bread oven – located in the Visitor Center courtyard, Aug. 9, 2014. This was the first time the "Kuush-Ku" was used for its intended purpose.

    District’s Cochiti Lake Project Celebrated “Cochiti Pueblo Month” Throughout August

    Throughout August, the District’s Cochiti Project celebrated “Cochiti Pueblo Month” with a series of programs highlighting Cochiti Pueblo Culture and Continuity.

  • June

    COCHITI PUEBLO, N.M., -- Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant relinquishes land acquired by the Corps during the construction of Cochiti Dam over 50 years ago to Cochiti Governor Joseph Suina, June 5, 2014.

    Corps Returns Land to Cochiti Pueblo

    In a ceremony during a Corps-Pueblo de Cochiti partnership meeting June 5, 2014, the Corps relinquished land acquired during the construction of Cochiti Dam, returning it to the Pueblo.

  • May

    SANTA ANA PUEBLO, -- Lisa Morales, senior USACE tribal liaison, and Governor George Montoya, Pueblo of Santa Ana, discuss Tamaya Village, one of the Corps' ongoing projects with the pueblo.

    New Headquarters Tribal Liaison Visits District and Local Tribal Leaders

    Recently the District was honored to have the new Corps’ Senior Tribal Liaison, Lisa Morales, visit. While in the District, Morales and Dr. Ron Kneebone, Albuquerque District tribal liaison, met with representatives from five Native American Tribes within the District’s Area of Responsibility.

  • July

    COCHITI LAKE, N.M., -- Albuquerque District and Cochiti personnel and the International Water Managers pose for a photo at Cochiti Lake, July 3, 2013.

    Middle East Meets West: The Ebb and Flow of International Water Management

    On July 3, the Cochiti Project office, Albuquerque District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, had the honor of hosting water managers from various countries in the Middle East. The visiting managers represented the countries of Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen.

  • June

    A view of Cochiti land from atop the five-mile-long Cochiti Dam.

    Cultural Immersion Course Promotes Introspection

    Imagine being given the opportunity, as part of your work, to step outside your culture and become completely immersed in the culture of another for several days, to be truly welcomed into homes of people who have different beliefs and vastly different historical experience, and to be shown why certain plants, animals and land features play an intricate role in their existence.