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  • February

    Historically, the Gunnison sage grouse occupied southwestern Colorado, southeastern Utah, northwestern New Mexico, and northeastern Arizona. But, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service, its range has been reduced to seven separate populations in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. Of the approximately 4,500 breeding Gunnison sage grouse, some 3,900 inhabit the Gunnison Basin in Colorado.

    Corps Helps Creek Regain Its Curves

    Approximately 50 years ago, a creek blew out during a storm on a Colorado man’s property in the San Luis Valley, just south of Poncha Pass, and started to realign itself. At the time, the landowner saw an opportunity to straighten about a mile of the creek, and he intervened. However, in a few years, the creek turned into a ditch and remained that way until recently.
  • WASHINGTON D.C., -- District employee MSG Lujan gets a photo with the President and First Lady after the 2012 State of the Union Address.

    Wounded Warrior Team Member Meets President Obama

    District employee MSG Lujan had the opportunity to meet the President after the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.

  • September

    After introductions and an explanation of the Middle Rio Grande Collaborative Program and Rio Grande Water Compact, the physical tour began on Day two at the Corps' Abiquiu Lake Project.The first stop was Abiquiu’s Diversion Outlook where participants heard a presentation by Mr. Fred Vigil, Director of the Rio Chama Acequia Association.

    Tour for Congress Staffers Strengthens Partnerships

    The District had the unique opportunity of collaborating with other federal and state water management agencies to provide a thorough field briefing to New Mexico’s congressional staff members during the week of Aug. 8.

  • 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.