Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 05.06.2025
A collage of vintage photos and news clippings from Louie and Rick Torres from their time at Trinidad Dam.
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 03.21.2025
Louie Torres holds an elk shed. He is now 88 years old and enjoys hunting and working his 2,000-acre ranch in Torres, Colo....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.07.2025
2025 was the first year USACE-Albuquerque District staff at Trinidad Lake, Colo., held an eagle watch event. Unfortunately, due to inclement weather, only one eagle was spotted. L-R: Dan Smith, maintenance worker, USACE-Trinidad Lake; Floyd Duran, manager, Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW)-Trinidad Lake State Park; Zach Kemp, park ranger, USACE-Trinidad Lake; Kim Falen, lake manager,......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.07.2025
White arrows indicate the only eagle spotted during the eagle watch event at Trinidad Lake, Colo. Jan. 7, 2025. Inclement weather made it difficult to spot any other eagles....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 08.29.2024
USACE-Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Matthew Miller, left, presents a Commander’s Coin to Rick Torres, Aug. 29, 2024, for first responder excellence when a motorcycle fire occurred on the dam road. Torres was first on the scene and took charge of the situation....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.11.2021
Kyle Sisco, natural resources specialist at Trinidad Lake, dons his beekeeper suit, opens the top of the hive, and takes out one of the frames. It is important to disturb the hives as little as possible. Every time the hives are opened, up to 300 bees may be killed by crushing them in the frames....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.11.2021
A nucleus of bees are busy in their hand-made hives at Trinidad Lake, Colorado.
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.11.2021
Kyle Sisco, natural resources specialist at Trinidad Lake, dons his beekeeper suit, opens the top of the hive, and takes out the frames....
