Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.11.2021
The bees have adjusted to their new, handmade hives at Trinidad Lake and Dam. According to the Natural Resources Management Gateway reference website, any hives and bees on federal property can only be utilized for pollination. The honey produced is strictly for the bees to consume to keep the hive going....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 09.17.2020
After the bees were transferred into the hand-made hives, Sisco and Terry installed dog kennels as a protective perimeter, in order to keep bears and other predators away from the hive....
Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 05.16.2020
The Trinidad team purchased the Italian honey-bees from a local vendor. The nucleus, or nuc, arrived May 16, 2020 in prepackaged boxes on the back of a flatbed truck. The delivery contained 5,000 bees, 5,000 brood, and one queen per box....
Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 04.17.2019
Trinidad Lake project office manager Kim Falen and Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Larry Caswell visit one of the Emergency Command and Control Vehicles participating in a preparedness exercise at the lake, April 17, 2019. Five ECCVs in total participated in the exercise to assess their readiness as part of the USACE response in the event of a national emergency....
Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 04.17.2019
Mark McKay (center) and Howard Bulick (right), both from the Portland District, examine some of the equipment in an Emergency Command and Control Vehicle, April 17, 2019. The ECCV was participating in an exercise to assess its readiness in the event it is deployed as part of USACE's response to a national emergency....
Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 04.17.2019
Five Emergency Command and Control Vehicles line up outside the Trinidad Lake Project Office, April 17, 2019. These ECCVs and about 25 support staff from around the country were at Trinidad Lake to participate in an exercise to assess their readiness. The ECCVs are part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers response in the event of national emergencies....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 08.30.2012
The Trinidad Control Tower and Dam, as seen on Aug. 30, 2012.
