Story by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.16.2024
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at Abiquiu Lake, N.M., and John Martin Reservoir, Colo., recently held mid-winter bald eagle surveys where volunteers and USACE staff counted eagles to help get information on eagle trends, distribution, and habitat at each lake. A record turnout of approximately 100 volunteers spotted eight eagles during the annual event at Abiquiu Lake. A record 78 eagles......
Story by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.11.2022
More than 60 volunteers and staff at three US Army Corps of Engineers - Albuquerque District lakes participated in counting eagles during the annual Midwinter Bald Eagle Watch Survey. A total of 67 eagles were counted Jan. 8, 2022: eight at Abiquiu Lake and 21 at Santa Rosa Lake, both in New Mexico, and 38 at John Martin Reservoir in southern Colorado....
Story by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 10.09.2020
Volunteers participated at in-person and virtual events at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes in the Albuquerque District in observance of National Public Lands Day, the last weekend in September....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 07.30.2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ John Martin Dam received significant maintenance and minor repairs in a recently completed conduit project....
Story by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 10.18.2019
Volunteers participated in events at five U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes in the Albuquerque District in observance of National Public Lands Day in September....
Story by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 10.18.2019
A multi-disciplinary team of engineers from the USACE-Albuquerque District found the concrete of John Martin Dam’s stilling basin to be in good condition during a recent inspection....
Story by Ronna Schelby | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 08.22.2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Albuquerque District, hosted a tabletop exercise at Lamar Community College August 15, 2019. The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate a variety of emergency and continuity plans USACE has developed and to test capabilities during a flooding emergency at John Martin Dam....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.29.2019
Before dewatering the John Martin Reservoir stilling basin to complete inspection for the first time in 70 years, thousands of fish, many potentially record-breaking in size, were relocated to the main reservoir.
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