Patricia Gilbert-Ball: natural resource specialist and district’s only beekeeper
Patricia Gilbert-Ball, a natural resources specialist and park ranger with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Fort Peck Project in Montana, handles a honey bee hive at the project’s Bee Haven Pollinator Garden and Interpretive Trail, July 19, 2025. Gilbert-Ball is the project’s acting chief of natural resources and manages vegetation throughout the project to include invasive species, native plant restoration, pollinator plants, wildlife enhancements and forest management. As the district’s only beekeeper, she has been instrumental in developing the garden and trail, which are scheduled for completion in 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Joshua Plueger)