Patricia Gilbert-Ball: natural resource specialist and district’s only beekeeper

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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 honeybee hive at the project’s Bee Haven Pollinator Garden and Interpretive Trail, July 19, 2025. — Patricia Gilbert-Ball: natural resource specialist and district’s only beekeeper

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Beehive boxes are located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Fort Peck Project in Montana, June 21, 2025. — Patricia Gilbert-Ball: natural resource specialist and district’s only beekeeper

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Fort Peck Project powerhouses sit behind the project’s upcoming Bee Haven Pollinator Garden and Interpretive Trail in Montana, June 21, 2025. — Patricia Gilbert-Ball: natural resource specialist and district’s only beekeeper

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Bees rest on flowers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Fort Peck Project in Montana, June 21, 2025. — Patricia Gilbert-Ball: natural resource specialist and district’s only beekeeper

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Sheridan Mayor Richard Bridger (right) and Col. Robert Newbauer (left), commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, cut the ceremonial ribbon July 10, 2025, marking the completion of the first phase of the Little Goose Creek ecosystem restoration project in Sheridan, Wyo. — Sheridan celebrates creek revival, eyes downtown transformation

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Col. Robert Newbauer, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, delivers remarks during a July 10, 2025, ceremony celebrating the completion of the first phase of the Little Goose Creek ecosystem restoration project in Sheridan, Wyo. — Sheridan celebrates creek revival, eyes downtown transformation

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Sgt. Rebecca Bridger, Wyoming Army National Guard’s 67th Army Band, sings the national anthem to open a July 10, 2025, ceremony in Sheridan, Wyo., celebrating the completion of the first phase of the Little Goose Creek ecosystem restoration project. — Sheridan celebrates creek revival, eyes downtown transformation

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Lt. Gen. William “Butch” Graham, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, tours the completed Little Goose Creek restoration site and the proposed downtown project corridor with USACE staff during a visit to Sheridan, Wyo., on July 10, 2025. — Sheridan celebrates creek revival, eyes downtown transformation

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Little Goose Creek flows into the confluence with Goose Creek and Big Goose Creek in Sheridan, Wyo., July 10, 2025. — Sheridan celebrates creek revival, eyes downtown transformation

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian contracting officer technical representative, Ryan Williams, joins fellow government employees in a team-building walk around the perimeter of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Sept. 11, 2020. Participants carried the U.S. flag during the 13-mile trek around the country's largest U.S. military base to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (U.S. Army Photo by Ryan Williams) — 9/11 Memorial at Bagram Airfield

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Ryan Williams, a civilian contracting officer technical representative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, sits alongside U.S. Army soldiers in the cargo hold of the final departing aircraft from Forward Operating Base Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in late June 2021. The flight, carrying the last 50 personnel, departed under the cover of darkness for Kuwait as part of the base's closure and the broader U.S. withdrawal. (U.S. Army Photo by Ryan Williams) — USACE Civilian withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Afghan National Army soldiers speak through an interpreter with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian contracting officer technical representative, Ryan Williams, who explains the operation of the power plant and electrical grid at Forward Operating Base Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in late May 2021. The two-day training, conducted under U.S. Army supervision, came during the final weeks before the base’s closure as part of the U.S. withdrawal. (U.S. Army Photo by Ryan Williams) — Afgan-American planning exercise for US withdrawal

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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, smiles for a portrait in 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. She’s also the district’s only beekeeper and has been instrumental in developing the garden and trail, which are scheduled for completion in 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Joshua Plueger)

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Photo by: Joshua Plueger | VIRIN: 250719-A-XV591-1012.JPG

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