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  • September

    A photo of Russ Somsen.

    Herd Highlight: Russell Somsen, Oahe Project natural resource specialist

    Meet Russell (Russ) Somsen, a natural resources specialist at the Oahe Project in Fort Pierre, South Dakota. Russ has worked 35 years for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Omaha District in a variety of roles to include work with the Emergent Sandbar Habitat Program, threatened and endangered species, noxious weed control, ecosystem mitigation, visitor services and the processing of real estate and regulatory actions. He also serves as a contracting officer representative for multiple contracts.

  • July

    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.

    Herd Highlight: 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, is also the district's only beekeeper.

  • May

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Jeremy Ayala, Rapid Response Technical Center of Expertise contracting officer representative, holds an award May 14, 2025, at the National Safety Council, Nebraska Chapter safety awards celebration in LaVista, Nebraska.

    Omaha District honored for 34 years of safety

    Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, attended a celebration of safety program, May 14, 2025, in LaVista, Nebraska, hosted by the National Safety Council, Nebraska Chapter.

  • April

    Dustin Davis (left), deputy chief of construction, poses with his arm around his older brother, Jeremy Davis (right), an interdisciplinary geologist, April 8, 2025, at the Edward Zorinsky Federal Building in Omaha, Nebraska.

    Sibling Bond, Building Strong

    National Siblings Day is celebrated annually on April 10, and at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, you can find a handful of sibling pairs working a variety of jobs, including brothers Dustin and Jeremy Davis.

  • September

    A photo from the Lisa M. Durham Memorial Trail Dedication.

    Fort Randall trail dedication honors beloved employee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Fort Randall Project held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Sept. 20, 2024, in Pickstown, South Dakota for a newly constructed trail system. The trail system, named the Lisa M. Durham Memorial Trail, honors Lisa Durham, a longtime Fort Randall employee who passed away in 2022 following her battle with cancer.

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