Gila Wilderness 100 Speaker Series

Silver City Silver City, NM

Featuring diverse and thoughtful perspectives from historians and local voices, the Speaker Series will explore the Gila Wilderness by examining its history and virtues, successes and shortcomings, and path forward. Events will be held the evening of May 29th and throughout the day on May 31st. Together with community partners, the Gila National Forest is

Gila Wilderness Centennial Film Festival

Silver City Silver City, NM

Thirteen talented NMSU students from diverse backgrounds were selected to take part in an immersive two-semester program. In July, 2022, the group spent 11 days in a field school in the Gila, making short documentaries about people living and working in the Gila Wilderness. Their films tell stories that reflect the unique natural, cultural and

Gila Centennial Botany Field Trips

Gila National Forest New Mexico

Gila Native Plant Society is celebrating the Gila Wilderness Centennial with three botany field trips. Saturday, May 25 John Gorey Willow Creek/Iron Creek in the Mogollons Wednesday, May 29 Bill Norris / Russ Kleinman West Fork of the Gila River Sunday, June 2 Don Graves / Elroy Limmer Sapillo Creek in Spring Canyon