Gila River Festival
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Water is Power with L&J Ranch
Silver City Silver City, NMPart of the Gila River Festival. Location: Seedboat Center for the Arts, 214 West Yankie Street The Gila River Project investigates one of America’s most expansive ecosystems. Named as America’s most endangered river in 2019, it persists despite the severe threats of climate change, the demands of ranching, agriculture and mining, and the impacts of
Gila Lower Box Rock Art
Gila National Forest New MexicoPart of this year’s Gila River Festival. Register now; space is limited. Participant limit: 15. Fee: $30 Difficulty: strenuous Meet at the Murray Ryan Visitor Center at 6:15 a.m., and carpool/convoy to a side canyon of the Gila Lower Box. Travel time: about 1.5 hrs. each way. Join Native Interpretive Guide Alex Mares for a
Animal Tracks Along the Gila
Gila National Forest New MexicoJoin Allison Boyd, Carol Martin and Sharman Apt Russell along the beautiful Gila River for an introduction to tracking. Part of this year's Gila River Festival. Register now; space is limited.
Keeping it Wild! Wilderness Hike
Gila National Forest New MexicoPart of this year’s Gila River Festival. Event is FULL but send an email to gilariverfest@gmail.com to be added to the waiting list. Participant Limit: 12, Fee: Free; however, registration required Difficulty: moderate Meet at the Murray Ryan Visitor Center at 8:00 am and carpool to the trailhead due limited parking. Travel time is 1.5
A Walk Around The Garden
Gila Valley Library 411 Highway 211, Gila, NMPart of this year's Gila River Festival. Register now; space is limited. Participant Limit: 12, Fee: $30 Difficulty: Easy; The terrain is flat, mostly not wheelchair accessible. Meet at the Gila Valley Library Garden at 411 Highway 211 Gila NM. The Gila Valley Library has created a demonstration garden that is a center for educational
New Earth Project Site Visit
Silver City Silver City, NMPart of this year’s Gila River Festival. Register now; space is limited. Bioreactor Tour with Mike and Carol Fugagli Participant limit: 30 Fee: FREE Difficulty: Easy Meeting location will be at the New Earth Project site along San Vicente Creek. From Gough Park in Silver City take Hudson St. ( Highway 90) south to Ridge
Will Large Spotted Cats Again Stalk the Canyons of the Gila?
Silco Theater 311 N Bullard Street, Silver City, NMPart of the Gila River Festival. Speaker: Michael J. Robinson Location: Silco Theater Suggested Donation: $10 Jaguars are the third-largest cat species in the world and they evolved in North America eons ago before expanding their distribution to Central and South America. Jaguars lived in the United States until people killed them off for their
Protecting the Western Slope of the Gila Bioregion
Silco Theater 311 N Bullard Street, Silver City, NMPart of the Gila River Festival. Speakers: Stanley King, Mike Hasson, and Leia Barnett Location: Silco Theater Suggested Donation: $10 Protecting all the watersheds that flow from the western slope of the Gila Bioregion is crucial to any conservation effort made for this unique and profoundly important landscape. These watersheds comprise a critical mass of
Untrammeled: MCC’s Pursuit of the Wilderness Ideal
Silco Theater 311 N Bullard Street, Silver City, NMPart of the Gila River Festival. Speaker: Documentary Location: Silco Theater Suggested Donation: $10 When a Canadian silver mining company started exploratory drilling on the western slope of the Mogollon Mountains, local residents, their NGO allies, and the Treaty-based Chiricahua people who still reside on Nde Benah – all unite to seek Federal protections for