Protecting the Western Slope of the Gila Bioregion

Silco Theater 311 N Bullard Street, Silver City, NM

Part 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, NM

Part 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

Sacred Rhythms

Gough Park 1201 North Pope Street, Silver City, NM

Part of the Gila River Festival. Join us for a celebration of Apache dance and song. Please bring a lawn chair.

Native Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Gila National Forest New Mexico

Part of this year’s Gila River Festival. Event is FULL - send an email to gilariverfest@gmail.com to be added to the waiting list. Participants: 10; Fee: Free, however registration required. Difficulty: Easy Meet at the Murray Ryan Visitor Center at 6:45 am. We will carpool to the trailhead because parking space is very limited. Travel

Migratory Birds of the Gila River

Gila National Forest New Mexico

Part of this year’s Gila River Festival. Event is FULL - send an email to gilariverfest@gmail.com to be added to the waiting list. Participant Limit: 12; Fee: $30 Difficulty: Moderate Meet at the Murray Ryan Visitor Center at 7:45 am to carpool to the trailhead due to limited parking. Starting from the Gila River Bird

San Vicente Creek Restoration Tour

Gila National Forest New Mexico

Part of this year’s Gila River Festival. Register now; space is limited. Participant limit: 15, Fee: $30 Difficulty: Moderate Meet at 9 am at the cul-de-sac at the bottom of Mobile Drive in Silver City. From the Murray Ryan Visitor Center proceed south for 1.2 miles on Hudson St./Hwy 90S. At the top of the

How to Love the River

Silver City Silver City, NM

Part of the Gila River Festival. Speakers: Sharman Apt Russell, Phil Connors, and Mónica Ortiz Uribe Location: Silver City Museum, 312 West Broadway Suggested Donation: $10 In the closing event of the festival, we gather devotees of the Gila River for an informal conversation about what loving a river means, and how to think about

Wild Gila River Family-Friendly Hike

Gila National Forest New Mexico

Part of this year’s Gila River Festival. Register now; space is limited. Participant limit: 25. Fee: Free, however registration required. Difficulty: easy Meet at the Murray Ryan Visitor Center at 211 N. Hudson St. at 9:45 am. From there we will carpool and caravan to the Gila River Bird Sanctuary Trail, about a 40 minute

Weather & Climate in the Gila Wilderness

Gila National Forest New Mexico

Part of this year’s Gila River Festival. Register now; space is limited. Participant Limit: 16, Fee: $30 Difficulty level: moderate Meet at the Murray Ryan Visitor Center at 211 N. Hudson St. Silver City at 10 am to carpool to the Mogollon Box Day Use Area. Participants in this field trip will learn from Dylan