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Image shows a sunrise breaking through clouds over a series of rolling mountains, seen through the branches of a pine tree.
Towering cliffs and a strip of trees are the signature of the Gila River where it exits the Gila Wilderness at Mogollon Box on the Silver City Ranger District. (USDA Forest Service photo) Are you frazzled by the hectic pace of life? Between cell phones and office phones buzzing, virtual meetings, juggling the logistics of life and kids’ activities,…
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Gila centennial speaker series: May 31

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The sun rises over the Gila Wilderness from Emory Pass. (USDA Forest Service photo by James Apodaca) NEW MEXICO—In 1924, the USDA Forest Service accepted a proposal that would forever impact conservation on the American landscape: the designation of the Gila Wilderness as the first federally…
#GilaWilderness, #Education

Gila Wilderness

The sun rising over mountains, behind clouds, creating multiple sunbeams.
The Gila Wilderness area is located within the Gila National Forest in Southwest New Mexico and is excited to join with friends and partners to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Gila Wilderness Area in 2024! (USDA Forest Service video by Preston Keres)“Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them. Now we face the question whether a still…
#AldoLeopold, #Centennial, #GilaWilderness, #NewMexico