Elizabeth Hightower Allen's Introduction to First & Wildest: The Gila Wilderness at 100 illuminates that “in 1924, the Forest Service officially created the Gila Wilderness.” The term 'Gila,' however, ...

In 1924, forester Aldo Leopold convinced his superiors in the regional office of the U.S. Forest Service to set aside thousands of acres in the Gila National Forest in southwest New Mexico as ...

I was rushing up a trail in the Gila National Forest to see a wooden sign. Henry Provencio had to get back to his Forest Service office for a meeting, but he knew how much I wanted to see it, so we ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the a statement celebrating the 100th anniversary of the designation of the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico, the first-ever designated wilderness in the ...

As the Gila Wilderness celebrated its 99th birthday on June 3rd, I reflect on its profound impact on my life and the community. The Gila holds a special place in my heart since joining Western New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) – Hundreds of thousands of acres of land in New Mexico are celebrating a birthday of sorts. In 1924, on ...

The Gila Wilderness, home to wolves, mountain lions and other wildlife, marks a century as a ‘land lab,’ where nature thrives as far as the eye can see. “Here, man is only a visitor,” said a former ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Town of Mogollon is getting ready to celebrate 100 years of the Gila Wilderness with a special event at the historic Mogollon Cemetery on May 25, 2024. The event is limited to ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A fire in the Gila Wilderness, north of Silver City, was reported Sunday and has grown to about 900 acres, the U.S. Forest Service said. The Iron Fire, as it is being called, ...

SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) – Hundreds of thousands of acres of land in New Mexico are celebrating a birthday of sorts. In 1924, on June 3, the U.S. government designated 755,000 acres as a “wilderness” ...