Smoke may be visible over the next several weeks as the Glenwood and Reserve Ranger Districts begin pile burning operations. Smoke will likely be most visible during the night and early morning, but should decrease as temperatures rise during the day. Now that the Gila National Forest is finally seeing some rain, the Glenwood and [...]
The Gila National Forest Office have recently completed Aerial Seeding and Re-seeding of severely burned areas from last year’s Whitewater-Baldy complex fire burn scar. The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team, which had been monitoring the burn scar, identified certain areas that did not take during the initial seeding operations last year. These areas were [...]
Update July 18, 2013: 8:00 am The New Mexico Department of Transportation has issued an alert for I-25 north of Las Cruces. As of 6:30 this morning, the southbound lane between mile marker 21 and 22 had been closed due to a commercial vehicle incident. If you need to travel in this area, please check [...]
The Catwalk National Recreation Trail and Whitewater Picnic Area will be closed this Thursday and Friday, July 18th and 19th for the safety of the public. Officials will be blasting hazardous rock outcrops in the area where the June 2nd rockfall occurred. The Whitewater Picnic Area and 1/4 mile of the old trail that have [...]
The Extreme Midget Wrestling Foundation will be at the Flame Convention Center on August 8th. The show begins at 9 pm and is, of course, limited to visitors 21 years of age and older. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, and $25 for Ringside. Extreme Midget Wrestling Foundation "provides one of the [...]
The museum is teaming up with the Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest, Literacy Link Leamos, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southwestern New Mexico, and the Wellness Coalition's Youth Volunteer Corps to bring a morning of fun activities for the whole family. On Thursday, July 18th, head out to the Silver City Museum for "Kid's Day [...]
Update: July 12, 2013: 3:00 pm As of today, the Catwalk National Recreation Area has been temporarily closed due to flooding over two low water crossings along NM State Highway 174, which allow access to the area. The Catwalk will be reopened when the danger from flooding has passed. For information, visit the Gila National [...]
The Type 3 Incident Management Team transitioned command of the Silver Fire to the Wilderness Ranger District this morning. That 138, 546 acre fire was started by lightning on June 7th, and is now 85% contained. The Type 4 Team will continue rehabilitation and monitoring, Flash flooding remains a concern for crews working on and [...]
The Southwest Youth Football League, formerly Pop Warner, is holding a summer camp from 5:30 to 7:30 on July 16th and 17th at Silver High School. The camp is open to kids ages 7 to 12. and will cost only $15 a child. Campers will receive a shirt, Gatorade, and water during the program. The [...]
The Luna Pioneer Rodeo, acclaimed as *The Best Little Rodeo in the West* is July 27th! This rodeo tradition that has been running for over sixty years continues this month, and opens with Slack Barrel Racing at 9 am, with a parade at ten. Slack Team Roping picks up again at 11 am. Afterwards, enjoy [...]
