Silver City News
The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument will be giving a free guided walk of the dwellings on Friday, July 14th. This event will give participants the opportunity to learn more about the natural and cultural history of the Gila Forks. The hike will take place at 11:00 a.m. and participants are to meet at the [...]
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), which helps children who have been abused and neglected, is in need of volunteers for their program in the Grant County area. The goal of CASA is to provide advocacy and support through the use of trained volunteers in order to ensure that abused and neglected children involved in the [...]
Western New Mexico University recently spotlighted 2016 alumna, Amy Page for the numerous awards and recognitions she has received throughout the years. Amy attended WNMU as a James Madison Memorial Foundation Fellow, which is one the most prestigious fellowships in the country, and earned an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies. Over the years, she has won [...]
Whitewater Creek Trail #207 is being restored thanks to the Gila National Forest Conservation Corps New Mexico (CCNM) and Forest Service Trail crews. The trail was severely damaged by post-fire flooding after the Whitewater Baldy Fire in 2012 and has been impassable since then. Recently, crews have been removing rocks, damaged staircases, metal railings and [...]
Western New Mexico University is relaunching its Master of Science in Nursing in Community and Rural/Frontier Health program starting this Fall. According to the Associate Dean of the program, this is the only program in New Mexico and one of the very few in the United States to focus on community and rural/frontier care. The [...]
The Grant Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking private landowners who are interested in participating in a noxious weed management project. The project will include weed identification, mapping, herbicide and/or mechanical treatment, evaluation, and periodic monitoring. To be eligible to participate the property must be located within Grant and Hidalgo Counties and must have [...]
