Hillsboro Celebrates the Gila Wilderness Centennial

Hillsboro Celebrates the Gila Wilderness Centennial

At the Hillsboro Community Center 316 Elenora St., Hillsboro NM

Sponsored by the Southwest Environmental Educational Cooperative (SWEEC), the

Sierra County Arts Council (SCAC), and Aldo Leopold Living History (ALLH)

FREE EVENTS:

Presentation

Sunday, March 3, 2024, 3:00 – 4:30 pm: Apache Treaties: Land, Power and

Race in the Gila Wilderness, by Dr. Jeffery Shepherd, University of Texas at El Paso.

Three Short Films

Friday, March 8, 2024, 4:00 – 5:30 pm: Legacies of the Gila, Tales of the Gila

Trout, Fire Season and Behind the Scenes. These films are written and

produced by students of the Gila Film School, New Mexico State University.

Afterwards, please join us for a community potluck and a chance to mingle

with the filmmakers.

Living History Performance

Saturday, March 16, 2024, 4:00 – 5:30 pm: Aldo Leopold and the Gila

Wilderness, a Chautauqua performance by naturalist Steve Morgan.

Documentary Film Screening

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 4:00 – 5:30 pm: Legacy of the Weeks Act. This

film brings to life a little-known act of the U.S. Congress in 1911. It is why we

have National Forests on the East Coast and beautiful fall colors in the New

England states.

For more Gila Wilderness Centennial/ Gila Ancestral Land Events for Spring 2024:

https://gilawildernesscentennial.wordpress.com  

Information for this article was provided by the event sponsors.

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