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.