"The Gila River is a symbol of everything we love about New Mexico—wild, beautiful, and full of life," said Vasquez. "This legislation is about protecting that legacy for future generations, and I'm ...

In New Mexico, the Gila National Forest near Silver City and the Lincoln National Forests near Alamogordo are experiencing "a dryness component more comparable to peak fire season than early March ...

Two New Mexico lawmakers are behind a new effort to protect the Gila River. The bill, sponsored by Congressman Gabe Vasquez and Senator Martin Heinrich, would designate parts of the Gila, its ...

A newly released report shows widespread livestock grazing is destroying streamside habitats in New Mexico and Arizona.

Silver City, NM, Apr. 15, 2025—The Gila National Forest is the traditional gathering place for local communities observing holidays all year long. As we approach Easter weekend, please recreate ...

The 107-page scientific petition requests reintroduction of jaguars to the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico. It also calls for the designation of critical habitat for their recovery in ...

The National Weather Service in El Paso issued a Fire Weather Watch for April 17, 2025, due to critical fire conditions ...

A wave of scorching temperatures and dangerously dry conditions is fueling a "critical" fire risk across the Southwest.

In December 2022 the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reintroduce endangered jaguars to the Gila National Forest in New Mexico. Ultimately this could ...