The U.S. Forest Service is monitoring the 35-acre fire but says the terrain is too rugged and steep to send firefighters. But ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A fire in the Gila Wilderness, north of Silver City, was reported Sunday and has grown to about 900 acres, the U.S. Forest Service said. The Iron Fire, as it is being called, ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A bear, who is not afraid of humans, has been harassing visitors to part of New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness during a series of close encounters of the “bear kind.” The Gila ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Iron Fire, burning in the Gila Wilderness north of Silver City, was 100 percent contained as of Monday afternoon, May 12, fire officials announced in a news release issued ...

Few places in the Southwest remain where a river still runs free. The Gila River, winding through deep canyons and cottonwood forests in the heart of America’s first designated wilderness, ...

BARABOO, WI, UNITED STATES, April 17, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- An upcoming speaker series will examine designated wilderness from diverse perspectives using the ...

Lightning-caused wildfires continue to burn in the Gila National Forest, including the 24,128-acre Turkeyfeather Fire and the 1,681-acre Goose Fire. The Turkeyfeather Fire is 23% contained and ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Gila National Forest is reporting a new wildfire in the area near Glenwood, New Mexico. The Crimson Fire, as it is being called, is located about 15 miles southeast of ...

SILVER CITY, N.M. (KTSM) — The fire burning northwest of Silver City, N.M., is now 22 percent contained at 3060 acres, the Gila National Forest said on Wednesday, July 23, in a news release. Fire ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A helicopter with a shooter will fly over a portion of the vast Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico next week, searching for feral cows to kill. U.S. Forest Service ...

Lightning activity last week caused multiple wildfires in the Gila National Forest. The 24,128-acre Turkeyfeather Fire and 1,681-acre Goose Fire are continuing to burn, while several other wildfires ...