In 1924, on June 3, the U.S. government designated 755,000 acres as a "wilderness" area. It was the world's first designated wilderness area, and now it is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Hidden canyons and high meadows distinguish the Gila Wilderness, land once inhabited by the Apache. In 1924, the Forest Service designated it as the world’s first “wilderness area,” where ...

In 1924, the Gila Wilderness became the nation’s first officially designated wilderness area. A century later, the U.S. has created 803 wilderness areas, spanning 111.7 million acres.

The Gila Wilderness, however, was the first. In June 1924, 40 years before Congress passed the Wilderness Act, forest managers set aside this area as the nation’s first protected wilderness.

Jun. 2—SILVER CITY — While hiking a ridgeline trail, one's vision of the Gila Wilderness can be funneled like the wind between towering green hills and craggy mesas. It's a phenomenon that ...

The Gila Wilderness always seemed like some exotic place that felt strangely out of reach. Tucked away in southern New Mexico, I had heard of its hot springs, 10,000-foot peaks, massive forests ...

One hundred years after it was named the nation’s first Wilderness Area in 1924, the remote Gila Wilderness seems to fulfill the vision of its founder, the conservationist Aldo Leopold. “By ...

Officials have given a kill order to wildlife experts in southwestern New Mexico as part of an effort to eliminate feral cows in the Gila Wilderness. The nearly 150 cows in the area have acted ...

The Gila Apache, also known as the Chihene Nde, were a nomadic tribe known for their resilience and adaptability in the harsh desert environment of the Gila Wilderness.

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 ...

A kill order has been issued for 150 cattle in Gila Wilderness, a protected backcountry area in New Mexico. The U.S. Forest Service announced its decision in a news release, explaining that feral ...