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Part of the Silver City "City Nature Challenge." Free and open to the public.

Hike the Dragonfly Trail with local naturalists to see what species live within the dry plains and pine-juniper habitats of Grant County. If the creek is flowing, we will see who is flocking to this water source. Along the way, we will discuss how to identify animal signs (footprints, scat, and maybe bones), listen for birdcalls, and appreciate the abundance of desert wildflowers that bloom during wet springs.

Accessibility: This 3.5 mile loop trail is mostly packed dirt and sand. Half of the trail is flat and wide; narrow path, uneven surfaces, and multiple slope changes throughout the other half. Little to no shade on trail. Wheelchair-accessible vault toilets at trailhead. No drinking water available.

Part of the Silver City "City Nature Challenge." Free and open to the public.

This kid-friendly event is a part of the Gila Valley Library's Friday lecture series. Pollinator gardens aren't just good for bees. They feed a wonderful diversity of insects and birds, as well as provide friendly habitat for other wild plants, fungi, and animals. We'll tour the pollinator garden and community orchard at the library, play fun biodiversity-themed games, and document the amazing biodiversity focused on in the library's garden. Kids are encouraged to bring a phone or tablet with the iNaturalist app already downloaded!

Hosted by Silver City Watershed Keepers and the Gila Valley Public Library

Part of the Silver City "City Nature Challenge." Free and open to the public.

Would you like to learn more about the importance of community/citizen science projects, biodiversity in our region, and how to use the iNaturalist app? Then this event is for you! Join us for a hands-on demonstration of how to use the iNaturalist app on iPhone and Android, as well as an overview of how to upload images directly to the iNaturalist website. We'll practice taking photos and sound recordings with the app and identifying observations to the correct taxonomic level. We'll also discuss how to tag photos with accurate location and timestamp information and how to use the app in offline mode.

SOUTHWEST CATCH OF THE WEEK

Escondida Lake: Carlos caught three trout and his father caught five using PowerBait and garlic-scented  marshmallows on March 6.

SOUTHWEST FISHING REPORT

Topic: Community Partnership for Children (CPC)

Kalah Carrasco serves as the Executive Director and coalition coordinator for the Community Partnership for Children (CPC), Grant County's leading early childhood coalition. Born and raised in Silver City, New Mexico, Kalah has long held a passion for supporting young children and strengthening families. Her commitment to early childhood education began early in life and has grown into a career dedicated to creating meaningful, community-wide impact.

Since its founding in 2003, CPC has championed high-quality early childhood support for families with children from birth to age five. As one of seventeen coalitions operating under New Mexico's Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD), CPC works to improve childcare access, support the local workforce, and build collaborative solutions that help families and businesses thrive. Kalah leads this work with energy, vision, and a deep belief in the power of early learning to shape a brighter future for Grant County.

Silver City, NM, March 12, 2026----Award-winning journalist Nico Lang will be at Avalon Books and Music, 405 N. Bullard, on Friday, March 20th, 6:00 PM.  They will be reading from their book American Teenager: How Trans Kids are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era, and there will be a question and answer period.  Light refreshments will be served.

Nico Lang (they/them) is a nonbinary journalist and the creator of Queer News Daily (@queernewsdaily), with more than a decade of experience covering the transgender community's fight for equality.  Their work has appeared in major publications, including Rolling Stone, Esquire, The New York Times, Vox, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times.  Lang previously served as the deputy editor of Out magazine, the news editor for Them, and the LGBTQ+ correspondent for VICE.  Their contributions to queer media have resulted in a GLADD Media Award and ten awards from the National Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (NLGJA).  Lang is also the first-ever recipient of the Visibility Award from the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, an honor created to recognize their impactful contributions to reporting on the lives of LGBTQ+ people.

This event is co-sponsored by PFLAG Silver City.  PFLAG is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.  For more information, call 575-590-8797 or go to www.pflag.org.  

Submitted by Maree McHugh 

Join the "We the People- All the People" rally on Saturday, March 28th at Gough Park in Silver City. The rally organized by Silver City Indivisible in collaboration with other local social justice groups, coincides with the March 28th No Kings III non-violent protests happening across the country. 

The rally will feature speakers, musicians, poets, Giant Puppets and inflatable Frogs.  The focus of the rally is a defense of Democracy, protection of human rights, and sustained effort to resist perceived authoritarian actions. 

On March 28th participants will gather at one of four locations at noon and march together to Gough Park where the rally begins at 1 P.M.  Each location has a theme: 

Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work

(Silver City, NM, March 9, 2026) — The Gila National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations in the Silver City Ranger District this week, pending favorable conditions and required approvals. This operation will proceed only as weather conditions allow. Prescribed fire is a critical tool used to reduce overgrown vegetation, helping protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from extreme, high-severity wildfires.

Planned prescribed burn treatments: