Town of Silver City Park Closures

Congratulations to Kathleen Wigley who was selected as the July “Volunteer of the Month” for The Commons Center For Food Security and Sustainability in Silver City. Kathleen was recognized for her years of volunteering and for her help with packing bags for the Alimento School Food Partnership and for restocking the Choose Your Own Pantry….

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: Freeport-McMoRan Inc. announced today the completion of its at-the-market offering of common stock announced on August 10, 2015. FCX raised $1 billion in gross proceeds through the sale of 96.7 million shares of FCX common stock in open market transactions since August 10, 2015. The shares were issued pursuant…

The Gila National Forest has been working with volunteers from Trout Unlimited, Mesilla Valley Flyfishers, Amigos Bravos and other conservation groups to help restore Little Turkey Creek, which is part of the Willow Creek Restoration Project. So far, volunteers have installed dozens of instream rock structures, filled two large headcuts that were beginning to erode…

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: Five new wildfires were reported today on the Gila National Forest bringing the total number of fires to 15 since Monday afternoon. Many of the fires have been contained or called out at one-half to four acres in size. The lightning-caused fires are scattered across every district of the…