River Festival

Gila Conservation Coalition presents 11th annual river festival finding balance in a changing world peter bill peter SEPTEMBER 24–27, 2015 Silver City / Gila River Gila National Forest 575.538.8078 www.gilaconservation.org 11th annual river festival finding balance in a changing world

From the beginning, nature has been in a constant state of flux, and as human society evolved, it too changed continuously, yet the equilibrium between nature and culture was always maintained. However, for the first time in human history, our enormous and impressive technological advances appear to have broken our traditional bond with the natural world. We are confident in our seeming invincibility and our belief that technology trumps nature. But as environmental catastrophes pile up and climate change threatens life as we know it, many are questioning our “apartness” and acknowledge that contemporary society is out of balance with nature. Given this conundrum, some fundamental questions require thoughtful consideration. What does our current imbalance mean for our rivers and watersheds? How have indigenous cultures traditionally related to their surroundings and watersheds? How do we balance humanity’s needs and desires while living within the confines of the natural world and with respect for other living things? What are some alternative visions for the future and for getting back into equilibrium? As we explore the inherent tension between modern society and the natural world that sustains us, what are the implications of this tension for the Gila River? Can we envision and realize a future that regains balance and protects New Mexico’s last wild river?

Cover art: Gila Planet by Peter Bill Brochure design & layout: Sarah Johnson Printed by Signature Offset using 100% recycled paper & soy inks

2 P lANNing Your Trip

Tv ra el Time Mogollon Box Day Use Area ~ 30 miles, 45 minutes Woodrow Ruin ~ 30 miles, 45 minutes from TNC’s Gila Farm ~ 30 miles, 45 minutes Silver City to Gila Bird Area ~ 30 miles, 45 minutes Gila Lower Box ~ 1.5 hours each way Bear Mountain ~ 8 miles, 15 minutes

Lodging

he lovingly restored historic Murray Hotel in downtown Silver City Tis offering discounted rates of $84 per night for Gila River Festival guests. Call 575-956-9400 or email [email protected] by September 1 to obtain this special rate. www.murray-hotel.com.

For other options, see the Silver City Arts and Cultural District website at http://silvercitytourism.org/lodging-main or call 575-538-5555.

For camping in the Gila National Forest, see their website at www.fs.usda. gov/gila or call 575-388-8201. See the Silver City Arts and Cultural District website at http://silvercitytourism.org/camping or call 575-538-5555 for more camping ideas.

Festival Food Silver City has many excellent restaurants. Visit http://silvercitytourism.org/ grab-a-bite for suggestions. The following downtown restaurants are offering special festival discounts (coupon on page 37): Curious Kumquat ~ Little Toad Creek Brewery Silver City Food Co-op Market Cafe ~ Vicki’s Eatery

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3 fees & Registration

Gila River Festival field trips and workshops have limited space and require pre-registration and a fee. Please register by September 17 to guarantee your participation. You may register online with payment via PayPal or mail in the registration form with your payment. Events fill up quickly; please register early to avoid disappointment. Late arrivals will be accepted at the event site as space permits. Please leave your pets at home. Carpooling is encouraged. Field trips proceed rain or shine. Sorry, no refunds if you’ve registered and paid for a field trip and decide at the last minute not to at- tend. Note: Events at Western New Mexico University and in downtown Silver City do not require registration.

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Number Event of People Fee Total

THA URSD Y 9/24 Apache Art $20 Bear Mountain Fossils $16 Take Back the Rain $16 Gila River Native Flora $16 FRA ID Y 9/25 The Gila’s Birds $16 Upper Gila Archaeological Sites $16 Take Me to the River $20 Pipe Dream? Or Nightmare? $16 Monitoring the River $16

4 Number Event of People Fee Total SAATURD Y 9/26 Fly Fishing Class $20 Kayak the Gila $85 Remembering Ed Abbey Brunch $25 Michael Berman Studio Tour $25 Help protect the Gila River by becoming a member of the Gila Conservation Coalition at an introductory cost of only $10! $10

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Events at Light Hall are wheelchair accessible. For questions about handicapped access for other events, please call the Gila Conservation Coalition at 575-538-8078. Festival registration, information, and sales (Thursday & Friday): Light Hall, Western New Mexico University, College Avenue & B Street. Festival information (Thursday thru Saturday):Silver City Visitors’ Center, 201 N. Hudson. Fee waiver: Most Festival activities require a registration fee. A small number of fee waivers are available in return for volunteering during the Festival. For more information, contact the Gila Conservation Coalition at 575-538-8078. Evening events at Western New Mexico University have a suggested donation at the door, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Make checks payable to Gila Conservation Coalition and send to 305A N. Cooper St., Silver City, NM 88061. For more information, email: [email protected] or call 575-538-8078.

Credit card payment and online registration available at www.gilaconservation.org/wp/?page_id=245

5 Mjora Sponsors

Anonymous Center for Biological Diversity Dennis Weller Photography Fort Sill Apache Tribe Gila Haven Gila/Mimbres Community Radio—KURU Gila Native Plant Society Heartpath—Meyoni Heartwoods KUNM McCune Charitable Foundation Murray Hotel New Mexico Humanities Council & the National Endowment for the Humanities New Mexico Wilderness Alliance Pitchfork Ranch Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club Sandra & Glenn Griffin/Gila Tree Thinners Stream Dynamics, Inc. T & E, Inc. Western New Mexico University New Media iDEA Lab

Gila/Mimbres Community Radio

Heartwoods Heartpath–Meyoni

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N y a t t i e i v c e o P l a n t S Anonymous Gila Haven Pitchfork Ranch

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Partially funded by sandra & glenn griffin Silver City Lodger’s Tax gila tree thinners T & E, Inc.

6 S pONSORS Ann McMahon Photography—www.AnnMcMahon.com Axle Canyon Ecological Preserve—www.axlecanyon.com Bob Garrett & Mary Hotvedt Bob Wilson & Lisa Houston Carol Morrison & Larry McLaud Far Flung Adventures Gila Wild Defense Fund High-Lonesome Books Shelby Hallmark & Lindee Lennox Sierra Club Southern New Mexico Group Single Socks—A Community Thrift Store Southwestern New Mexico Audubon Society Vicki Allen, LISW, Individual, Child and Couples Therapist Western Institute for Lifelong Learning

Fndsrie Adobe Whitewater Club of New Mexico Anonymous Bob O’Keefe Conservation Voters New Mexico Education Fund Curious Kumquat Desert Woman Botanicals First New Mexico Bank Guadalupe’s Lone Mountain Native Plant Nursery Mary Burton Riseley Melvyn Gelb & Mary Ann Finn Patrick Conlin, Realtor Pauline & Richard Matthews Regalos de la Tierra Pottery Co. Richard Mahler, Relham LLC Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club Robert Pittman & Kathleen Wigley Ron Henry Ronald Parry Silver City Food Co-op Syzygy Tileworks TheraSpeech W. Jay Garard DDS

Fetv s i al Organizers Gila Conservation Coalition Gila Resources Information Project Upper Gila Watershed Alliance

Special Thanks All of our presenters and volunteers Peter Bill Nancy Kaminski Monsoon Puppet Theater Linda Hannan Bikeworks Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery Vicki’s Eatery

7 Schedule Overview

Event Time Location/Meeting Place Fee Thursday 9/24 Apache Art 7:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 7:00 a.m. $20 Bear Mountain Fossils 8:00 a.m.–noon Silver City Visitors’ Center 7:45 a.m. $16 Diversion on the Gila 9:30–10:30 a.m. WNMU Light Hall FREE Effects of a Diversion on Fish 10:45–11:45 a.m. WNMU Light Hall FREE Gila Time-Lapse Film Fest 1:00–2:30 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Take Back the Rain 1:00–4:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 12:45 p.m. $16 Gila River Native Flora 1:15–5:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 1:00 p.m. $16 Fort Sill Apache Tribe’s Return to Gila Homelands 3:00–4:00 p.m. WNMU Light Hall FREE Keynote: Take a Walk on the Wild Side 7:00–8:30 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $10 Film: Koyaanisqatsi 8:30–10:30 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Friday 9/25 The Gila’s Birds 7:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 7:30 a.m. $16 Upper Gila Archaeology 8:00 a.m.–noon Silver City Visitors’ Center 7:45 a.m. $16 Take Me to the River 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 8:15 a.m. $20 The Changing River 9:30–10:30 a.m. WNMU Light Hall FREE Creating Water Supply Resilience 10:45–11:45 a.m. WNMU Light Hall FREE Pipe Dream? Or Nightmare? 1:00–5:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 12:45 p.m. $16 Monitoring the River 1:30–5:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 1:15 p.m. $16 No Maps, No Management 2:00–3:00 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Sacred Water 3:15–5:15 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Gila River Art Show Reception 5:30–7:00 p.m. WNMU McCray Gallery FREE Thinking Like a Watershed 7:00–8:45 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $10 Film: Powaqqatsi 9:00–11:00 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Saturday 9/26 Fly Fishing Class 9:00–2:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 8:45 a.m. $20 Kayak the Gila 9:00–2:00 p.m. TBD $85 Ed Abbey Brunch 10:00–11:30 a.m. Vicki’s Eatery $25 Film: Naqoyqatsi 1:00–3:00 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Michael Berman Studio Tour 1:00–4:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 12:45 p.m. $25 Puppet Parade 3:00–4:15 p.m. Bikeworks to Bullard & Yankie FREE Street Party & Gila Film Fest: Larger Than Life 4:15–9:30 p.m. Bullard & Yankie Streets FREE Sunday 9/27 We Are the River 9:15 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 9:00 a.m. FREE

8 Event Time Location/Meeting Place Fee Thursday 9/24 Apache Art 7:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 7:00 a.m. $20 Bear Mountain Fossils 8:00 a.m.–noon Silver City Visitors’ Center 7:45 a.m. $16 Diversion on the Gila 9:30–10:30 a.m. WNMU Light Hall FREE Effects of a Diversion on Fish 10:45–11:45 a.m. WNMU Light Hall FREE Gila Time-Lapse Film Fest 1:00–2:30 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Take Back the Rain 1:00–4:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 12:45 p.m. $16 Gila River Native Flora 1:15–5:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 1:00 p.m. $16 Fort Sill Apache Tribe’s Return to Gila Homelands 3:00–4:00 p.m. WNMU Light Hall FREE Keynote: Take a Walk on the Wild Side 7:00–8:30 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $10 Film: Koyaanisqatsi 8:30–10:30 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Friday 9/25 The Gila’s Birds 7:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 7:30 a.m. $16 Upper Gila Archaeology 8:00 a.m.–noon Silver City Visitors’ Center 7:45 a.m. $16 Take Me to the River 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 8:15 a.m. $20 The Changing River 9:30–10:30 a.m. WNMU Light Hall FREE Creating Water Supply Resilience 10:45–11:45 a.m. WNMU Light Hall FREE Pipe Dream? Or Nightmare? 1:00–5:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 12:45 p.m. $16 Monitoring the River 1:30–5:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 1:15 p.m. $16 No Maps, No Management 2:00–3:00 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Sacred Water 3:15–5:15 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Gila River Art Show Reception 5:30–7:00 p.m. WNMU McCray Gallery FREE Thinking Like a Watershed 7:00–8:45 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $10 Film: Powaqqatsi 9:00–11:00 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Saturday 9/26 Fly Fishing Class 9:00–2:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 8:45 a.m. $20 Kayak the Gila 9:00–2:00 p.m. TBD $85 Ed Abbey Brunch 10:00–11:30 a.m. Vicki’s Eatery $25 Film: Naqoyqatsi 1:00–3:00 p.m. WNMU Light Hall $5 Michael Berman Studio Tour 1:00–4:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 12:45 p.m. $25 Puppet Parade 3:00–4:15 p.m. Bikeworks to Bullard & Yankie FREE Street Party & Gila Film Fest: Larger Than Life 4:15–9:30 p.m. Bullard & Yankie Streets FREE Sunday 9/27 We Are the River 9:15 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Silver City Visitors’ Center 9:00 a.m. FREE

9 sveril city art association G ila River Art Tour

Thursday thru Sunday (September 24–27) The following galleries on the tour will feature works inspired by the Gila River. For more information and participating galleries’ hours, visit www.silvercitygalleries.com.

Ann McMa hon Photography Showing by appointment. Call 225-346-0707. Anntho y Howell Photography 200 W. Market St. Large-print photography of the Gila by Anthony Howell. Hang ’Em High Custom Framing 203 N. Bullard St. Hutchings Fine Art 406B Bullard St. Gila Landscape Paintings by Deborah Hutchings; Guest artists, Dora Klein’s fused glass and stained glass; Vickey Pelham’s photography of local subject matter. Leyba & Ingalls Arts 315 N. Bullard St. Li o s Duffy Studio 211-C N. Texas St. Moontr s uck Art 110 W. Yankie St. Felted, embroidered wishing stones by Patricia Bouchard. Molla y R molla Arts 203 N. Bullard St. Fine Art, Jewelry, Crafts Pinos Altos Art Gallery in the historic Hearst Church, 14 Golden Ave, Pinos Altos. Purchase Prize Show, featuring artists from all over New Mexico. Raven’s Nest 201 N. Bullard St. Artist’s Jewelry & Gifts, Ethnic Clothing.

10 Seae dbo t Center for the Arts 214 W. Yankie St. Syzygy Tile 106 N. Bullard St. Tiles Handmade in America The Place @ 108 108 W. Yankie St. Acrylics & oils by Rita Sherwood; Oils by Ginna Heiden; Paintings and drawings by Fred Barraza. Vrib ations Gallery 106 W. Yankie St. W ild West Weaving 211-D N. Texas St. Original weavings. Open Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m.

Inr Memo iam: ALAN SPRAGENS aving the opportunity to host an event Hfor the Gila River Festival the past few years has been an honor to both myself and Alan. He believed strongly in the protection of the Gila River and was ever grateful to the Gila Conservation Coalition for their tireless efforts on behalf of conservation. Alan’s spiritual path was inspired by his love of nature. Having the Gila National Forest in his backyard was especially meaningful to him. We miss you, Alan. You left the world a better place. ~ Nan Spragens Seedboat Center for the Arts

11 F aleSTiv events & A ctivities

Thursday September 24 Festival Registration, information, and sales: Light Hall, Western New Mexico University, College Ave. & B St., 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. AND Festival Information: Silver City Visitors’ Center, 201 N. Hudson A pache Art Field trip to petroglyph site with Alex Mares. 7:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Participant limit: 25. Fee: $20. Registration required: see page 4. Meet at the Silver City Visitors’ Center at 7:00 a.m., carpool to the Lower Gila Box, and return to Silver City by 2:00 p.m. Travel time: 1.5 hours each way. Difficulty level: moderate. Join Alex Mares and leaders of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe to explore the Apache petroglyphs of the lower Gila River. Learn about local and regional Apache history, survival strategies, and culture. Why did the Apache create petroglyphs, and what does their art tell us about their lives? What could they teach us today about living within nature’s limits, as we struggle to achieve balance in today’s technological society? This field trip will proceed down Box Canyon to its confluence with the Gila River, where cottonwoods, willows, ashes, sycamores and other native plants flourish. On this outing, you’ll learn about the flora and fauna, native peoples’ use of plants for medicine and food, and how their lives were part of nature’s cohesive whole. Please bring plenty of water, snacks, lunch, sunscreen, hat, and sturdy walking shoes. Moderate level hike down to the Gila River and back. Alex Mares is a member of the Diné Nation and currently serves as President of the Chi- huahuan Desert Education Coalition. He’s a member of the Accession Committee for the El Paso Museum of Archaeology, and previously served for 15 years as the lead ranger for the world-renowned rock art site known as Hueco Tanks State Historic Site.

“The good man is the friend of all living things.” ~Mahatma Gandhi

12 THURSDAY continued Bear Mountain Fossils Field trip with Dave Menzie. 8:00 a.m.–noon. Participant limit: 15. Fee: $16. Meet at the Silver City Visitors Center at 7:45 a.m., carpool to Bear Mountain, return to Silver City by noon. Travel time: 15 minutes each way. Difficulty level: moderate. Stand on the Continental Divide at the foot of Bear Mountain and see ocean fossils at 7,000 feet above sea level. Learn about real change through time as told by the local geology. Changes that shaped vast landscapes, changes in sea level, changes that drove different climates, and changes to life that left evidence found in the rocks of ancient Earth. Learn about the first appearance of life, the development of great families, mass extinctions, and how plate tec- tonics explains significant change to the earth and its life. See it all in rocks de- posited over a span of 250 million years, and discover fossils of the Paleozoic Era with David Menzie. Bring hat, water, snacks, and sturdy walking shoes. D ave Menzie is a Professional Geologist. For 18 years, he was a Mining/Geological En- gineering Specialist with the New Mexico Environment Department Surface Water Quality Bureau Watershed Protection Section in Silver City. He usually carries at least one rock in his pocket. Dsoiver i n on the Gila: How Would It Change Riparian Ecology? Presentation by Mark Stone, University of New Mexico. 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE. Light Hall, WNMU. Rivers do much more than just move water. They also transport sediment, in- undate their floodplains, establish and support riparian vegetation, and more. All of these roles must be fulfilled to maintain healthy, functioning riverine eco- systems. How might a diversion on the Gila affect these processes? Dr. Stone studied this question as part of The Nature Conservancy’s Gila Flow Needs Assessment ( July 2014). His team looked at four flow scenarios, in five reaches of the river, to assess changes in floodplain inundation and riparian vegetation recruitment using novel modeling techniques. Stone will explain the results of his complex modeling and mapping study, making it accessible to laypeople. Mark Stone is a Water Resources Engineer and Associate Professor in the Dept. of Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico.

13 THURSDAY continued Effs ect of a Gila River Diversion on Native Fish Populations Presentation by David Propst, University of New Mexico. 10:45–11:45 a.m. FREE. Light Hall, WNMU. The upper Gila River in New Mexico supports seven native fish species, five of which regularly occur in the Cliff-Gila Valley reach of the river. Two of these species, spikedace and loach minnow, are federally protected as endangered. The life cycle of each native species is closely linked to the flow regime of the river, especially spring run off. The New MexicoI nterstate Stream Commission is planning to build a major diversion on the Upper Gila River. Under the rules of the Arizona Water Settlements Act’s Consumptive Use and Forbearance Agreement, water can be diverted from the Gila River only if certain conditions prevail. What are the potential ecological consequences of an altered flow regime caused by the proposed Gila River diversion? What is the risk of extinction for these native fish from a diversion project? D avid Propst worked for 26 years with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish as the Native Fish Section Supervisor. He’s currently an adjunct professor and senior re- searcher at the Museum of Southwestern Biology, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico. Jay Hemphill Jay Hiking along the Gila River in the Gila Wilderness

14 THURSDAY continued Gila Time-lapse Film Festival Presentation and films. 1:00–2:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation at the door. Light Hall, WNMU. ime-lapse films allow our hu- Tman perceptions to stretch as we observe changes on the land that we otherwise would not as we go about our quotidian pur- suits. We find timelapse films to be instructive and fulfilling because they can compress a day, a month, a year into a short burst of film that we can perceive in an instant. Time-lapses show us that the world at different timescales is very strange, and much different than our everyday experience: it’s vibrating, buzzing, and moving. By view- ing processes we take for granted at different timescales, we hope to change how we interact with the great natural forces that sur- round us, and find our society’s balance anew. Join Peter Bill, artist, filmmaker, New Media Professor at West- ern New Mexico University, and the mastermind behind this film festival, as he talks about time-lapse filmmaking, its technical as- pects, historical perspective, and zeitgeist behind time-lapse. After his presentation, we’ll screen the time-lapse films selected for this festival. The films will also be shown on Saturday evening in downtown Silver City. See Saturday’s street party schedule for details. Peter Bill is Professor of New Media at Western New Mexico University. With high-powered professional-quality DSLRs being handy to ever greater numbers of people, creating time-lapse films has become something of a movement. Peter Bill has been shooting time-lapse films since living in Prague at the height of the Prague Spring of the ’90s. He moved into time-lapse filmmaking as he was a plein aire painter, capturing the movement of light with his brush. Starting with super-8 film, and moving to digital means, Peter’s time-lapse films have exhibited internationally and won many awards.

15 THURSDAY continued T cake Ba k the Rain Bike tour of Silver City’s urban watershed and water-harvesting projects with Stream Dynamics, Inc. 1:00–4:00 p.m. Participant limit: 20. Fee: $16. Registration required: see page 4. Meet at the Silver City Visitors’ Center at 12:45 p.m., ride bikes to Silver City water harvesting sites, and return to Visitors’ Center by 4:00 p.m. We’ve heard it before: “we all live in a watershed,” drainage areas defined by their natural topographic features. But urbanization has changed how water naturally drains from the landscape in our cities and towns. In urban watersheds, streets, roofs, parking lots, and sewer systems collect stormwater, alter- ing water flow, transporting contaminants, and impacting the health of our waterways. In order to address the negative impacts of urbanization on our watersheds, we need to learn how to take back the rain and work with nature through green infrastructure projects like rainwater harvesting to beautify our neighborhoods and improve watershed health. Join Van Clothier and Claire Catlett of Stream Dynamics,I nc.—a local busi- ness with 13 years of experience with stormwater management, water harvesting, and stream restoration—for a bike tour of current water harvesting features around downtown Silver City. Participants will visit up to a dozen sites; the tour will have some uphill climbs, and be organized to allow for mostly smooth cruising speeds. The trip should be less than 5 miles round-trip, and riders will break many times along the way for shade, rest, and water, as we stop at the water harvesting sites in town. Biking is rated at an intermediate level: practice riding your bike before the tour! Please wear/bring: bike, HELMET (no attendance without a helmet!); comfortable biking clothes, closed shoes, rain jacket, sunscreen, snacks, and at least 1 liter of water. Participants will ride rain or shine, since rainy weather is the best time to view water harvesting at work! Need a bike? Rent one from Gila Hike and Bike. 575-388-3222, www.gila- hikeandbike.com. V an Clothier is the owner of Stream Dynamics, Inc. He is an experienced water harvester, having worked on a variety of regional water resources projects on his own, and with experts including Bill Zeedyk and Brad Lancaster. Van is also trained in River Restoration and Natural Channel Design by Dr. Dave Rosgen. Claire Catlett, the Project Manager of Stream Dynamics, is a certified water harvester and the project lead for the current San Vicente Creek Urban Watershed Restoration Proj- ect. Claire is also an avid bike rider, and promises you that no one will be left behind on the bike tour!

16 THURSDAY continued Gil a River Native Flora—Past, Present and Future Field trip to Gila River with Cynthia Hunter. 1:15–5:00 p.m. Participant limit: 20. Fee: $16. Registration required: see page 4. Meet at the Silver City Visitors’ Center at 1:00 p.m., carpool to the Gila River at the Mogollon Box Day Use Area, and return to Silver City by 5:00. Travel time: 1 hour each way. Difficulty level: moderate. How have the Gila’s native plant communities changed in the last 200 years, after Europeans settled this area? What kinds of alterations can we expect in the future, as climate change continues to exert pressure on our flora? How can you help preserve our native flora? As our human communities continue to encroach on and impair wild places, converting your landscape to a habitat garden can help to slow the degradation and loss of plant and wildlife habitat. Join Cynthia Hunter, botanist, naturalist, and garden designer, for a slow walk along the Gila River. While exploring the flora and fauna of the river corridor, you will learn the fundamentals of wildlife-friendly garden design. Proper se- lection of native plants and creation of natural features will be covered. Any- one interested in learning more about the plant and animal species that live along our wild and free river will enjoy this outing. Please bring water, snacks, hat, binoculars, and your questions. Cynthia Hunter is a naturalist and garden designer. Passionate about native flora, she has created many beautiful native plant gardens in the Silver City area. Tothe F r Sill Apache Tribe’s return to the gila homelands Presentation by Jeff Haozous, Tribal Chairman, and Michael Darrow, Tribal Historian. 3:00–4:00 p.m. FREE. Light Hall, WNMU. Fort Sill Apache tribal leaders will discuss the tribe’s history to its aboriginal homelands encompassing the Gila River watershed, its forced removal and in- carceration as prisoners of war, and the progress of its return to New Mexico. The Fort Sill Apache Tribe is the successor to the Chiricahua & Warm Springs Apache Tribes. In 1886, they were taken as prisoners of war by the U.S. Army and removed from their homelands of southwestern New Mexico to Florida, Alabama and Oklahoma, where they were released. They organized as the Fort Sill Apache Tribe after a federal court affirmed their claim for the loss of over 14.8 million acres of their homeland. The Tribe has always maintained its independence as Chiricahua–Warm Springs Apaches and its desire to return to its rightful home. In 2011 its land in Akela, NM received reservation status. Jeff Haozous has served as Chairman of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe since October 2002. Michael Darrow has served as the Tribal Historian since 1986. Both have long been com- mitted to returning the Tribe to its homelands.

17 THURSDAY continued T ake a walk on the Wild side K eynote Address by Godfrey Reggio 7:00–8:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Light Hall, WNMU. $10 suggested donation at the door. Students FREE. Beyond solar panels, sustainable development . . . e see the world through language. Should our Wlanguages no longer describe the world in which we live, then indeed, not only the blind cannot see. “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world” © 2014 Braden King (Wittgenstein). The Homeric poems caution, “Fire, their brilliance, their flaw.” This argu- ably may now read: technology, their brilliance, their flaw. The incantations of modernity tell us technology is something we use, we’re in charge, it’s neutral. Or is it Mary Shelley’s, not Hollywood’s, Frankenstein? Technology is as ubiquitous as the air we breathe. We do not use technology, we live it. As the new and comprehensive host of life it is our environment, the new terra firma, the sun that never sets. Being sun gazers, we become blind to the world we live in. That most present is most unseen. As Einstein said, “The fish will be the last to know water,” as we shall be the last to know technology. Being sensate, we become our environment; we become what we see, hear, smell, touch and taste; we become technology. Anything we could have said about the Divines, we now say about technology: it is remaking the world in its image and likeness. Its truth, the truth; its language, 0 1; its shibboleth, “Pray for more.” In this twilight of the real, adrift in the Cloud, we are all together, all at once the cyborgs of wonderland. Being also so human an animal, we might consider to “Take a walk on the wild side.” Resist destiny. Act free in deed. Live in an uncreated future. Or, we continue on the path to wonderland, infested with -isms, tuned to destiny, the rooted future. Godfrey Reggio is an inventor of a film style which creates poetic images of extraor- dinary emotional impact. He is prominent in the film world for his Qatsi trilogy, essays of visual images and sound which chronicle the destructive impact of the modern world on the environment. His other films include Songlines, Anima Mundi, Evidence, and Visitors. Born in Louisiana, Reggio spent 14 years in a Roman Catholic religious order, living in community, dedicated to prayer, study, and teaching, before spending the 1960s in New Mexico as a teacher and community organizer. In the 1970s, he co-founded the non-profit Institute for Regional Education, and co-organized a multi-media public inter- est campaign on the invasion of privacy and the use of technology to control behavior.

18 THURSDAY continued Kyano a isqatsi: Film One of the Qatsi Trilogy Film by Godfrey Reggio. 8:30–10:30 p.m., Light Hall, immediately following Godfrey Reggio’s keynote. Introduced with selections from the Gila Time-Lapse Film Festival. $5 suggested donation at the door. Students FREE. Koyaanisqatsi, the first film of the Qatsi trilogy, is a Hopi word meaning “life out of balance.” Created between 1975 and 1982, the film is an apocalyptic vision of the collision of two different worlds: urban life and technology versus the environment. The haunting musical score was composed by Philip Glass. Koyaanisqatsi attempts to reveal the beauty of the beast. We usually perceive our world, our way of living, as beautiful because there is nothing else to perceive. If one lives in this world, the globalized world of high technology, all one can see is one layer of commodity piled upon another. There seems to be no ability to see beyond, to see that we have encased ourselves in an artificial environment that has remarkably replaced the original: nature itself. We do not live with nature any longer; we live above it, off of it, as it were. Nature has become the resource to keep this artificial or new nature alive. The meaning ofKoyaanisqatsi is up to the viewer, as art has no intrinsic meaning. This is its power, its mystery, and hence, its attraction. It stimulates viewers to insert their own meaning and value. The film’s role is to pro- voke, to raise questions that only the audience can answer. This is the highest value of any work of art, not predetermined meaning, but meaning gleaned from the experience of the encounter.

19 Fdri ay September 25 Festival Registration, information, and sales: Light Hall, Western New Mexico University, College Ave. & B St., 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. AND Festival Information: Silver City Visitors’ Center, 201 N. Hudson T he Gila’s Birds: Past, Present, and Future Field Trip with Karen Beckenbach. 7:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Participant limit: 12. Fee: $16. Registration required: see page 4. Meet at Silver City Visitors’ Center at 7:30 a.m., carpool to Gila Bird Area, and return to Visitors’ Center by 1:00 p.m. Travel time: 45 minutes each way. Difficulty level: moderate. There will be some walking (about 1–1.5 miles total) on rough trails and through vegetation. Join Audubon leader Karen Beckenbach on this field trip to the Gila Bird Area along the Gila River. Fall migration will have started, and a wide range of birds is possible. You may see warblers, woodpeckers, sparrows, buntings, grosbeaks, hawks, vultures and more species that use the riparian corridor of the Gila. Changes in habitat, whether due to drought, land management practices, or climate change, will affect birds. Have birds adapted to these alterations? Kar- en will talk about some of the changes in bird species and population trends that have been observed in the last few decades. How might a diversion on the Gila River affect avifauna in the future? Bring water, snacks, hat, sturdy shoes, binoculars, and your favorite bird book. K aren Beckenbach organizes the annual Silver City Christmas Bird Count. She also rou- tinely shares her knowledge of birds and butterflies through teaching classes at the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning.

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together . . . all things connect.” ~Chief Seattle

20 FRD I AY continued Uppl er Gi a Archaeology, Obsidian, and Ancient Tools Field Trip with Karen Schollmeyer & Allen Denoyer. 8:00 a.m.–noon. Participant limit: 30. Fee: $16. Registration required: see page 4. Meet at Silver City Visitors’ Center at 7:45 a.m., carpool to the Woodrow Ruin, and return to Visitors’ Center by noon. Travel time: 50 minutes each way. Difficulty level: moderate. Join archaeologists Karen Schollmeyer and Allen Denoyer for a tour of the Woodrow Ruin archaeological site and a discussion of archaeology on the Up- per Gila. Local archaeology reveals a long record of how humans have both adapted to changes in the environment over time, and have also caused some changes in local landscapes and plant and animal communities. Karen will discuss how the unique archaeology of the Upper Gila reveals ancient strategies for handling environmental and social changes. Allen will demonstrate flintknapping techniques for creating points and other tools out of local Mule Creek obsidian, an important tool stone whose movement along trade networks across the Southwest reveals important information about social connections among ancient communities. Allen will replicate tools using ancient techniques and locally obtained obsidian nodules. We will also have replica tools for participants to try, including atlatls (a projectile weapon) and other tools Upper Gila residents used in ancient times. Please wear comfortable closed-toed shoes and bring plenty of water and sun protection. The Woodrow Ruin has no shade. D r. Karen Schollmeyer is an archaeologist whose research focuses on the Mimbres- Mogollon region, long-term human-environment interactions, and applying archaeological insights to contemporary issues in conservation and development. She is a Preservation Archaeologist at Archaeology Southwest and directs an archaeological field course for college students in the Upper Gila area each summer. Allen Denoyer is an archaeologist and replicator of ancient artifacts, particularly stone tools. He is a Preservation Archaeologist at Archaeology Southwest, where he reproduces ancient tools and technologies to help people make meaningful connections with the past.

“Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.” ~Edward Abbey

21 FRD I AY continued T ake Me to the River Field trip with Nathan Newcomer, NM Wilderness Alliance. 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Participant limit: 12. Fee: $20. Meet at Silver City Visitors’ Center at 8:15 a.m., carpool to Gila Bird Area, return to Silver City by 4:00 p.m. Travel time: 45 minutes each way. Difficulty level: moderate to strenuous, with numerous river crossings (5–6 miles round trip). Join New Mexico Wilderness Alliance’s Gila Grassroots Organizer Nathan Newcomer on a scenic hike through the Gila Middle Box Roadless Area, just downstream of the Gila Bird Area. The Gila Middle Box is a spectacular stretch of the Gila River that sustains healthy stands of riparian cottonwood and syc- amore forests, as well as dramatically narrow geological canyons. Numerous bird species are abundant throughout the area, including common blackhawks, bald eagles, summer tanagers, and many others. The Gila River is timeless, and yet it changes all the time. How is it different today than it was a few decades ago? What will happen if a diversion is built upstream of the Gila Middle Box? Will it affect our opportunities for solitude and primitive forms of recreation, such as camping, hiking, horse-back riding, hunting, and rafting? Join Nathan Newcomer to learn about the historic and current conditions of the Gila, and to enjoy a great trip down this gorgeous stretch of the Gila River! Nathan Newcomer is the Gila Grassroots Organizer for the New Mexico Wilderness Al- liance, and has worked on statewide wilderness campaigns for over a decade. Dennis O’Keefe Dennis E njoying the Gila River Bird Area

22 FRD I AY continued T he Changing Gila River: Past, Present and Future Presentation by David S. Gutzler, University of New Mexico. 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE. Light Hall, WNMU. The climate of southwestern North America is extremely variable, exhibiting large natural fluctuations of precipitation on interannual, decadal, and longer time scales. These variations are present in records of flow of the upper Gila River. Scientific understanding of the causes of these variations has improved tremendously in recent years. In addition, as the southernmost major snow fed river in North America, the upper Gila is very susceptible to significant long- term changes in flow associated with the ongoing trend toward warmer tem- peratures, which is projected to reduce and possibly eliminate winter snow- pack in the headwaters of the Gila River this century. We’ll discuss the historical record of observed flows, and model-projected future flows, in the upper Gila River. We will attempt to quantify the decreases in flow associated with projected climate change, and discuss the uncertainties inherent in the projections. D avid Gutzler is Profes- sor in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Department at UNM. He and his students study climate variability and change, with an emphasis on prediction of climate on time scales of seasons to centuries. He has a PhD in Meteorology from MIT.

Gila River. Painting by Martha Cooper.

23 FRD I AY continued Ctgrea in Water Supply Resilience for Southwest New Mexico in a Changing World Presentation by Norm Gaume, Former Director of the NM Interstate Stream Commission. 10:45–11:45 a.m. FREE. Light Hall, WNMU. TheI nterstate Stream Commission (ISC) alleges that its ill-conceived and fa- tally flawed Arizona Water Settlements Act Gila River diversion and storage concepts can increase the amount and resilience of southwest New Mexico’s water supplies. Former ISC Director Norm Gaume will cut through the disin- genuous rhetoric and describe the relevant facts and conclusions that make such an outcome impossible. He will also summarize the facts, risks, and opportunities to increase the sustainability and resilience of southwest New Mexico water supplies. Norm Gaume earned BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering, and worked as a water resources manager and planning consultant. He was the Director of the ISC for six years. Pimpe Drea ? Or Nightmare? Field Trip with Todd Schulke & Jeff Boyd. 1:00–5:00 p.m. Participant limit: 12. Fee: $20. Registration required: see page 4. Meet at Silver City Visitors’ Center at 12:45 p.m., carpool to Mogollon Box Day Use Area, and return to Visitors’ Cen- ter by 5:00 p.m. Travel time: 45 minutes each way. Difficulty level: moderate. After years of nebulous sketches of a Gila River diversion, theI nterstate Stream Commission has finally revealed some concrete (pun intended) details of the diversion, pipeline, tunnel, canal, and reservoir system that would take water from the Gila and send it elsewhere. How would this industrial infrastructure affect the Cliff-Gila Valley, the Mogollon Box, and the wild Gila River canyon? Will it destroy the peace and beauty of the valley? What about the wildlife habitat that the Gila has supported for millennia? Field trip leaders will walk participants upstream from Mogollon Box to one of the proposed diversion sites and point out the potential locations of the conveyance canal, tunnel, and access roads. Schulke and Boyd will discuss the potential storage reservoir sites, the astronomical project costs, and its expect- ed ecological impact. This moderate hike will be about 4 miles round trip, relatively flat, but not always on an established trail. Expect tall weeds, some walking in the Gila River, and muddy spots. Please wear hat, sunscreen, and shoes suitable for walking in the river. Bring snacks and plenty of water. Todd Schulke is one of the founders of the Center for Biological Diversity. He oversees the Center’s forest protection and restoration program and has been working for more than 25 years to protect the Gila River. Jeff Boydis a retired GIS Analyst from the Arizona De- partment of Transportation and the Center for Biological Diversity.

24 FRD I AY continued Monitoring the River, Tracking the Changes Field Trip with Martha Cooper & Ellen Soles. 1:30–5:00 p.m. Participant limit: 12. Fee: $16. Registration required: see page 4. Meet at Silver City Visitors’ Center at 1:15 p.m., carpool to Mogollon Box Day Use Area, and return to Visitors’ Center by 5:00 p.m. Travel time: 45 minutes each way. Difficulty level: moderate. Long-term monitoring sites at the upper end of the Cliff-Gila Valley, just be- low the Mogollon Box Day Use Area, demonstrate how floods and flow pulses shape and sustain the floodplain and diverse habitat. Historic and current river management, such as grazing, levee building and irrigation, also influence riparian habitat and wildlife. Monitoring data demonstrate that groundwater levels respond to flows in the river, showing a close correspondence. Historic river channels, many of which have been mapped on old aerial photos, often function as secondary channels that carry water during elevated flows. Ripar- ian vegetation establishes and survives on these topographically low areas. We will discuss the historic paths of the river, explore recent changes in the river channel, and look for vegetation patterns on the floodplain. This hike will inte- grate information included in the Gila River Flow Needs Assessment, a report authored by 19 scientists, but will be widely accessible to a non-technical audience. Please bring: hat, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, snacks, and plenty of water. Martha Cooper is the Southwest New Mexico Field Representative for The Nature Con- servancy, based in the Cliff-Gila Valley. For nearly a decade she has managed the Gila and Mimbres Riparian Preserves and worked with partners on related restoration, education, and policy projects to protect and expand their conservation values. Ellen Soles works with the Southern Colorado Plateau Network of the National Park Ser- vice and Northern Arizona University to establish and maintain long-term integrated riparian monitoring sites in a number of parks across the SW U.S. She taught in the departments of Geography and Environmental Engineering at NAU from 1999 to 2007. Her research interests focus on southwestern watersheds and particularly on interactions between alluvial groundwater and surface water systems.

“I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?” ~Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac

25 FRD I AY continued Nos Map , No Management and No Time: A Radical’s Ruminations on the Future of Wild Places Presentation by Michael P. Berman. 2:00–3:00 p.m. $5 suggested donation at the door. Light Hall, WNMU. Do you ever wonder what folks think about when they are out in the wild and off the trail? When they spend more than a couple of weeks wandering alone in empty deserts and mountains and along free-flowing rivers? From his extensive time in the Gila Wilderness, photographer Michael P. Berman can tell you that people get a little crazy, yet also gain a strong appreciation for the importance of wild places in our lives. When Howard Zahniser wrote the text for the Wilderness Act, he defined the concept of wilderness with the phrase, “an area where the earth and community of life are untrammeled by man.” With the word untrammeled, he moved the concept of wilderness beyond the confines of human culture, to the very complexity of existence itself. With fires and floods on the increase, and billions of people scrambling to use up every last drop of water and ounce of natural resources left on the planet, some question the very concept and relevance of wilderness to our modern consumptive society. In this presentation, Berman will share his meandering tales and his award- winning photographs of the Gila’s remaining wild places and challenge us to rethink the importance of the wild as crucial not only for our pleasure, but for our souls. Michael Berman collaborated on the trilogy History of the Future with the great Ameri- can writer Charles Bowden, and has published six books on the wild places, including the beautiful monograph, Gila: Radical Visions, The Enduring Silence. Born in New York, Berman now lives in the Mimbres Valley. He is a founder and current board member of the Gila Resources Information Project and is on the board of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. In 2008, Berman received a Guggenheim Fellowship to photo- graph the grasslands of the Chihuahuan Desert. His work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Amon Carter Museum, and the Museum of New Mexico. He has received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts New Mexico, as well as painting fellowships from the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Wurlitzer Founda- tion. His installations, photographs and paintings have been exhibited throughout the country. This summer, University of Oklahoma Press published Berman’s latest book,Wyoming Grasslands. He is currently photographing the borderlands of Mexico and the United States.

26 FRD I AY continued S aCRed Water: The Indigenous Perspective Presentation and filmsby Victor Masayesva. 3:15–5:15 p.m. $5 suggested donation at the door. Light Hall, WNMU. In this introduction to his films, Hopi filmmaker Victor Masayesva will speak about several converging topics: the spirituality of water, indigenous communities’ relationship to time, calendars, and environmental discord. He’ll speak to humane approaches to technology, with a keen awareness of their impacts on human societies, including the Hopi people. Immediately after Masayesva’s talk, we’ll show three of his films: Paatuwaqatsi—H2opi Run to Mexico (56 minutes): Environment, culture, prayer and beliefs all converge in this meditative depiction of running. The sacred and the profane are bridged in the act of running in which individual expended energy merges with the natural world. Paatuwaqatsi is distinct from the typical gloomy representations of impoverished Native American communities. Inspiring and uplifting, it offers profound insights into traditional prayers for water in contemporary Native America. Time Keepers—Calendario Desconocido (15 minutes): With the ending of the great Maya Cycle and advent of the new, several indigenous communities have become more aware of traditional calendar and time keeping. With a feeling of urgency, they are watching the effects of climate and environmental upheavals within the context of their time keeping practices. Color of Wilderness (20 minutes): This film challenges the predominance of American conceptualization of wilderness, and presents diverse social perspectives on the meaning of wilderness for people of color. It’s a call to the public to become involved in the diversification and perpetuation of color in wilderness. Hopi filmmakerV ictor Masayesva has been honored with numerous awards, including the University of Arizona Distinguished Alumni Award, the Gold Hugo at Chicago Festival, Two Rivers Visionary Award, Taos Festival’s distinguished filmmaker award and others. He is at the forefront of experimental filmmaking in the Native American media community, and is a prominent advocate for the indigenous aesthetic from the international community. Masayesva has curated programs and been a resident artist at several art centers, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Art Institute of Chicago. He has been a guest artist and juror at film festivals in many countries, and his films are available in several languages. Masayesva continues to reside in the village of Hoatvela in Arizona. Gila River Art Show Closing reception. 5:30–7:00 p.m. FREE. McCray Gallery, WNMU. This Gila-inspired show features the work of local artists, as they interpret the Gila River in different media. Visit the show during the Gila River Festival, September 24–27, from noon to 5:00 p.m. On Friday from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., join us for a reception at the gallery. Light refreshments will be served.

27 FRD I AY continued Thinking Like a Watershed Panel Discussion with Jack Loeffler, Dr. Rina Swentzell, Dr. Enrique Lamadrid & Steve Harris. 7:00–8:45 p.m. $10 suggested donation at the door. Light Hall, WNMU. hinking Like a Watershed is a panel discussion that features Tpresenters of distinct cultural and life-practice backgrounds who will discuss their perspectives as to how we may achieve a system of attitudes more in harmony with the flow of Nature, and less dominated by economics and consumerism. They include author and artist Dr. Rina Swentzell from the Tewa community of Santa Clara, who will discuss the Puebloan sense of coherence; author, Dr. Enrique Lamadrid, recently retired as Chair of the Portugese- Spanish Department at UNM, and an authority on the history of the acequia system of irrigation; and surface water expert, Steve Harris, the director of Río Grande Restoration and proprietor of Far Flung Adventures. The panel will be moderated by author and radio producer, Jack Loeffler, an environmental activist involved in preservation of indigenous cultural diversity and biodiversity for over fifty years. Thinking Like a Watershed is a metaphor for helping us compre- hend the complexity of our home environment, that array of life forms contained within the geophysical cradle that relies on our atmosphere for life. It also makes us mindful of the vast interaction between the biota and all of the other elements contained within the watershed, including human consciousness. Consciousness is a commons that needs to be constantly refined, carefully tended. To that end, we are presenting a panel intended to address issues that require our conscious attention. Jack Loeffler is an independent bioregional aural-historian who records music, lore, sounds of diverse habitats, and interviews with anyone who has something interesting to say. He is deeply engaged in protection of natural habitats and rights of indigenous peoples to live peacefully in their respective homelands. Loeffler has produced series such asSouthwest Sound Collage; The Spirit of Place; Moving Waters: The Colorado River and the West; The Lore of the Land; and, with his daughter Celestia, Watersheds as Commons. He is also the author of a number of books, including Adventures with Ed: A Portrait of Ab- bey and Thinking Like a Watershed.

28 FRD I AY continued Powq aq atsi: Film Two of the Qatsi Trilogy Film by Godfrey Reggio. 9:00–11:00 p.m., immediately following “Thinking Like a Watershed” panel. Introduced with selections from the Gila Time-Lapse Film Festival. $5 suggested donation at the door. Students FREE. Light Hall, WNMU. The overall focus ofPowaqqatsi , the second film in the Qatsi Trilogy, is on indigenous peoples of the Third World—the emerging, land-based cultures of Asia, India, Africa, the Middle East and South America—and how they express themselves through work and traditions. What it has to say about these cultures is an eyeful and then some, sculpted to allow for varied interpretations. Where Koyaanisqatsi dealt with the imbalance between nature and modern society, Powaqqatsi is a celebration of the human-scale endeavor: the crafts- manship, spiritual worship, labor and creativity that defines a particular culture. It’s also about contrasting ways of life, and in part how the lure of mechaniza- tion and technology and the growth of mega-cities are having a negative effect on small-scale cultures. “Powaqqatsi” is a Hopi Indian conjunctive—the word Powaqa, which refers to a negative sor- cerer who lives at the expense of others, and Qatsi, or life. Powaqqatsi, says director Godfrey Reggio, is not a film about what should or shouldn’t be, but rather “an impression, an examination of how life is changing. . . . What we sought to cap- ture is our unanimity as a global cu lt u re.” Powaqqatsi is a record of diversity and transformation, of cultures dying and prospering, of industry for its own sake and the fruits of individual labor, presented as an integrated human symphony, with Philip Glass’ score providing the counterpart, performed with native, classical and electronic instruments.

29 Sta urday September 26 Festival Information: Silver City Visitors’ Center, 201 N. Hudson, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Flyh Fis ing Class: A Primer Field trip with Dutch Salmon, Jason Amaro and Toner Mitchell. 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Participant limit: 15. Fee: $20. Meet at the Silver City Visitors’ Center at 8:45 a.m., carpool to Bill Evans Lake, return to Silver City by 2:00 p.m. Travel time: 45 minutes each way. Join experienced fly fishing guides, Jason Amaro, Toner Mitchell and Dutch Salmon on an outing at Bill Evans Lake. Here you will learn the rudiments of fishing dry flies, wet flies, nymphs and streamers, the basic knots, and the first- step mechanics of casting a fly, and hooking and “playing” a fish . . . Last year Jason’s young son Brock, barely taller than a duck, gave us all a lesson when he caught the only fish of the day, a largemouth bass! The where-to-go and how- to of other Gila area game fish (various trout, smallmouth bass, carp, etc.) will also be reviewed. Please bring: Your fly-fishing gear (but if you don’t have any we’ll rig you up), hat, sunscreen, wading shoes, snacks, water, fishing license (available at Walmart or online at https://onlinesales.wildlife.state.nm.us/) Jason Amaro, the Sportsman Conservation Coordinator for Trout Unlimited, is a New Mexico Wildlife Federation board member and a former fishing guide for Chama Land & Cattle. Toner Mitchell is TU’s Public Lands Coordinator. Dutch Salmon, writer, Gila Con- servation Coalition co-founder and chairman, early on when they became legal, caught a Gila trout near 20" and was “hooked.” Gila Conservation Coalition Gila Conservation D utch Salmon fly fishes along the Gila River in the Mogollon Box area.

30 SATURDAY continued Kayak the Gila K ayak trip with Far Flung Adventures. 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Participant limit: 15. Fee: $85. Registration required: see page 4. We will contact participants with information on where to meet. If there is not enough water to float the Gila River, registration fees will be refunded in full. The Gila might be missing from an inventory of the world’s longest rivers, but it’s at the top of the list when it comes to rivers with heart—BIG heart. Steve Harris and Todd Schulke are two of the many river runners who drop everything to float the Gila when the water is up. To merge with the beating heart of a live river, in a region where most rivers are tamed and constrained – well, that’s what it’s all about. Unlike many Southwestern rivers, the pastoral Cliff-Gila Valley still supports healthy riparian areas, and is an easy and lovely 1.5- to 2-mile float. Join Steve and Todd for a relaxing and informative trip down the Gila. Participants should bring: hat; sunglasses with retainer strap; shorts; short- sleeved shirt; sneakers, booties or water shoes (with sandals a distant second choice); 1–2 liters of water; lunch and snacks; sunscreen; and a lightweight shelled jacket in case of inclement weather. Far Flung Adventures will provide one-person inflatable kayaks, paddles, helmets and life jackets. Although previous river experience is not necessary, all should be in good physical condition for several short carries. Steve Harris, the owner of Far Flung Adventures, has been kayaking for over 30 years. Harris is also the Executive Director of Rio Grande Restoration. Todd Schulke is one of the founders of the Center for Biological Diversity. When these two aren’t at work protecting our forests and rivers, chances are they’re running a South- western river. Denise Blake 2012 Gila River Festival Kayak Trip

31 SATURDAY continued Eb d Ab ey—A Gadfly with the Wingspan of a Buzzard Brunch with Jack Loeffler. 10:00–11:30 a.m. Vicki’s Eatery, 315 N. Texas St. (corner of Texas & Market). Participant limit: 22. Fee: $25. Registration required: see page 4. Author and philosopher Edward Abbey can rightfully be regarded as the godfather of the radical environmental movement. His friend and compañero of many years, Jack Loeffler, will discuss his friendship with Abbey and read from his book, Adventures with Ed: A Portrait of Abbey. Jack will also play ex- cerpts from a conversation with Abbey wherein Ed describes the evolution of his own thinking. Abbey was the author of twenty-one books including his classic Desert Solitaire and The Monkey Wrench Gang. Edward Abbey died on March 14, 1989 at the age of 62 years and 45 days. Included in the registration fee is a Vicki’s Eatery light brunch (eggs, pota- toes, bacon, fresh fruit, muffins, and beverages).

Jack Loefflermoved to New Mexico in 1962 from the Bay Area. In those days, he was a jazz musician lured to high desert. He took a job in Claude’s Bar in Santa Fe, where he discovered how satisfying it is to be shot at and missed. He gradually morphed into an independent bioregional aural-historian travelling throughout the Southwest and beyond, recording music, lore, sounds of diverse habitats, and interviews with anyone who had something interesting to say. By the late 1960s, he had become deeply engaged in protection of natural habitats and rights of indigenous peoples to live peacefully in their respective homelands. In the 1970s he began to produce documentary radio series, including La Música de los Viejitos, focusing on the Hispano

Don Usner folk music of the Southwest. He went on to pro- Jack Loeffler duce other series, including Southwest Sound Collage; The Spirit of Place; Moving Waters: The Colorado River and the West; The Lore of the Land; and, with his daughter Celestia, Watersheds as Commons. He is also the author of a number of books, including Adventures with Ed: A Portrait of Abbey and Thinking Like a Watershed.

32 SATURDAY continued N aqoyqatsi: Film Three of the Qatsi Trilogy Film by Godfrey Reggio. Introduced with selections from the Gila Time-Lapse Film Festival. 1:00–3:00 p.m. $5 suggested donation at the door. Students FREE. Light Hall, WNMU. More important than empires, more powerful than world religions, more decisive than great battles, more impactful than cataclysmic earth changes, Naqoyqatsi chronicles the most significant event of the last five thousand years: the transition from the natural milieu, old nature, to the “new” nature, the technological milieu. Nature has held earthly unity through the mystery of diversity. New nature achieves this unity through the awesome power of technological homo genization. Naqoyqatsi is a reflection on this singular event, where our subject is the medium itself, the wonderland of technology. The medium is our story.I n this scenario human beings do not use technology as a tool (the popular point-of- view), but rather we live technology as a way of life. Technology is the big force and, like oxygen, it is always there, a necessity that we cannot live without, and it is consuming the finite world of nature. It is in this sense that technology is Naqoyqatsi, a sanctioned aggression against the force of life itself—war life. Naqoyqatsi takes us on an epic journey into a land that is nowhere, yet ev- erywhere, where the real gives way to the virtual. As the gods of old become dethroned, a new pantheon of light appears in the integrated circuit of the computer. Its truth becomes the truth.

33 SATURDAY continued W n ilder ess Photography Studio Tour Studio tour with photographer Michael P. Berman. 1:00–4:00 p.m. Participant limit: 15. Fee: $25. Registration required: see page 4. Meet at Silver City Visitors’ Center at 12:45 p.m., carpool to the Mimbres Valley, and return to Visitors’ Center by 4:00 p.m. Travel time: 50 minutes each way. Spend an afternoon in the Mimbres Valley studio of award-winning photographer Michael P. Berman. The studio itself is a work of art, made of straw bales and built in the classic style of New Mexico colonial churches. Nestled on a mesa above Gallinas Creek, you’ll relish the inspiring, panoramic views of Cooke’s Peak and the surrounding Chihuahuan Desert. Michael Berman is known for his beautiful images of the landscape of northern Mexico and the American West, and is considered one of the early masters of black and white carbon pigment digital prints. You’ll have a chance to look at Berman’s prints, hear stories of his wilderness journeys, and learn about his studio and photography. After the tour, you may wish to visit La Esperanza Vineyard and Winery, located right next door to Berman’s studio. Michael Berman recently finished a three-year project; the resulting book of photos, Wyoming Grasslands, was just published by University of Oklahoma Press. Berman worked with the great American writer Charles Bowden on the books I nferno and Trinity, which span the desert borderlands from west Texas to Sonora, and a poetic exploration of the deep magic of America’s first wilderness,Gila: Radical Visions, The Enduring Silence. Michael P. Berman P. Michael

34 SATURDAY continued Moso n o n Puppet Parade and Street Party Puppet parade with Silver City’s Monsoon Puppet Theater, Bikeworks, and YOU! 3:00–9:30 p.m. FREE. 3:00–4:00 Face painting and mask making at Bikeworks, Bullard & College 4:00–4:15 Puppet & bike parade 4:15–7:45 Kids’ activities on Yankie St., Street Party, Live Music, Food, Beer 7:45–9:30 Gila Time-Lapse Film Fest—projections on Murray Hotel Families and friends of the Gila River are invited to join the fun! Join the zany and creative forces of the Monsoon Puppet Theater and Bike- works for a family-friendly parade, full of fun costumes, music, dance, and giant puppets! At 3:00 p.m., at Bikeworks at College and Bullard, we’ll do face painting, and mask and puppet making, with all materials provided. At 4:00 p.m., we’ll line up at Bikeworks for the parade and join the Monsoon Puppet Theater and Bikeworks for a wild and crazy parade. Show off your painted faces, puppets, and masks! The parade will end at Yankie and Bullard for more kid and family-centered fun at a street party from 4:15–9:30 p.m. Yankie Street will be closed off between Bullard and Texas, with all kinds of free and fun kids’ activities. Dance to live music by Silver City’s great musicians: No Dam Diversions, Bay- ou Seco and Friends, and the Roadrunners. Enjoy Ben’s Wood-Fired Pizza, or partake of the light refreshments provided by the Silver City Food Co-op and Gila Conservation Coalition. Little Toad Brewery and Distillery will add to the fun with their special beers, wines and other adult beverages. Gila Time-Lapse Film Festival: Larger Than Life 7:45–9:30 p.m. Wait until dark for the Gila Time-lapse Film Festival to begin. We’ll project the selected short films on the side of the Murray Hotel. Peter Bill, film professor at Western New Mexico University, choreographs the piece “Larger Than Life,” with spontaneous trumpet riffs by Danny Reyes, composer and WNMU music professor. Winners of the film fest will also be announced.

35 Sunday September 27

We Are the River; the River Is Us Meditations and Contemplations at the Gila River. 9:15 a.m.–1:00 p.m. FREE. Meet at Silver City Visitors’ Center at 9:00 a.m. to carpool to The Nature Con- servancy’s Gila Farm, OR meet at the Gila Farm at 10:00 a.m. Return to Visitors’ Center by 1:00 p.m. We close the Gila River Festival with a series of meditations and contemplations—some moving, some in stillness. Martha Everett, Becky Glenn, and Jeff Goin will, respectively, take us through short practices of Qigong, Yoga, and meditation with which we can establish a more subtle, deeper, and meaningful relationship with our natural world in general, and the Gila River in particular. No previous experience in Yoga, meditation, or Qigong is necessary. To create a sacred space, Vicki Allen will lead us in a short, meaningful ritual at the start of our session and will close it again at the end. In Vicki’s words: “Any ritual is an opportunity for transformation. To participate in ritual you must be willing to be transformed in some way. That inner willingness is what makes the ritual come alive and have power.” V icki Allen is an individual, child, and couples therapist. She is a long-time Reiki master and teaches Reiki classes, workshops, and retreats in Silver City. Martha Everettattended her first Qigong workshop in 2007. Since then, she has become certified in several Qigong movement forms, the Qigong Strength Train- ing form, and the Breath Empowerment technique. She leads three weekly Qi- gong classes at the Lotus Center, a nonprofit movement and meditation center in Silver City. For years, Becky Glenn has been teaching multiple yoga classes each week—first at Yoga Samadhi, a popular yoga studio in Atlanta, then in Silver City after moving here in 2009. She teaches four weekly vinyasa (“flow”)–style yoga classes at Lotus Center. Jeff Goinhas been teaching and leading non-denominational meditation in Silver City, on a volunteer basis, since 2008. His classes provide practical ideas and methods for improving relation- ships, overcoming anger, and dealing with stress. He presently teaches medita- Gila River. Painting by Martha Cooper. tion at the Lotus Center.

36 10% off Special discount to Gila River Festival attendees at these fine downtown restaurants: Curious Kumquat 111 E. College Ave. (at Bullard St.), 575-534-0337. Tuesday–Saturday 11 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery 200 N. Bullard St. (at Broadway), 575-956-6144. Every day 11 a.m.–11 p.m. Silver City Food Co-op Market Cafe 614 N. Bullard St. (at 7th St.), 575-956-6487. Wednesday–Sunday 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. V icki’s Eatery 315 N. Texas St. (at Market St.), 575-388-5430. Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m. & 5–8 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

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On the cover: Gila Planet by PeTER Bill In 1966, Stewart Brand, the man behind the Whole Earth Catalog, cam- paigned to force NASA to release the first images of Earth from space. He thought that photos of our blue planet could be a powerful symbol of Man’s shared destiny and inspire action to reform our society in an eco- logically and socially just way. Similarly, Gila Planet by Silver City-based artist and WNMU Professor of New Media Peter Bill challenges us by stretching the bounds of media to think in new ways about our place on our planet, and the difference each of us can make to unite around the preservation of the Gila, the last free-flowing river in New Mexico. The current effort to divert this ecological jewel is a terrific (as in terrifying) example of our society’s seeming need to exploit and use every last resource, until everything is used up.

37 F aleSTiv & Area Locations

1 Mogollon Box Day Use Area

2 Woodrow Ruin

3 TNC’s Gila Farm

4 Bill Evans Lake

5 Gila Bird Area

6 Bear Mtn., Gila National Forest

7 Silver City

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38 Downtown Silver City

1 McCray Gallery 2 Fine Arts Ctr Parking

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1 WNMU—Light Hall* 3 Vicki’s Eatery College Avenue & B Street 315 N. Texas Street *festival registration, info, t-shirts 4 Yankie & Bullard Streets WNMU—McCray Gallery W. 12th & Mississippi Streets 5 Silver City Visitors Center* 2 Bikeworks 201 N. Hudson 820 N. Bullard Street *festival information, t-shirts

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