Gila Chapter
Officers, Activities and Events
Last update: 25 June 2008
Mentzelia multifora photographed by Bob Sivinski in the Peloncillo Mts. - Sept. 2003
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Gila Chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico
Chapter Officers
Office |
Name |
Phone Number |
E-mail Address |
| President |
Angela Flanders |
575 534-9355 |
flanders@gilanet.com |
| Vice President and Program Chair |
Elroy Limmer |
575 538-5513 |
elroy.limmer@gmail.com |
| Treasurer |
LaVada Montgomery |
575 534-4246 |
lavada@signalpeak.net |
| Secretary |
Joan Limmer |
575 538-5513 |
elroy.limmer@gmail.com |
| Membership |
Martha Carter |
575 388-9221 |
jmcarter@zianet.com |
| Investments |
Bill Baldwin |
575 388-8771 |
n/a |
| Field Trip Chair |
Deming Gustafson |
575 388-5192 |
demgus@msn.com |
| Education Committee Chair
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| Conservation Chair |
Connie Adler |
575 534-4458 |
cadler33@mac.com |
| Social Chair |
Henri Hovarter |
575 534-9562 |
billandhenri@aznex.net |
Sales Chair |
Sharleen Daugherty |
575 534-1021 |
1d.daugherty@gmail.com |
Publicity |
Phoebe Lawrence |
575 534-0180 |
billandphoebe@yahoo.com |
| Chapter Representative |
Charles Holmes |
575 388-1371 |
iskander321@hotmail.com |
All programs and hikes are free and open to the public. Meetings are third Fridays at 7 pm at WNMU's Harlan Hall, with refreshments
following the program. Hikers meet at 8 am in south parking lot of WNMU Fine Arts Theatre the morning of the hike to arrange carpooling.
Participants must sign a release-of-liability form at that time, and will receive a list of native plants in the hiking area For more
information, call Deming Gustafson, 575-388-5192. For hikes, bring water, food, hat, sunscreen, hiking shoes.
Scheduled Events
July 20 walk - Hike up Railroad Canyon, roughly 8 miles east of San Lorenzo on Hwy. 152. (The left turn to parking is abrupt, but is well marked by a big sign.) This hike will give us a midsummer insight into the flora of the Black Range, as well as a cooler environment. Expect to see higher-altitude species as well as riparian species of plants. The hike is rated as moderate, with some stream crossing.
August 17 walk - Hike to the hills above the Gila Bird Area. Travel northwest on Hwy. 180 about 25 miles, taking the turnoff (left) to Bill Evans Lake. The Gila Riparian Zone will demand some stops along the way to Pancho Canyon, the actual arroyo ascent into the hills above the river. If the forecast for a good monsoon in the area pans out, this could be one of the more unusual areas of discovery. The hike is rated as easy.
September 19 talk - "A Beginner's Guide to Ferns in the Gila Wilderness" by Dr. Russ Kleinman. Kleinman is a local surgeon as well as an accomplished botanist with a contagious enthusiasm for plants, and a special passion for ferns. In recent years he has studied the flora of the Burro Mountains, put together an outstanding website featuring our local flora (www.gilaflora.com), and co-led a workshop on the Asteraceae.
September 21 walk - A hike to Spirit Canyon will wrap up the season's field trips. Travel north on Hwy. 35 that runs through Mimbres. Parking is a couple miles northwest of the Continental Divide and not well marked, on the left (south) side of the highway. In addition to late-summer plants and foliage, this hike offers an extra: prehistoric pictographs will be seen on canyon walls not far up from the parking area. The hike is rated easy to moderate, with arroyo-bottom negotiations subject to seasonal changes.
