Gila Trees

Large landscape with pine trees and a river in the center.

Gila Trees

We have been involved in biodiversity work in the Gila Region in Southwest New Mexico. This has led to studying the vegetation of the Gila River from the Gila Wilderness, in the Gila National Forest, to downstream near the New Mexico/Arizona border below Red Rocks, NM.

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The riparian fieldwork led to writing about trees of the region and publishing a symposium paper call Trees of the Gila Forest Region (.pdf). We have now signed a contract with the University of New Mexico Press for a forthcoming book to be titled: Trees of Gila Forest of New Mexico.

A person using measuring tape around a large tree.

Measuring the circumference of an Arizona sycamore (Platanus arizonica) along the Gila River in Southwest New Mexico.

Landscape of pine trees on a hill during the day.

Ponderosa Pine trees (Pinus ponderosa) after a fire near Sapillo Group Campground in the Gila National Forest.