The Gila Bird and Nature Festival is a community-based event that encourages interest in the natural and cultural assets of Silver City, Grant County and the Gila National Forest.
Sharman Apt Russell
Author of seven books, including Songs of the Fluteplayer, which won the 1992 Mountain and Plains Regional Book Award and the New Mexico Presswomen's Zia Award. Her essays have been widely anthologized, and she is featured in American Nature Writers (Scribners and Sons, 1998) as an emerging voice in nature writing. Her newest book is The Last Matriarch (UNM Press, 2000), a novel set in the Southwest 11,000 years ago.
Thursday, May 18, 2000
Welcome and registration to the festival will begin on Thursday evening, 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm at the Visitors Center, 201 N. Hudson Street in Silver City, NM. Registration will be available at this location throughout the weekend. Maps for On Your Own (OYO) hikes will also be available at the registration.
Information About Lodging & the Festival
Call the Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce
at 1-800-548-9378
Mail reservation info and checks to:
Gila Bird and Nature Festival
P.O. Box 2013
Silver City, NM 88062-2013
Return to main pageSave your place on the field trips, hikes, tours, and lectures.
Pre-register and save your place on the field trips, hikes, tours and lectures. The group sizes have been kept small to assure a positive experience. Paid reservation are recommended prior to May 5, 2000.
Mail reservation info and checks to:
Gila Bird and Nature Festival
PO Box 2013
Silver City, NM 88062-2013
Fees
The cost equals the daily fee times the number of people attending. The fees for the days of the festival are:
| Friday, May 19 | $10 |
| Saturday, May 20 | $10 |
| Banquet, May 20 | $15 |
| Sunday, May 21 | $ 5 |
| 3-day pass/banquet | $35 |
| Student pass w/ID | $15 |
(Check back for YEAR 2001 update!)