The Gila Wilderness Celebrates Its Centennial!
It was 100 years ago this June that the Gila Wilderness was set aside as the first nationally designated wilderness in the United States. On June 3, 1924, due to the tireless efforts of the great conservation pioneer Aldo Leopold, 559,688 acres of pristine, unspoiled land was preserved into what is now the largest wilderness […]
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