Our volunteer activities in the Gila Wilderness include trail maintenance, solitude monitoring, invasive species eradication, campground clean-up, and visitor education. Most of our members, staff and volunteers live here in the heart of the gila, so we care about our public lands. These wild places are our backyards. And yours too, so come visit and check out all the Gila National Forest and Gila Wilderness has to offer.
Butterfly Way Project
The purpose of this restoration effort is to restore native flowering plants, increase diversity and improve the habitat for the benefit of butterflies, birds and a myriad of insects, in the riparian corridor of the Gila River. The project is being implemented at The Nature Conservancy’s Gila River Farm in Cliff, NM. Your contribution will help us to restore this critical habitat. Heart of the Gila also maintains an in-town pollinator garden focused on the nectaring needs of migrating Monarch Butterflies.
In memory of Ella Jaz, Ella Sala, and Michael Mahl , we are motivated to create lasting beauty.