Light Art Space is pleased to present the book launch of Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch, by local writer A.T. Cole. (University of Arizona Press).

The event takes place this Sunday February 18th from 1 – 3 pm at Light Art Space in downtown Silver City. (209 West Broadway, across from the Murray Hotel)

A.T will read passages from the book and answer questions. Signed books will be available for purchase.

As a special treat, local artist David Wait, will present woodcut prints that appear in the book, along with original wood cut blocks. Prints will be available for purchase.

Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch tells the story of a decades-long habitat restoration project in southwestern New Mexico. A. Thomas Cole explains what inspired him and his wife, Lucinda, to turn their retirement into years dedicated to hard work and renewal. The book shares the past and present history of a very special ranch south of Silver City, which is home to a rare type of regional wetland, a fragile desert grassland ecosystem, archaeological sites, and a critical wildlife corridor in a drought-stricken landscape.

“A. T. Cole is as great a writer as he is a practitioner of stewarding rangelands and their community. In a region currently being devastated by drought, wildfires, and political divisiveness, Tom is not restoring valuable relationships but re-storying the way we relate to the land. Bravo!”—Gary Paul Nabhan, co-author of Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals

Light Art Space

Gallery Hours Thursday – Saturday 11 am– 5 pm, Sunday 10 am– 2 pm, First Fridays 11 am – 7 pm, and by appointment.