Caldera Action continues to advocate for public access to our National Preserve. As public land, the Preserve is open to the public with some minor limitations. We can only …
News Update, Caldera Action
It’s been a wet monsoon season at the Valles Caldera. One day in middle July, the Valle Grande got 1.6 inches of rain in one afternoon (much to the dismay …
July Happenings
Big Numbers of Visitors Across the West, record numbers of people are visiting public lands. The big national parks like Zion and Yellowstone are seeing unprecedented numbers of people, with …
News from All Over the Jemez
Cochiti Pueblo Closes Jemez Roads Cochiti Pueblo has closed three roads leading into the Jemez Mountains near Cochiti Pueblo. Forest Road 289, the Dome Road, which passes through Bandelier National …
Trespass Cattle Problem Worse in 2020 at Valles Caldera
The Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains is one of America’s newest national park units. Managed by the National Park Service since 2015, the VCNP is meant …
Trespass Cattle Mar the Valles Caldera
People ask us about cattle they see grazing in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Are they allowed there? Yes and mostly No. When Congress transferred the Valles Caldera …