The National Park Service at the Valles Caldera National Preserve has released their long-awaited General Management Plan for the Preserve. If you are interested in the future of this landscape,…
Congress Joins Attack on National Park Service
Happy summer to everyone. Please take time to visit the Valles Caldera before the season changes. Not only are there large groups of elk grazing the Valle Grande, but the…
Interior Secretary Burgum Plans to Close or Transfer VCNP
Early summer finds a dark cloud hanging over the Valles Caldera National Preserve and Bandelier National Monument. The Trump regime continues to push budget and staff cuts for the…
Science in the Jemez at Risk, Please Help
The Jemez Mountains are the most studied mountain range in the West according to those who established an extensive complex of scientific studies in both Bandelier National Monument and the…
Hiring Freeze and Fire, Good Work at the Caldera and Drought
The Valles Caldera is experiencing exceptional drought this winter. According to NOAA, most of northern New Mexico is “abnormally dry”. We have about a third of our normal moisture for…
Park Funding in Question, Department of Wildlife?
Caldera Action has been focused on-the-ground management of the Valles Caldera for years and we continue to monitor local actions that could threaten the quality of the environment at the…
Valles Caldera to Have Entrance Fees
The National Park Service at Valles Caldera announced that they will start charging entrance fees beginning New Year’s Day. The fees are like those charged at Bandelier National Monument for…
We’re Making Progress on the Trespass Cattle Front
Good Progress Removing Trespass Cattle from Preserve this Summer Snow in the Valle San Antonio indicates the end of the subsidized cattle grazing program on nearby national forest lands for…
Jemez Pueblo Lawsuit Settled
You may recall that Jemez Pueblo sued the US Government to gain ownership of the Valles Caldera in 2012. The Pueblo claimed that they had been the exclusive users of…
Valles Caldera Proposes Entrance Fees for January 2025
The National Park Service at the Valles Caldera proposes charging entrance fees to the Caldera starting in January 2025. You can comment on their proposed fees by clicking here. The…