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…
Caldera Action Joins Cattle Trespass Lawsuit
Santa Fe National Forest faces lawsuit for allowing trespass livestock into Valles Caldera National Preserve Lawsuit follows years of inaction by the Forest Service to prevent livestock from illegally entering…
Park Service Faces New Budget Cuts
Once again, Congress is going after trivial parts of the federal budget as part of the process of averting a government shutdown. Sometimes Congress targets the National Park Service budget,…
Eagle Hunt in Valles Caldera Raises National Issues
In an unusual chain of events, the Pueblo of Jemez, was granted a permit to kill one eagle on the Valles Caldera National Preserve, by the Director of the National…
Cattle Trespass in Valles Caldera – Groups Express Frustration with Agencies
This is a press release regarding the illegal cattle grazing in the Valles Caldera. https://westernwatersheds.org/2023/11/monitoring-reveals-hundreds-of-livestock-trespassing-in-valles-caldera-national-preserve/ For Immediate Release: November 16, 2023 Media Contacts: Madeleine Carey, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 417-5893, mcarey@wildearthguardians.org…
Government Shutdown in the Jemez
The National Park sites in the Jemez Mountains may close during a possible government shutdown starting this Sunday (October 1). A group of extreme-right congresspersons has refused to allow any…
Important NPS Public Meetings Coming Up
NPS Announces General Management Plan Public Meetings The National Park Service at the Valles Caldera rolls out their all-important General Management Plan this spring. The document will lay the…
Beautiful Written Orders Require Park Service Communications with Us!
Many New Mexicans made a big political push to have the Valles Caldera National Preserve placed under the National Park Service. We did that because the NPS has a…