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Category: Legal Decisions

Fast Approval for Eagle Hunt at the Valles Caldera

October 23, 2023

Caldera Action learned that the Valles Caldera will allow people from Jemez Pueblo to hunt or trap an eagle this fall inside the Valles Caldera National Preserve.  Either a bald …

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Jemez Pueblo Lawsuit and Other News

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023

Court Gives Mixed Ruling on Jemez Pueblo Efforts to Acquire VCNP Land The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Jemez Pueblo may “use, occupy, and possess” the Banco …

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Beautiful Written Orders Require Park Service Communications with Us!

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

  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 …

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Clean Water at the Caldera?

December 16, 2022

The creeks of the Jemez Mountains are some of the most important and sought-after waters in northern New Mexico. The Jemez River flows from the Valles Caldera to the lowlands …

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Why the Slow Motion Management at the Valles Caldera?

May 28, 2022

Why Does So Little Management Get Done at the Valles Caldera? Caldera Action has long been frustrated by the lack of action by the National Park Service on many fronts …

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Court Hearing for Valles Caldera and Jemez Pueblo

May 28, 2022

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals sent a three-judge panel to Albuquerque on May 20th to hear Jemez Pueblo’s latest appeal to be granted title to some, or all of …

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Trespass Cattle Problem Worse in 2020 at Valles Caldera

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

    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 …

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Court Rules Against Jemez Pueblo in Suit to Own VCNP

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

   The Valles Caldera National Preserve protects most of the center of the Jemez Volcano in the middle of northern New Mexico. The Preserve is surrounded by nine nearby Pueblos. …

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