The Valles Caldera National Preserve joined the national park system for good reason. Beautiful and awe inspiring, this unique landscape is valuable for all Americans, especially New Mexicans. The …
April News from Caldera Action
Zone Planning Meetings for the Valles Caldera Announced The managers at the Valles Caldera National Preserve announce two virtual hearings for the “Zone” planning process at the Preserve. They have …
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 …
Court Rules Against Jemez Pueblo in Suit to Own VCNP
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. …