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…
Valles Caldera Needs Your Comments by June 9
Every national park or preserve must have a management blueprint for its staff to follow. Managers at the Valles Caldera National Preserve are at last creating the “General Management Plan”…
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…
Jemez Pueblo Lawsuit and Other News
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…
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…
New Fishing Fees and Possible Wild and Scenic Designations at Caldera
New Fishing Fees Raise Costs at Caldera The Valles Caldera managers plans to start charging for fishing permits at the Valles Caldera. The fee would be ($10 for youth 12-17)…
Caldera Action Concerned about new permit system at Valles Caldera
Caldera Action’s Board of Directors sent the following message to the Valles Caldera Management on February 3, 2023. Please send your own comments to David_Krueger@nps.gov NPS Managers: We received the…
Public Access to Valles Caldera: From Bad to Much Worse
Today we are offering a guest perspective on management issues at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The author’s views are not unique to her as many people share her concerns.…
Clean Water at the Caldera?
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…
Caldera Action Joins Legal Move Against Valles Caldera Management
As you may have seen in the extensive news coverage over the last few days, Caldera Action has joined two other environmental groups and issued a Notice of Intent to Sue the…