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…
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…
Election a Potential Disaster for the National Parks
The November 5 election was a disaster for public lands and conservation. Clearly the American voters were focused on widespread economic insecurity and voted their pocketbooks. Other issues like climate…
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…
Fast Approval for Eagle Hunt at the Valles Caldera
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…
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…
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…