Big Numbers of Visitors Across the West, record numbers of people are visiting public lands. The big national parks like Zion and Yellowstone are seeing unprecedented numbers of people, with…
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…
Celebrating 20 Years of the Valles Caldera National Preserve
The Valles Caldera National Preserve has been public land for 20 years this summer. In difficult times like these, with a pandemic and an economic downturn, we can really…
Trump administration Mandates Electric Bikes in the Valles Caldera and Elsewhere
The Trump administration has pressured local national park managers to open trails on NPS lands to electric bicycles. The Valles Caldera staff has joined other parks in submitting to…
Bandelier National Park?
2/1/20 Senator Martin Heinrich has rolled out a long planned proposal to upgrade Bandelier National Monument to national park status. His idea centers on increasing tourism in northern New Mexico…