At Caldera Action we want to know what you think about access to your Valles Caldera National Preserve. Are you happy with your ability to visit the Preserve? We want…
March News from the Valles Caldera
NPS Buys Jemez Springs Office Building The National Park Service now owns the Jemez Springs Headquarters building that the Valles Caldera Trust rented from the Brothers of the Paraclete, an…
Our Comments on the Interim Planning for the Valle Grande District
Comments from Caldera Action on Valles Caldera Proposes Interim Infrastructure Improvements to the Valle Grande District Caldera Action is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with interest in National Park Service lands…
Our Vision for the Valles Caldera, 2022 and Going Forward
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…
Access Questions and Work on Cattle Trespass Continue this Winter
Caldera Action continues to advocate for public access to our National Preserve. As public land, the Preserve is open to the public with some minor limitations. We can only…
News Update, Caldera Action
It’s been a wet monsoon season at the Valles Caldera. One day in middle July, the Valle Grande got 1.6 inches of rain in one afternoon (much to the dismay…
July Happenings
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…
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…
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…