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 …