VallesCaldera.com - The independent news source about the Valles Caldera » Grazing http://VallesCaldera.com Featuring visitor's guide, maps, 360° panoramas, vistas from air & space, books, movies, and information about the Caldera's geology, wildlife, and history. Located in the Jemez Mountains of Northern New Mexico, the "Yellowstone of the Southwest" features the Valle Grande, Redondo Peak (elev. 11,254), the East Fork of the Jemez River, the San Antonio River, hot springs, thousands of elk, hunting, fishing, and hundreds of square miles of stunning natural beauty a mile and a half high. Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:34:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Exclusive podcast interview with chief scientist of Caldera: Intense burn areas won’t recover for 100-150 years; Many birds and tree squirrels did not survive; Wet winter not expected; Fires in Jemez often occurred historically in consecutive years http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3790 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3790#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:09:29 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3790 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3790/feed 0 Caldera Board of Trustees publicly rebuked by its own executive director for endorsing Park Service control of Valles Caldera National Preserve http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3313 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3313#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 20:06:42 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3313 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3313/feed 0 New Mexican letter: “Far-sighted senators” support Caldera legislation http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3264 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3264#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:52:21 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3264 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3264/feed 0 Renewed fight for NM’s scenic crown jewel erupts on Capitol Hill: Bingaman and Udall reintroduce legislation to bring Valles Caldera into Park Service as Coburn submits bill to strip all appropriations for Caldera http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3218 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3218#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:22:53 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3218 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3218/feed 0 National Parks Magazine deems possibility of transferring Caldera to Park Service a “golden opportunity” http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2959 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2959#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:08:46 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2959 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2959/feed 0 N.M. 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Bill Richardson writes that transferring Valles Caldera to National Park Service is “the right thing to do” http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2606 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2606#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:00:14 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2606 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2606/feed 0 Founding chairman of Valles Caldera Trust calls for it to be abolished http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2588 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2588#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:00:35 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2588 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2588/feed 0 Former Park Service director clashes with recent Preserve cattle grazer in opposing editorials debating Valles Caldera legislation http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2576 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2576#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:00:26 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2576 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2576/feed 0 Udall discusses Valles Caldera legislation in press conference: Park Service would give the “maximum experience” to visitors while preserving land’s natural and cultural resources http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2572 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2572#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:00:45 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2572 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2572/feed 0 Journal North editorial board: “Turning the preserve over to the Park Service is the right idea, and Congress should get behind the bill” http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2552 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2552#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:44 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2552 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2552/feed 0 U.S. SENATORS BINGAMAN AND UDALL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO TRANSFER VALLES CALDERA TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IN HISTORIC ACTION http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2509 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2509#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 17:19:05 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2509 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2509/feed 0 News briefs from a mile and a half high http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2473 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2473#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 02:10:02 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2473 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2473/feed 0 Rancher defends Trust management in Journal North op-ed http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2440 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2440#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:31:28 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2440 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2440/feed 0 “GAO report: Valles Caldera Trust lacks solid plan,” says Santa Fe New Mexican http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/1994 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/1994#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:30:26 +0000 admin http://vallescaldera.com/?p=1994 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/1994/feed 0 “Trust lags in effort to become self-sustaining; Congressional attention is needed,” according to Los Alamos Monitor http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/1986 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/1986#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:05:09 +0000 admin http://vallescaldera.com/?p=1986 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/1986/feed 0