VallesCaldera.com - The independent news source about the Valles Caldera » National Press Coverage 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 Historic Jemez Bath House reminds folks that Jemez Springs town plaza is only place to legally swim and fish in Jemez River; Fire turns Rio Grande into black, ashy mess http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3833 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3833#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:53:23 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3833 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3833/feed 0 Las Conchas Fire exceeds 150,000 acres; Groups demand indefinite closure of burned area to vehicles and cross-country travel; Prisoners helped battle blaze http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3776 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3776#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:51:33 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3776 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3776/feed 0 Bandelier Visitor Center “looks like a fortress” with sandbags; Fire continues heading down Peralta Ridge; Valle Grande Staging Area reopens http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3762 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3762#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:04:52 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3762 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3762/feed 0 Firefighters prevent blaze from overtaking Chicoma Peak and Peralta Ridge http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3703 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3703#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:55:11 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3703 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3703/feed 0 New West: “New Future for Valles Caldera Depends on Action by a New Congress” http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3135 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3135#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:55:29 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3135 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3135/feed 0 Caldera legislation fades away as national political realities overcome broad, bipartisan, local support for Park Service leadership at VCNP; Bingaman’s office asserts he will try to secure passage next year http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3096 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3096#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:23:43 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3096 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3096/feed 0 Reid introduces “America’s Great Outdoors Act of 2010,” featuring Valles Caldera legislation http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3087 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3087#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:51:21 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3087 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3087/feed 0 Reid threatens to keep Senate in session into the new year to approve his legislative priorities, giving Caldera bill a possible extra three weeks to pass http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3079 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3079#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:01:29 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3079 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3079/feed 0 “Full court press” on in D.C. to pass omnibus bill with Caldera legislation; Dem. senator asserts bill has “good chance” of passage, other lawmakers not so sure http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3054 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3054#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:58:56 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3054 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3054/feed 0 Outlook “dim” for omnibus bill containing Caldera legislation as “clock ticks” on lame-duck session http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3040 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3040#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:14:18 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3040 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3040/feed 0 Bingaman plans push for passage of Caldera legislation as part of omnibus lands bill during lame-duck session, but obstacles abound http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3029 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3029#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:15:25 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3029 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3029/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 Preserve unveils new segment of its web site devoted to ten-year forest restoration and management strategy http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2926 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2926#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:45 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2926 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2926/feed 0 U.S. Senate’s Valles Caldera legislation an “obvious candidate” for inclusion in omnibus lands bill http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2869 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2869#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:53:36 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2869 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2869/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