VallesCaldera.com - The independent news source about the Valles Caldera 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 Journal examines why Jemez forests are so dense with fuel http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3911 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3911#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:29:30 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3911 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3911/feed 0 Climate Prediction Center forecasts upcoming winter to yield average to dry moisture http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3903 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3903#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:33:34 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3903 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3903/feed 0 Weekend’s black, ashy flow in Rio San Antonio caused by four flash floods from Indios Canyon; East Fork darkened by ash from Jaramillo Creek http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3899 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3899#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:17:01 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3899 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3899/feed 0 Blackened San Antonio River “smells like ash;” East Fork also turns dark; Fire now 100% contained http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3873 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3873#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:08:38 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3873 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3873/feed 0 Learn how to help the forest heal: Santa Fe National Forest to host fire project meetings Tues. and Wed. in Santa Fe and Los Alamos http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3886 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3886#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:04:15 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3886 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3886/feed 0 Forest to partially reopen despite “some potential” for fires; Jemez “hasn’t received the rainfall that we’ve needed” for a full opening http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3865 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3865#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:21:00 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3865 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3865/feed 0 Most non-burned portions of Jemez Mountains to reopen Saturday under stage-1 fire restrictions http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3853 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3853#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:32:33 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3853 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3853/feed 0 Las Conchas Fire nearly contained; Road to Pajarito Mountain reopens http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3838 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3838#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:19:17 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3838 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3838/feed 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 85% of Las Conchas Fire now contained; smoldering blaze dampened by moisture, causing flash flood threat http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3824 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3824#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:42:57 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3824 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3824/feed 0 Emergency response team releases burn severity map http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3814 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3814#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:49:09 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3814 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3814/feed 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 Jemez residents smoked out by battle to secure southwest front of fire http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3785 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3785#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:37:24 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3785 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3785/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