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2011

Valles Caldera Trust - 2011 Report to Congress - October 2011

New appointment to VCNP Board - Nov 11, 2011

VCNP Economic Report  Analysis for transferring the VCNP to direct federal agency management- October 2011

Update on Dec 2009 NPS Reconnaissance Report,

Economic Benefits of National Park Service Management at Valles Caldera National Preserve, Oct. 20, 2011

VCNP Economic Study - October 20, 2011

2011 Annual Livestock Operating Plan - May 23, 2011

2010

S. 3452-to designate the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a unit of the National Park System - August 2010

Testimony of Caldera Action on S.3452 before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee - June 24, 2010

Caldera Action Applauds New Legislation from Senators Bingaman and Udall that would Transfer the Valles Caldera Management to the National Park Service. May 2010

Los Alamos County Council  endorse NPS management of VCNP April 6, 2010
Comparing the VCNP trust with the National Park Service  January 4, 2010

 

2009

New National Park Service Letter and Study Supports Transfer of VCNP to the NPS. December 15, 2009
Caldera Action - Letter to Congress - December 15, 2009

National Park Service offers best future for Valles Caldera - October 10, 2009

GAO Historic report on VCNP will Spur Congressional Action - October, 2009

Analysis of the 2007 Public Meetings Regarding Use of the Valles Caldera National Preserve - October 1, 2009

Access Issues at the Valles Caldera -July 18, 2009

NM Senators Call for National Park Service Study of VCNP! June 25, 2009

The New Mexico Native Plant Society Rebellion - June 8, 2009

Caldera Action Press Release - April,8 2009

Valles Caldera Trust wrangles with business of land management -  April 5, 2009

FONSI Alert V2.1 2 - Mar 18, 2009

Review of Musy-Forage Draft FONSI and Summary Response to Comments- Mar 10, 2009 -Caldera Action comments

Caldera Action summary of proposed legislation for the VCNP - February 17, 2009

Senate Joint Memorial Bill 49 - Feb 16 2009

N.M. State Senator Tim Eichenberg (D-Bernalillo) introduced "Requesting that Congress be urged to hold hearings on a new management system for the Valles Caldera National Preserve"

Environmental Assessment for Multiple Use and Sustained Yield of Forage - Feb 10, 2009 - Caldera Action comments

Needed: New Partners To Help Valles Caldera - Jan 24, 2009

Valles Caldera Will Fail Without A Different Approach - Jan 11, 2009

Preserve Invites Comments on Grazing Plans - Jan 8, 2009

 

2008

Bratcher Named Preserve Director - Dec. 16, 2008

Udall Expresses Concerns About Elk Hunting Proposal - Nov. 1, 2008

Time to be honest about Valle Caldera’s Real Needs - Nov. 1, 2008

Feds back transportation plan for Caldera - Oct., 10, 2008

Caldera Trust Puts Faith in Business Plan - June 13, 2008

Feds Back Transportation Plan for Caldera - Los Alamos Monitor (10-08)

Caldera Trust Puts Faith in Business Plan - Los Alamos Monitor (6-08)

Jeff Cross Executive Director Resigns - Press Release (5-08)

Preserve Expands Grazing Program - Los Alamos Monitor (4-08)  Caldera Action Response

Analysis: Valles Caldera livestock plan draws fire (4-08)

Caldera Faces Staff Cuts  Los Alamos Monitor (4-08)

A Cattle-Free Valles Caldera? ABQ Journal (2-08)

Valles Caldera Trust Publishes 2007 Report to Congress Press Release (1-08)

Snowmobiles on the VCNP? - (1-08) Caldera Action Response

Valles Caldera Trust 2007 Report to Congress PDF (1-08)

 

2007

CALDERA ACTION LEADS EFFORTS TO INCREASE PROTECTION AND PUBLIC ACCESS ON THE VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE, (12-07)

 

2006

VCC Press Release [Valles Caldera Experiment at a Crossroads] (12-5-06)

Valles Caldera Hires Director from Grand Canyon, Raises Hopes, Rio Grande Sierran, April, 2006

VCT Moving Offices to Jemez Springs, VCT NEWS RELEASE - March 30, 2006

Caldera Names New Director, Darryl Newman, Los Alamos Monitor, Sunday, March 26, 2006

Interview with Marty Peale, Valles Caldera Coalition Coordinator, Kay Matthews and Mark Schiller, La Jicarita News Volume XI • February 2006 • Number 2

Can Science-Based Resource Management Work? Lessons from New Mexico's Valles Caldera National Preserve, Mari N. Jensen, The University of Arizona (uanews.org), February 17, 2006

Till the Cows Come Home, Laura Paskus, The Santa Fe Reporter, January 11, 2006

Domenici Praises Appointment of Bill Keleher to Valles Caldera Trust, Matt Letourneau, Deputy Press Secretary, U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM)

 

2005

Caldera Trust Opts for Steers, Roger Snodgrass, Los Alamos Monitor Monday, December 19, 2005 © 2003 Los Alamos Monitor

Valles Caldera: Struggling to Preserve, Staci Matlock, Santa Fe New Mexican, December 11, 2005

Trouble on the Valles Caldera, Laura Paskus, High Country News, November 28, 2005

Preserve Lacks Clear Vision, Albuquerque Journal November 20, 2005

Trust postpones Valles Caldera grazing decision, Los Alamos Monitor November 18, 2005

Valles Caldera National Preserve Board; Plan for More Cattle First, Rio Grande Sierran, September/October 2005

Valles Caldera Trust names interim director, Arol A. Clark, Los Alamos Monitor, Wednesday, September 21, 2005 © 2003 Los Alamos Monitor

Hikers, Picnicers, Skiers Rejoice: Bandelier Opens New Lands, Staci Matlock, The Santa Fe New Mexican. Santa Fe, N.M.: September 8, 2005. pg. D.1

Valles Caldera Board Meets Resistance, Andy Lenderman, The Santa Fe New Mexican. Santa Fe, N.M.: September 7, 2005. pg. C.1

Public awakens board to grazing dispute, Roger Snodgrass, Los Alamos Monitor, Wednesday, September 6, 2005 © 2003 Los Alamos Monitor

Caldera Set to Change Grazing Plan, Adam Rankin, Albuquerque Journal North, Saturday, August 13, 2005 © 2005 Albuquerque Journal

Volunteer Opportunities, August 2005

Managers Welcome Fire in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, Audubon New Mexico Newsletter Summer 2005

Valles Caldera Poised to Integrate Program and Resource Planning, Rio Grande Sierran, July/August 2005.

President Bush Appoints New Valles Caldera Trust Board Members, Valles Caldera Trust Press Release, April 4, 2005

Valles Caldera National Preserve, Joshua Zaffos, April 2005, Red Lodge Clearinghouse

Valles Caldera Trust Launches Planning for Livestock, Elk, Huts, Rio Grande Sierran, January/February 2005.

 

2004

News from the VCT, December 15, 2004

Ray Powell Selected as New Executive Director, Valles Caldera Trust Press Release, September 17, 2004

Ice Age Era Core Sample Will Tell the Story of the Valles Caldera -- When It Was Once a Lake, VCNP Press Release, May 12, 2004

Solitude-Valles Caldera Opens for Second Season of Cross-country Skiing, Snowshoeing, by Ben Delaney, January 15, 2004

 

2003

Day Hikes: The High Forests and Rivers in the Jemez offer a Cool, Wet Hiking Route, by Wes Smalling, Santa Fe New Mexican, July 3, 2003

A Walk in the Park, Wes Smalling, Santa Fe New Mexican, June 26, 2003

Taming the West Government Executive Magazine, January 1, 2003.

 

2002

Valles Caldera story on "Living on Earth", National Public Radio program, November 15, 2002.

Valles Caldera experiment is working, by Coalition Coordinator Ernie Atencio, op-ed column, Los Alamos Monitor, September 29,2002.

In New Mexico, a Land Management 'Experiment': At Valles Caldera National Preserve, Locals Dictate Property Uses, National Public Radio Morning Edition program, September 23, 2002.

Millions for Valles Caldera National Preserve Hang in the Balance, Coalition press release, September 9, 2002.

Valles Trust is living up to its name, by Coalition Coordinator Ernie Atencio, op-ed column, The Santa Fe New Mexican, July 28, 2002.

Letter to the Editor, by Coalition Coordinator Ernie Atencio, to The Santa Fe New Mexican, June 25, 2002.

Jemez Area Residents Association survey of local concerns regarding the Valles Caldera National Preserve, Summer 2002.

Valles Caldera Experiment, Albuquerque Journal North, June 16, 2002.

Groups promise fight over power plant, The Santa Fe New Mexican, April 24, 2002.

Charter forests and the Valles Caldera don't mix, by Coalition member Sara Scott, letter to High Country News, April 15, 2002.

Some "Analysis Paralysis" Begins at Home, by Coalition member Jim Bailey, March 24, 2002.

Working Toward 89,000 Acres of Common Ground on the Valles Caldera, by former VCC Coordinator Ernie Atencio, La Jicarita News article, March 2002.

 

2001

Cooperating on the Valles Caldera, High Country News article, December 3, 2001.

Can the Valles Caldera National Preserve be Self-Sufficient While Preserving Ecological Sustainability? by College of Santa Fe G. Hopper, J. McKeown, and D. Steinberg, December 2001.

Monitoring of [Elk Impacts on] Vegetative Resources on the Valles Caldera National Preserve (110101), by Coalition member Tom Jervis, November 1, 2001.

Adaptive Management: Science or Cop Out? by Coalition member Jim Bailey, October 5, 2001.

Valles Caldera Coalition letter to the new Valles Caldera board of Trustees, January 9. 2001.

Will hunters + hikers + ranchers = balanced books for preserve?, Greenwire, undated