NEWS
Valles Caldera management transfer proposed
New Mexico’s U.S. Senate delegation has introduced a measure long sought by sportsmen - the transfer of Valles Caldera National Preserve to another land management agency. Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall are calling for the National Park Service to assume the management at Valles Caldera. Their bill specifically calls for hunting and fishing to continue, along with grazing.
“It is my strong belief,” Bingaman said in a statement, “that transferring management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve to the National Park Service will be the best way to ensure the protection and enjoyment of the Preserve over the long term. I urge my colleagues to support the bill as it is considered in the Senate.”
The bill’s first stop is the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which Bingaman chairs.
Click here to read the Valles Caldera bill.
Click here to read Sen. Bingaman’s statement.
Click here to read the Journal North story on the bill (you may have to watch a short advertisement first.)