Valles Caldera: A New Vision for New Mexico's National Preserve

By William deBuys and Don J. Usner

Book Overview

About 1.25 million years ago, a spectacular volcanic eruption created the 13-mile wide circular depression now known as the Valles Caldera, located in northern New Mexico. This revised & expanded edition marks the twentieth anniversary of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act, a visionary piece of legislation that transferred to the public domain a privately owned ranch (signed in 2000 by President Bill Clinton). The preserve was assigned to a board of citizens appointed by the president to manage it as a self-sustaining preserve. The experiment in semi-private land management ended in 2014 as the Valles Caldera was legislatively reassigned to the National Park Service.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890136572
• ISBN13: 9780890136577
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.6" x 11.2"