Valles Caldera
Author | : WILLIAM. DEBUYS |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2020-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 0890136572 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780890136577 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.