By STACI MATLOCK A new version of a popular map showing the geologic history of the Valles Caldera is now available at locally owned bookstores and angling shops in Santa Fe, Taos and Los Alamos.

By RAAM WONG Journal Staff Writer A local environmental group is pitching a novel idea for Valles Caldera National Preserve's 2008 cattle operation -- get rid of the cattle.

An environmental group says it's willing to pay the Valles Caldera National Preserve $35,000 not to allow grazing there this summer.

By Staci Matlock, The Santa Fe New Mexican Feb. 5--Zero funding for the Valles Caldera National Preserve. No greenbacks for water projects proposed in Navajo country, renovating acequia irrigation systems or studying water resources in the Rio Grande Basin.

By RAAM WONG Journal Staff Writer Eight years after the federal government acquired the Valles Caldera National Preserve, the final purchase price is still unclear.