FINAL REPORT PERSPECTIVES ON MANAGING MULTI-CULTURAL LANDSCAPES: USE, ACCESS, AND FIRE/FUELS MANAGEMENT ATTITUDES AND PREFERENCES OF USER GROUPS CONCERNING THE VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE (VCNP) AND ADJACENT AREAS PREPARED BY: KURT F. ANSCHUETZ, PH.D. CONSULTING ANTHROPOLOGIST/ARCHEOLOGIST 6228 CALLE PINON NW ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87114 TELEPHONE: 505-294-9709 or 505-681-6933
[email protected] WITH A FOREWORD BY CAROL B. RAISH, PH.D. RESEARCH SOCIAL SCIENTIST (RETIRED) USDA FOREST SERVICE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION ALBUQUERQUE, NM PREPARED FOR: USDA FOREST SERVICE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION FORT COLLINS, CO AND VALLES CALDERA TRUST VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE JEMEZ SPRINGS, NM USDA FOREST SERVICE JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT NUMBER: 07-JV-11221602 COOPERATOR AGREEMENT NUMBER: KFA 2007-026 REV. FEBRUARY 10, 2014 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This examination of the diverse use, access, and fire/fuels management attitudes and preferences of user groups concerning the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) and adjacent areas of the Jemez Mountains would not have been possible without the cooperation and support of many others. These individuals not only made invaluable contributions to this scientific enterprise, they also helped make this undertaking a much more enjoyable and enriching personal experience for me throughout this process. I begin by singling out Carol B. Raish, Research Social Scientist (retired), USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS), Albuquerque, NM, for overseeing the project, assisting in the conduct of each of the interviews reported herein, and providing keen insight and unwavering encouragement during the preparation of this report. I also appreciate Carol’s continuing service to the project, both in providing administrative oversight and reviewing the draft manuscript as the writing progressed even after she retired from the agency.