Parks & Partners

The Jemez Mountains Research Learning Center (RLC) was established in 2020 as a partnership between Bandelier National Monument (NPS), Valles Caldera National Preserve (NPS), and the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station (USGS) to enhance science-based land management and provide outreach about the nation's natural resources and cultural heritage. Learn more about these partners by clicking the links below.

Looking out into a canyon from a small cavate with a wooden ladder.

Bandelier National Monument

An open book of human history.

An aerial view of a rolling landscape of vast valleys and forested hills.

Valles Caldera National Preserve

A diverse landscape born from an explosive past.

Four scientists work in a forest.

NM Landscapes Field Station

Part of the United States Geological Survey's Fort Collins Science Center. (Photo: Craig Allen)

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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