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Photo Gallery In the last 45 days 4 photos have been added by Elsie Jurajda, R. C. Ghormley, Violletta Alexandrowicz., Sue Sanders.
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Added 8/16 Gallinas Bridge Progress Update Brief status of the construction progress - with lots of photos.
Added 8/16 Minutes from the August 5 SFTR Board meeting are now available.
Updated 8/10 I-25/Raton Pass Update The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Rock Solid Solutions is working on rockfall mitigation on I-25 south of Trinidad. The project includes blasting, excavation, and the removal of overhanging rocks. Click on the binoculars for the current weekly information update or click here for the project announcement.
Updated 8/10 Financial Reports are posted as they become available. Data for July is now available. Click on the binoculars to see the Financial Reports menu.
Added 8/2 POA Board Nominations Click on the binoculars to submit a nomination for the three POA Board of Director's positions that will expire this year: John Sanders, Nancy Allred, and Steve Edholm. Nominations will be accepted until Thursday, August 24.
Added 7/17 Women's Group Minutes for the July meeting are available. The next meeting will be on September 16, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the home of Dena Wagner.
Updated 6/13 SFTR Logo Wear The Woman's Group updated the items available and has a large offering of Santa Fe Trail Ranch logo wear.
Added 6/12 Slightly used couch for sale Click on the binoculars for details
Added 6/4 Consumer Confidence Report The state-required Consumer Confidence Report is out and can be picked up from Abby at the Metro office.
Added 5/1 Community Preparedness Todd McBride has been appointed chair for the Community Preparedness Committee. Old and new members are encouraged to join in as fire season is upon us. Todd is currently in the process of updating the CPC handbook and could use your help!
Added 4/24 Reverse911 Enrollment Form Las Animas County 911 recommends that every county resident should enroll every phone that could notify them. Note that you can request text messages also.
Updated 3/16 Protect Your Ash "Home owners need to protect their ash" says Derek Sokoloski, District Forester of the Colorado State Forest Service. To do this, the Fisher's Peak Fire Protection District has a drive to get landowners educated and to make available containers designed to protect the ash.
Added 1/23 Pet Registry Good news - the SFTR Pet Registry is up and running again! Michelle Blake has combined pet information from the old registry with new information to create a very nice separate web site. Check out the new pet registry web site and make sure your pet's description and your contact information are current. Please send any additions, corrections or suggestions directly to Michelle at michelle1colorado@gmail.com.
Added 10/6 Replacement Bridge Rendering Click on the binoculars to view the image.
Added 9/26 Replacement Bridge Loan Agreement Click on the binnoculars to view the executed loan agreement for the bridge replacement.
Added 8/20 Property Tax Homestead Exemption for Seniors A property tax exemption is available to qualifying senior citizens.
Added 8/19 A Conversation with the County Assessor Curious about cattle grazing's effect on our taxes?
Updated 8/8 Bridge Load Derating The load rating on the flatcar bridge has been lowered again and the signs depicted here have been installed.
If you are considering any sort of activity on the Ranch that requires the use of heavy equipment, please contact Bob Scott to discuss. His contact information is on the website.
Added 7/28 Wildfire Activity Highlights Need for Mitigation to Protect Homes With large fires causing evacuations and structure losses over the past few weeks in Colorado, the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) wants to remind homeowners living in the wildland-urban interface to prepare for wildfires.
Updated 7/11 Updated Recycling Information Most of you know that Trinidad has a local recycling business. This is their current business information. Take a minute to review the flyer and let's all be proactive in recycling when we can. It's not only good for the environment, but it will help with the overloading of our dumpsters.
Updated 5/23 Adopt-a-Road The the Adopt-a-Road listing has been updated.
Added 4/25 Bridge Information An Open Letter to SFTR Property Owners from Jim Davis.
Added 11/22 FireWise 2016 Click on the binoculars to view the 2016 Firewise Renewal letter. This letter confirms that SFTR has once again met all the qualifications required to maintain an active Firewise community status. Many insurance companies offer a discount for homes within a certified FireWise community. Please feel free to contact Michelle Blake with any questions. She is the SFTR Firewise Coordinator for the Forest Health and Wildfire Mitigation Committee.
Added 6/5 Colorado Precipitation Info RC Ghormley has updated his fine informational piece on local precipitation data.
Added 4/29 Mapping Protocol This is the Fire Control Features and Structure Triage mapping that will be completed for the Santa Fe Trail Ranch. Click on the binoculars for details (login required).
Added 1/18 Water Problem Checklist Use this do-it-yourself checkist to help identify a water outage at your location.
Updated 7/8 Video of Fire vs. Mitigated Area This is a very instructive video from the Black Forest fire (Colorado Springs area) in June 2013. Shown is the firefighting defense of a home and how mitigation and brush removal in the vicinity of the home enabled a fire team to save it. ---RC Ghormley for the Forest Health and Wildfire Mitigation committee.
Added 2/10 Top 35 Colorado Wildfires Why do we keep working on wildfire mitigation? Perhaps you'll find your reason within this table of information compiled from the Wildfire in Colorado: Preliminary Report on the 2012 Wildfire Season, January 16 2013, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control. Dave Skogberg, Forest Health Coalition
SFTR Photo Gallery The Photo Gallery is back and it's better. The page loads faster and you now have options for arranging and selecting which photos to see. The Photo Gallery is a collection of photos submitted by property owners for the enjoyment of all. If you have some material that you would like to share, please use the "Upload Photo" button on page 1 of the Photo Gallery. Photos from the Gallery are used on the front page photo rotation. As always, suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Welcome. The Santa Fe Trail Ranch (SFTR) web site is dedicated to providing past, present, and future documentation and information to both resident and non-resident owners. The beautiful Santa Fe Trail Ranch is nestled in the immediate northwest quadrant of the Raton Pass in southern Colorado. It is commonly called the southeastern gateway to the Rockies, and is bordered on the east by Fisher's Peak and the Raton Mesa. To the north are the Towering Huajatolla, more commonly known as the Spanish Peaks. To the west is the majestic Sangre de Cristo mountain range. The small town of Trinidad lies at the northern border of the SFTR, and Raton, NM, is located just past the southern border of the SFTR. The Vermejo Park Ranch and the Crazy French Ranch are our nearest neighbors to the immediate west and east, respectively.
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As of October 2000 this website is being maintained by property owner and software consultant Patrick Roehl. You can send your comments and suggestions for this web site by sending E-Mail to kahuna@santafetrailranch.com.