The Santa Fe Trail Ranch Metro District (Metro) is a quasi-governmental tax district that was originally formed by a vote of the SFTR property owners to provide financial assistance with the construction of water and telephone service on our ranch. Since then, it has been instrumental in the construction of our new entrance bridge as well as the Metro Operations Center (MOC). In addition to the Me...

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 Our Wildlife Santa Fe Trail Ranch -Being able to view and live among the wildlife at Santa Fe Trail Ranch is a life-enhancing experience.  Quite often, when people decide to buy property and move onto the Santa Fe Trail Ranch (SFTR), their only previous experience with wildlife is seeing replicas of deer and bunny yard ornaments decorating some neighborhood lawns where they used to live...

Good News! Exit 2 Settlement Reached... ...

Memo relating to legal authority to move clause from CCRs to By-Laws 09-16-24   ...

Memo relating to effective dates of amendments and impact on current nominees 09-16-24   ...

New Search Functionality ...

SFTR New Website Registration Packet ...

Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) Accepted By State Of Colorado ...

If you're not logging in, you're missing some of the content and features created just for you. Follow the instructions in the attached PROPERTY OWNER USER GUIDE FOR SFTR WEBSITE to join us! Follow the instructions in the attached PROPERTY OWNER USER GUIDE FOR SFTR WEBSITE to join us! Owner User Guide PDF ...

Wood Chipping Program Ended May 31st 2024 ...

Please find attached the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report ...

Pros and Cons: NextDoor vs Facebook Pros and Cons: NextDoor vs Facebook Pros and Cons: Did you know that both companies are listed with the NYSE and have a multibillion dollar value? They both were created to provide a social discourse among neighbors and friends while receiving earnings from advertising and post boosting, which provides revenue for the stockholders. The evolution of NextDoor is f...

  Santa Fe Trail - National Firewise USA Certificate 2024 ...

  New Firewise Property Owner Mitigation Form ...

Forest Health Santa Fe Trail Ranch The Health Of Our Forest Keeping Our Ranch Safe Community involvement by many property owners at many levels is required to keep our ranch safe, and the mitigation work done before fire season helps us all breathe a little easier when the fire danger increases. All property owners are encouraged to contact the FHWM committee for more information. ...

MOC Open On Mondays From 4:30 - 7PM For Meet & Greet Plus Game ...

As the crisp, cool air of autumn sets in, it's time for us to start preparing our homes and land acreage for the upcoming winter season. While winter brings its own set of challenges, it's also an excellent opportunity to take steps to mitigate wildfire risks to our homes and property. In this article, we'll discuss essential actions to safeguard our beloved community. ...

Las Animas County operates a Reverse-911 emergency notification system. In the event of an emergency, a recorded message or text is sent to all registered phone numbers in the affected area. They currently contract with CodeRED to provide these services. To ensure that ALL of your contact numbers (landline and cell) are registered to receive emergency notifications, please click on the link below ...

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Santa Fe Trail Ranch became a FIREWISE-certified community in 2006, and has renewed our certification every year since. To better understand what that means, please go to the following link: https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Wildfire/Firewise-USA/Become-a-Firewise-USA-site/Frequently-asked-questions   Our Forest Health and Wildfire Mitigation Committee has develo...

As the crisp, cool air of autumn sets in, it's time for us to start preparing our homes and land acreage for the upcoming winter season. While winter brings its own set of challenges, it's also an excellent opportunity to take steps to mitigate wildfire risks to our homes and property. In this article, we'll discuss essential actions to safeguard our beloved community. ...

Kenneth, I commend you and your SFTR partners on the excellent work you are doing to reduce the wildfire risk at Santa Fe Trail ranch, while improving the overall forest health as well, within your forested neighborhood. I encourage you to continue your endeavors not just to accomplish your own wildfire mitigation objectives but also because your endeavors at SFTR are a very powerful example of f...

Over the past 20-some years there have been many potentially catastrophic events on the SFTR... ...

Santa Fe Trail Ranch SW Fuelbreak Project On January 31, 2023 the SFTR POA was informed that our application has been approved for funding in the amount of $75,000 for a treatment of 220 acres. ...

Your Forest Health and Wildfire Mitigation (FHWM) Committee is developing our plans for 2023.  Our mitigation efforts place emphasis on clearing areas heavy in fuel while also providing safety corridors along our roads, especially on those intersections which have limited visibility. ...

What an excellent time with many of the Ranchers at our Annual Fall Dinner 2024  ...

High Altitude Gardening Santa Fe Trail Ranch ...

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SFTR Facebook Rules - Revisted We wanted to remind you of the rules that were established when we first setup the new Private and Hidden Facebook Group for Santa Fe Trail Ranch   ...

SFTR Facebook Rules - Revisted We wanted to remind you of the rules that were established when we first setup the new Private and Hidden Facebook Group for Santa Fe Trail Ranch   ...

Future Generations Recycling During the last POA Borad Meeting on Saturday August 3rd 2024 one of our porperty owners announced a service that could help all of us with recycling here on the Ranch. ...

How to get rid of scrub oak and locust and never deal with them again and the story behind my weed formula. By Carol Rawle  Near the turn of this current century, we on the Santa Fe Trail Ranch discovered the joy and ease of machine mitigation of Gamble oak and New Mexico locust. Before that, some people bought expensive DR brush mowers to try to tame the stubborn thick stemmed woody scru...

Santa Fe Trail Ranch Annual Picnic 2024 SFTR celebrated another Annual Picnic event at the MOC (Metro Operation Center) located on north Mountain View Road on June 29th. It was well attended by almost 100 of our Ranchers and kicked off the celebration of our beloved country’s birth. ...

  Feeding Wildlife. Don't Do It ! Wildlife. Please Don't Feed ! Feeding Wildlife.  Don't  ! By Carol Rawle   It was August, 1995. I had just moved into my newly built home on the Santa Fe Trail Ranch the week before. I had just finished a bracing breakfast of buttermilk pancakes and left the uneaten portion on the kitchen counter to cool, then got into my truck to go gather ro...

New Website Coming Soon! Santa Fe Trail Ranch New Website - Coming Soon! New Website - Coming Soon! ...

FIRE BLANKET For Christmas we received a wonderful gift of safety. I wanted to pass the idea onto all our neighbors. Our usual preparedness focus has been related to fire outside our homes. Are you aware that 48% of all home fires start in the kitchen? Many of you may have fire extinguishers at the ready-great practice! However, a fire blanket located near your stove can be deplored quickly, easi...

The Importance of Security Applications and VPNs for Smartphone Users Smartphones have become as powerful and functional as many computers, making them a prime target for cyber threats⁵⁶. Here are some reasons why installing security applications on your smartphone is crucial: Protection Against Cyber Threats: Security applications protect your smartphone from various cyber threats such as mal...

The following recipe submitted by Laurie Nielsen (includes her adjustments) was a big hit at Game  Night that takes place every Monday at the MOC on Mountain View Road starting at 4:30 PM. It's a great way to use up those ripe bananas. ...

This yummy delight was submitted by Karla Gorrell who graciously made them for the folks that come to every Monday nite “Games” gatherings at the MOC which start at  4:30. All ranchers are invited to join the festivities of this weekly social event. ...