Santa Fe Trail - National Firewise USA Certificate 2024
Santa Fe Trail Ranch has successfully completed the Firewise USA program's annual requirements for the 2024 calendar year and is a participating site in good...
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Santa Fe Trail Ranch has successfully completed the Firewise USA program's annual requirements for the 2024 calendar year and is a participating site in good...
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 replica...
Santa Fe Trail Ranch became a FIREWISE-certified community in 2006, and has renewed our certification every year since.
Colorado law requires property owner associations to make specific disclosures to property owners and the public. Although most of this information is alread...
In the wake of a spirited electoral process, we bring you an overview of the November 7th, 2023 election results for Las Animas County and the City of Trinid...
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and s...
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...
The MOC will be open, hosted by the Women's group, every Monday from 4:30 to 7pm for anyone to meet and greet others, peruse the library books, work on a puz...
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One of the most effective ways to protect your home from wildfires is to create defensible space around it. This involves clearing away dead vegetation, leav...
One of the most effective ways to protect your home from wildfires is to create defensible space around it. This involves clearing away dead vegetation, leav...
As I move forward with new volunteer opportunities, I am excited to introduce John Gerald as the new Chairperson for the Communications Committee. John and h...
AUTUMN PUMPKIN BARS: Affectionately known as Maureen‘s Pumpkin ???? Bars (our dear neighbor and dessert caterer from San Antonio, Texas) *****************...
Periodically, residents on SFTR are visited by pesky miller moths. In some years, the infestation is not severe, while in others, it is extremely annoying. T...
Summer is here and all the flying insects are more active including wasps. If you or someone in your family is allergic it can be a real problem and can make...
In April of 2022, I received a call from a neighbor letting me know that the Santa Fe Trail Ranch (SFTR) Ditch Rats needed to check my cistern, as there was...
There will be situations where it will be appropriate for the board or committees to conduct meetings virtually. For security reasons, any public announcemen...
You may not know it, but your endeavors to build wildfire preparedness/mitigation capacity AND to implement effective projects within your area are well know...
First, where did the name come from? Well, four dads on Bainbridge Island, Washington, decided to come up with a game to keep their kids busy on yet another...
According to the National Interagency Fire Center, a 10-year average concerning the causes of wildland fire revealed that 87% of these fires were human caused.
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. The s...
Over the past 20-some years there have been many potentially catastrophic events on the SFTR, most of them similar to the event of June 7, 2018. Way back in...
Are you interested in preparing your homes for wildfire? Please follow this National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) link to find out information abou...