The cornerstone of the Buckhorn Ranch Preserve residential community is the 555 acre preserve, which is a topography of rolling foothills on the eastern slope of The Wet Mountains, facing west, with broad sweeping views of the Sangre de Cristo Rocky Mountains, with abundant ponderosa, pinon and jumiper tree cover, small private valleys, and arroyos, as well as seasonal creek beds lined with cottonwood and willow. In addition the 555 acres serves as a habitat for wildlife, and a recreational and agricultural greenbelt with diverse potential uses which would serve the community. Some of the potential features include:
- Wildlife Viewing is the predominant benefit of the preserve, whether on foot, on horseback or cross-country skiing. Animals who make the preserve their home are Deer, Antelope, Bobcat, Mountain Lion, Fox, Coyote, Porcupine, Badger, Skunk, Possum, Owls, Golden Eagles, Red Tail Hawk, Bluebird, Blue Jay, Robins, as well as herds of elk during winters with complete snow cover at higher elevations, and countless other species of wildlife and birds.
- Enclosed “Glamping” Shelters can be built, which would be utilized in conjunction with shade shelters, safe metal BBQ/campfire pits, and portable toilets serviced by local professional waste management services, for the enjoyment of residents and guests.
- Future Community Barn with stables, corral and riding ring, where the HOA could maintain horses for the enjoyment of the residents and their guests.
- Future Community Kitchen and Dining area for the use of the community, residents and their guests.
- Revenue generating recreational activities for pay which include but are not limited to camping, hiking, picnicking, fishing, horseback riding, hunting, wildlife viewing, cross-country skiing, and bicycling.
- Revenue generating agricultural uses include cultivation of crops for re-sale including but not limited to Alfalfa, Barley, Corn, Cotton, Snap and Dry Beans, Euphorbia, Flax, Peas, Hay, Hemp, Milkweed, Oats, Peanuts, Rice, Rye,Sorghum, Soybeans, Sugar Beets, Sugarcane, Sunflower, Sweet Potatoes, Tobacco, Wheat and any and all types of fruits, vegetables, and trees.
- Wells may be drilled and maintained on the preserve for any agricultural or recreational purpose in accordance with permitting and guidelines defined by the state water office located in Pueblo.
- Timber harvesting for re-sale of standing dead timber anywhere on the preserve.
- Grazing leases and recreational leases can be executed with outside parties for additional revenue generation to the proposed HOA.
- Roads may be graded anywhere on the greenbelt for the purposes of gaining access to any of the uses listed above, which can be gravel or decomposed granite road base.
- The conservation easement defining this 555 acre greenbelt provides for liberal usage of the land for the recreational and agricultural enjoyment of the community.