Blog
May 13, 2011
Spring has finally arrived!
Our Aspen trees are all leafed out and our native grasses and wildflowers are appearing. It is great to see everything so green again. We have spent the last six winters thinning our forests mainly to create defensible space around our homes in case of fire, but there are also many more benefits for thinning. We take most dead, dying and suppressed trees, as well as more juniper than pinon trees as the juniper take much more water from our aquifer system. So, we are saving our ground water supply. Thinning also gives all of the remaining trees more air, minerals and water and therefore, makes much healthier trees. We have many varieties of native grasses and wildflowers, as well as more birds and wildlife! Recently, we have seen Swainson's and Coopers hawks, as well as many Western Bluebirds and several varities of hummingbirds. We have more deer and even a flock of wild turkeys. We are also opening up amazing views of the surrounding Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
And, warm weather is bringing more visitors to Birds of a Feather. In fact, our visitors last week are soon to become the newest members of our community because they put one of our newest lots in phase II... lot 4 of Hawk's Landing under contract. They hope to begin building some type of green home next year... maybe even an EcoNest!
We are extremely happy that we are continuing to grow our community! We are also getting daily inquiries and have showings scheduled into June. We would love to show you our community, so please call or write if you would like to schedule a visit.
