Horse Thief Ranch - Buena Vista
Acres: 52
County: Chaffee County
Date Recorded: 12/12/03
LTUA ID: 11

This property is located north of Buena Vista and is considered a scenic byway visible for the enjoyment of the general public from Hwy 24; the property highlights are open space, a development buffer, historic values made up of four mining claims from the 1890’s to early 1900’s, and wildlife forage for deer and elk. There is aesthetic, ecological and environmental values (collectively, “Conservation Values”) of great importance to Landowner, the Land Trust, the people of Chaffee County and the people of the State of Colorado.

Deed of Conservation Easement was on 12-12-03; approx. 52 acres of natural, scenic, open space, wildlife, aesthetic, ecological land that is part of an elk migration corridor which connects Buffalo Peaks Wilderness to lower United States Forest Service land contiguous to the private lands. Nearby Colorado State Land Board lands are leased by the Department of Wildlife and the Colorado Bighorn Sheep Society to provide an opportunity for habitat enhancement and for hunting. Reserved rights include ranching operations, pasturing, grazing, and care of livestock; forestry activities consistent with the easement to control insects, pests, and disease, for firewood and other uses on the property.