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Michael Elliot
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According to Hummingbird Community member Michael Elliot, a biologist who recently visited the 171-acre conservation easement located on the Hummingbird Ranch labeled it one of the most ecologically diverse and rich chunks of land in all of New Mexico.
“The biologists were just blown away,” says Elliot.
It is easy to see why. Nestled in a high elevation valley on the eastern slope of the snow-laced Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Mora County, the Hummingbird Ranch encompasses an incredibly varied landscape at the convergence of two distinct bioregions, the Ponderosa Pine Forest and the Douglas Fir/White Fir Mixed Conifer Forest. Located near the Santa Fe National Forest and Morphy Lake State Park, the elevation changes dramatically within the easement and a wide range of geologic features further contributes to the diversity of species to be found on the property.
“The biologists were just blown away,” says Elliot.
It is easy to see why. Nestled in a high elevation valley on the eastern slope of the snow-laced Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Mora County, the Hummingbird Ranch encompasses an incredibly varied landscape at the convergence of two distinct bioregions, the Ponderosa Pine Forest and the Douglas Fir/White Fir Mixed Conifer Forest. Located near the Santa Fe National Forest and Morphy Lake State Park, the elevation changes dramatically within the easement and a wide range of geologic features further contributes to the diversity of species to be found on the property.
