lines while each home site is tucked into the valleys, out of sight of other homes.In fact, from a distance, the development looks undeveloped.This means 90 percent of the Eagle Rock property is dedicated to open space and wildlife habitat.Every property owner pays an annual fee to the Eagle Rock Property Owners’ Association, which has overall responsibility for managing and maintaining the reserve’s open space, wildlife habitat, and road system.The reserve provides important winter range and calving areas for between 40 and 130 elk that frequent the property.Hunting is not allowed on the reserve itself, but residents can find plenty of hunting opportunities within easy walking distance on nearby national and state forests.The wildlife share the reserve’s forage with horses and cattle from neighboring ranches.The owners’ association receives a grazing fee from the cattle owners and sells hay from the land, thereby reducing the risk of fire from dry grass.The reserve has extensive covenants assuring residents that the amenities will remain protected.Ogden understands that these contractual relationships between developer and home buyer are necessary to maintain the ’natural harmony and ecology of the reserve.’As with any new product, the marketplace will provide the ultimate test for this environmentally aggressive approach.Within sight of the Eagle

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