Posted in News on Dec 8th, 2011 Comments Off
Donations to Steep Rock Association can now be made by credit card. Simply go to our ‘Donate’ page and click the ‘Donate Now’ button. The donations can be setup to either draw one time, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually.
Posted in News on Aug 29th, 2011 Comments Off
Hurricane Irene made a mess of Tunnel Road. The gate at Tunnel Road is closed because of a washout. Repair and maintenance is a town of Washington function which has a long, long list of roads that will need to be repaired after Irene came to town.
Posted in News on Jul 11th, 2011 Comments Off
Macricostas has a newly blazed trail from June Road to Waramaug Rock (about 0.75 mile). Parking is limited on June Road. The newly blazed trail is not on the Macricostas map.
Posted in News on Jul 5th, 2011 Comments Off
Tunnel Road is now open!! Thank you to Kevin Smith and all the Washington highway crew for making Tunnel Road accessible again.
Posted in News on May 26th, 2011 Comments Off
What are those Purple Boxes Hanging in the Trees? Steep Rock Association is pleased to be working in cooperation with the US Department of Agriculture and the UCONN Cooperative Extension Service on a project to monitor the presence of the invasive insect pest, Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). The purple boxes you may have noticed in [...]
Posted in News on May 11th, 2011 Comments Off
Take a Hike at Hidden Valley Preserve during Connecticut Trails Day Celebration — Please join us Saturday, June 4 at 9:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m. Take a 3-mile hike through hemlock forests, over small streams, and following an old railroad bed and the Shepaug River. We will also pass through a shelterwood cut – a [...]
Posted in News on Aug 31st, 2010 Comments Off
Habitat Enhancement at Hidden Valley Preserve If you have noticed timber harvesting at Hidden Valley Preserve along Sabbaday Lane, don’t be alarmed! It’s all in the name of improving forest diversity and wildlife habitat. Steep Rock Association, working under a grant from the Natural Resources Conservation Services(NRCS), is implementing a forestry practice known as a [...]
Posted in News on Aug 24th, 2010 Comments Off
Meet the New Executive Director On July 1st, Steve Law began his tenure as the new Executive Director. Steve earned a B.S. in Wildlife Management from the University of Maine and brings to Steep Rock a vast amount of experience in natural resource management, environmental education and real estate. For the past 18 years, Steve [...]
Posted in News on Apr 28th, 2010 Comments Off
Steep Rock Association, Inc.’s financial statements for 2009 are available: Steep Rock Financial Statements, 2009 (6.5 MB PDF).
Posted in News on Apr 8th, 2010 Comments Off
The Spring, 2010 Steep Rock Vista Newsletter is available as a PDF.
Posted in News on Feb 2nd, 2010 Comments Off
The Steep Rock Annual Membership drive is half way through. Please see our Donation page for the President’s annual appeal letter.
Posted in News on Nov 12th, 2009 Comments Off
The latest Steep Rock Vista Newsletter is available as a PDF.
Posted in News on Jul 7th, 2009 Comments Off
Starting August 1st 2009 Steep Rock Association will implement a camping fee. $25.00 per night for non members and $20.00 per night for members.
Posted in News on Jun 4th, 2009 No Comments »
We now take donations via PayPal, see our Donate page for more information.
Posted in News on Feb 18th, 2009 No Comments »
Steep Rock, Hidden Valley, Macricostas Preserve Trail maps are now available as downloadable PDF files on our Resources and Maps page.
Posted in News on Dec 12th, 2008 No Comments »
The Macricostas Management Plan is available as a PDF.
Posted in News on Dec 12th, 2008 No Comments »
The Macricostas Interpretive Trail brochure is available as a PDF.
Posted in News on Dec 10th, 2008 No Comments »
It’s never too late to Become a Steep Rock ’36er.
Posted in News on Dec 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Trustee Peary Stafford updates bird and butterfly sightings for Steep Rock’s reservations, available here as PDF files.