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  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 Shelterwood Regeneration Harvest. This forest management technique promotes conditions suitable for the natural reproduction of selected tree species by removing the understory and leaving large “seed trees” scattered throughout the site to produce new seedlings.The project encompasses approximately six acres and is designed to accomplish three primary goals:

  (1) promote oak regeneration, (2) diversify the age composition of the forest, and (3) enhance wildlife habitat for species that rely on early successional or shrubby forests. The resulting mosaic of mature and early successional forest growth is expected to improve forest health and enhance the habitat for a greater diversity of wildlife species.

  Steep Rock Family Picnic
  Food and fun for the entire family! Come join the Board of Trustee and staff in celebration of Steep Rock’s 85th Anniversery. FREE
  Date: September 11, 2010
  Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm
  Location: Steep Rock Preserve (Riding Ring)

  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 worked for Mecklenburg County in Charlotte, NC where he created and managed (for 13 years) a highly respected and award winning Division of Natural Resources. The Division manages approximately 5,000 acres of nature preserves, conducts natural resource management projects throughout the park system, operates three nature centers, provides environmental education programing on a countywide basis, maintains more than 30 miles of trails and coordinates outdoor recreation programs. For the past five years, Steve was a real estate coordinator for the County with the primary responsibility of acquiring land for parks, nature preserves and greenways. Steve is a native of South Salem, NY.

  Steep Rock Association, Inc.’s financial statements for 2009 are available: Steep Rock Financial Statements, 2009 (6.5 MB PDF).

  The Spring, 2010 Steep Rock Vista Newsletter is available as a PDF.

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