Year In Review As 2026 unfurls, I’m grateful for the opportunity to share Steep Rock Association’s 2025 Year in Review—a reflection on our Centennial year and the legacy of conservation your support continues to advance. In 1925, our organization began with a gift of 168 acres...
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Photo: Eastern bluebird by Haig Leonard100 Years of Gratitude As our Centennial year comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on the vision of our founders and whether they could have anticipated the impact their bold idea in land conservation would have for the forested hills,...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]South-facing views across Washington from the newly protected parcel.A Century of Land Protection As our centennial celebration draws to a close, we invite you to take a visual journey through 100 years of land protection in Washington.From the...
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] We’ve highlighted a few of our popular Steep Rock items below — visit our online store to see the full collection! ➡️Enter online store now [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left"...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Eagle Scouts Restore Bog Bridging at Macricostas Preserve [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text css=""] Scout Troop 65 has once again left a lasting mark on our preserves. Last month, Eagle Scout candidate, James Dowling-Ukers, directed and worked with his fellow Scouts in...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Acts of Love: 100 Years of Caring for the Land As Steep Rock Association celebrates its centennial, I’ve been reflecting on the acts of love that have shaped our organization—acts of love meaning the choices we make that...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Because of You, the Forest Endures As Steep Rock turns 100, we’ve been digging through old VISTA issues—and your impact is unmistakable.In 1998, we reported the first sighting of hemlock woolly adelgid in Steep Rock Preserve. Nearly 30...