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07 May

Posted at 14:55h in Natural Beauty, Notes From The Field, Wildlife

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04 May

Posted at 17:10h in Wildlife

Wildlife baby season: if you care, leave them there“Hello Steep Rock? My cat brought a baby bunny into the house. It doesn’t look injured, but what should I do with it? I think it’s too young to be away from its mother.”Calls of concern similar...

15 Mar

Posted at 12:43h in Scientific Study, Wildlife

With snowshoes strapped, baggies at the ready, and GPS fixed, I head out into one of Steep Rock Association’s (SRA) preserves characterized as overgrown field rejoicing my career choices and the presence of such preserved land.  A cold-water stream runs through it.  Seeps percolate from...

26 Feb

Posted at 14:36h in Judea Garden, Volunteers

It Takes a Village to Build a Garden and a Garden to Feed a CommunityJudea Garden is celebrating its 10th season of providing fresh, organic produce for its neighbors in need. Over the past nine season we have grown, harvested and delivered 33,000 pounds of...

06 Feb

Posted at 12:45h in Community Science, Scientific Study, Wildlife

They’re not the easiest to obtain.  Stooping, crawling, and dipping through young forest, citizen scientists with Steep Rock Association (SRA) earned their cottontail scat (or pellets).  The native species, New England Cottontail (NEC), prefer this brambly habitat type over more open fields and meadows where...

04 Jan

Posted at 12:46h in Natural Beauty

Essay and photos by Peary Stafford It’s January… and there’s precious little nature to study in Steep Rock.  Few birds, no insects and for sure no flowering plants.  But there’s always something and these desolate winter days, BK and I (OK, mostly I) have taken to investigating the...

03 Aug

Posted at 18:19h in People

Eliot Johnson is a part-time farmer and the owner of West Mountain Builders. Eliot lives, farms, and does business on property that once housed his grandfather’s dairy farm –  which began in 1941.  A spirit of service endures via Eliot’s contribution to the volunteer Board...

03 Jun

Posted at 10:49h in VISTA

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03 Mar

Posted at 13:37h in Uncategorized

Hurrah! Hurrah!We are thrilled to announce that Steep Rock Association (SRA) has achieved national recognition through a rigorous accreditation process.We had to provide extensive documentation and undergo a comprehensive review as part of the accreditation application. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent project of...

07 Feb

Posted at 13:05h in Community Science, Volunteers, Wildlife

Three bald eagles of varying age were observed on Lake Waramaug this morning.  The photos below depict morphological changes immature eagles undergo as they reach maturity.  It usually takes four to five years to develop the characteristic white head and tail of adults.  An adult...