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03 Jun

Posted at 15:06h in Volunteers

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03 Jun

Posted at 10:27h in VISTA

[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=""]In this VISTA, we take you “behind the scenes” of our land trust, offering you a glimpse of the day-today activities and long-term work involved in protecting and stewarding the lands you love. From acquiring critical conservation...

04 May

Posted at 12:04h in Community Science, Natural Beauty, Notes From The Field

[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=""]Grab your rubber boots and polarized glasses. It’s not too late to explore a vernal pool near you. Vernal pools are woodland depressions that hold water in Spring and then typically dry throughout Summer. Several amphibians are dependent...

01 Feb

Posted at 12:07h in Fundraising

[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][button target="_self" hover_type="default" text_align="right" text=">QCD Initiation Form" link="https://steeprockassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Steep-Rock-QCD-Form-2024.pdf"][vc_column_text css=""]Qualified Charitable Distributions, also called IRA Charitable Rollovers. If you are 70½ years of age or older, you can take advantage of a simple way to benefit Steep Rock and receive...

01 Jan

Posted at 13:22h in ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT, STORY MAPS

[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="" el_class="block-hidden-valley__title h1-sm"] 2022 Impact Report [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Steep Rock Association (SRA) is a nationally accredited, non-profit land trust whose mission is to conserve ecologically and historically significant landscapes and riparian corridors in and around Washington, CT, and to enhance...

21 Nov

Posted at 12:34h in Uncategorized

[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_video link="https://vimeo.com/770198337" align="center" css=""][button size="big_large_full_width" target="_self" hover_type="default" text_align="center" text="View Gratitude Report" link="https://indd.adobe.com/view/293da650-bd4a-49e1-bfd6-e736131cd1a0"][vc_column_text css=""]As we reflect on our accomplishments over the past year, we are truly indebted to you. Nearly 100 years ago, we began as an organization tasked with...

01 Nov

Posted at 12:41h in Wildlife

[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=""]An increase in black bear sightings throughout Town and encounters in residential areas are to be expected this time of year. Bears are actively seeking calorie-rich foods to build fat stores for winter and will take advantage...

29 Sep

Posted at 13:02h in Judea Garden, Natural Beauty, Wildlife

[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=""]Written by Skylar King, 2022 Judea Garden Summer Intern Allow me to show you my home. I live in a quaint hole beneath the ground, shrouded by tall grass and brush. My hole lies on the outskirts...

09 Sep

Posted at 12:58h in Natural Beauty, Outdoor Recreation

[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=""]As one drives and rides around the periphery of Lake Waramaug or boats its waters, you can’t help but notice the lush, unfragmented forested hillside looming over the lake’s northeastern bank and Route 45. This wildland extends...