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RABBIT STEW
Natural Beauty

RABBIT STEW

A cattail falls to the blade of my brush cutter, grudgingly smacking my face and exploding into a cloud of seed. Reed canary grass, invasive

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OWLERS must be PROWLERS
Natural Beauty

OWLERS must be PROWLERS

Winter is primetime for owl prowling since many species’ breeding seasons are either underway or quickly approach, and they act accordingly.  Great horned and barred

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notes
Natural Beauty

A NATURALIST’S JOURNAL

As a senior at Shepaug Valley High School in 2005, I would look forward to when “C Period” would roll around in early afternoon, a

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SHEPAUG SNAPPERS
Natural Beauty

SHEPAUG SNAPPERS

The Shepaug River has a robust population of snapping turtles, evident by the abundance of females observed nesting in May and June.  Many find the

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RED EFTS on the MOVE
Notes From The Field

RED EFTS on the MOVE

The air is thick with moisture this morning.  My glasses quickly fog and I remove them, decidedly better off with just sub-par vision.  Thunder claps

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MYRIAD of MUSHROOMS
Notes From The Field

MYRIAD of MUSHROOMS

Thunderstorms have moistened the warm woods, triggering many fungal species to send out their fruiting bodies through leaf litter and dead wood.  Certain specimens have

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AMERICAN KESTREL BANDING
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AMERICAN KESTREL BANDING

A pair of kestrels have successfully nested in a box built by Steep Rock staff!  Several boxes were deployed in our preserves two years ago,

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A CLOSER LOOK at the KIOSKS
Natural Beauty

A CLOSER LOOK at the KIOSKS

Next time you are looking at program flyers or checking trail maps in the trailhead kiosks, stop and do some investigating.  Perhaps a phoebe has

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Matching Gifts

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Contact your employer today to see if they will match your gift.

QCDs

 If you are 70½ years of age or older, you can take advantage of a popular gift option called a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) also known as a IRA charitable rollover.  QCDs offer simple ways to benefit Steep Rock and receive tax benefits in return.

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Stock or Wire

If you’d like to give a gift via wire or stock, please reach out to gifts@steeprockassoc.org for our account information.

DAF

You can donate through your donor advised fund in just three clocks on our website
When granting through your donor-advised fund, please use the following information:

Our legal name: Steep Rock Association, Inc.
Tax ID: #06-6069060
Mailing address: PO Box 279, Washington Depot, CT 06794

Check Donations

Please make checks payable to Steep Rock Association. Our mailing address is:

Steep Rock Association
PO Box 279
Washington Depot, CT 06794