[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=""] Celebrate 100 Years of Conservation and Community at Steep Rock This September Annual Community Picnic and Celebration For nearly 70 years, the Steep Rock Community Picnic has brought people together in Steep Rock Preserve. What began as a small...

[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=""] A Century of Leadership: Building the Next 100 Years Together As Steep Rock Association celebrates 100 years since its founding, Executive Director Brian Hagenbuch reflects on the generations of volunteers whose leadership through governance, stewardship, programming, and 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][vc_column_text css=""] A Century of Trails: Celebrate 100 Years on the Trail Trails are the veins that carry our visitors through majestic forests, up to stunning views, past wildlife, and alongside echoes of bygone eras. From the earliest carriage lanes...

[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=""] Escape the Heat! Summer Adventures Await at Steep Rock Summer in Steep Rock’s preserves is vibrant and alive. Explore our Summer Guide for refreshing ways to escape the heat—wander shaded trails through cool coniferous forests, chill out 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=""] This Land Grows More Than Beauty Farming has been an essential part of Washington throughout its history. In addition to providing food and forage, farms keep the air and water clean, provide vital wildlife habitat, and preserve the...

[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=""] Springtime: Fun Season Returns! Winter is over! Bloodroot, trout lilies, and trillium are soon emerging. Birds are singing, salamanders and peepers are seeking vernal pools. Must be Spring and time to celebrate with Steep Rock Association! We’ve lined up...

[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=""] Uncertainty and the Spirit of Community The rapidly shifting political landscape has put conservation programs that Steep Rock Association relies on at significant risk. Changes at the federal level—budget cuts, staff removals, and agency eliminations—are gutting programs we...

[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=""] Love and Legacy February is a month dedicated to love—the kind that moves us, inspires us, and shapes the future. As we celebrate Steep Rock Association’s Centennial in 2025, we reflect on the people and places that define...

[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=""] 100 YEARS STRONG In the Spring of 1886, just as he was about to break ground on The Rocks, his country house in Washington, Connecticut, the renowned architect Ehrick Rossiter discovered that the wooded hillsides to the southwest...

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