Category: Outdoor Recreation
Engaging Older Adults in Conservation and Recreation We are thrilled to have been joined by about 75 older adults who participated in our “Seniors in Steep Rock” programs this year.
Summer 2024 – Macricostas Preserve has a StoryWalk! This community collaboration between Steep Rock Association, Gunn Memorial Library, and Washington Supply offers a fun and educational outdoor activity for families. Pages
Photo Credit: Mark Szantyr Steep Rock Association is pleased to announce the return of our popular “Seniors in Steep Rock” programs. Together with the Washington Senior Center, SRA is hosting
Your pets are welcome at all Steep Rock Association nature preserves that are open to the public. When visiting our Preserves with your pets, please help us protect this land
The Steep Rockers Rock Crew, which formed last fall, continued their work on the Meeker Trail throughout this past year. After receiving further training from Artie Hidalgo and Kent Stivers
In April, volunteers from Steep Rock embarked on an exciting project: constructing a new half-mile trail at Hillside Farm, the latest addition to West Mountain Preserve. Creating a sturdy hiking
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
Grand Opening Above (from left): Boulders Trail Leadership: Steep Rock’s Mike Giapponi, John Santoleri, and Robby Barnet, November 19, 2022. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all the
We regret to inform you that the Steep Rock 2020 Camping season has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Anyone with camping reservations will have their deposit returned. In
Nature provides us with the opportunity to rejuvenate and explore. We asked visitors to share memorable experiences they have had in our preserves. Please enjoy reading about these priceless moments,
Steep Rock Association is hosting a virtual Winter Speaker Series and invites
Step into the intimate world of Diana Weymar’s textile art with an exclusive private preview of her latest exhibition, Everything I Touched, August 24 – October 19, 2024 with Kathy McCarver of KMR Arts. This private preview not only showcases Weymar’s distinctive pieces but also offers an in-depth look at the artist’s creative process and the motivations behind her work, which McCarver describes as an “intimate and human antidote to our loud, impersonal, mass-marketed world.” Private opening of the artist or preview before the opening with small group of people. Propose you pick an artist you’re excited about and do a private preview with cocktails and discussion.
Courtesy of: KMR Arts
Opening Bid: $250
Value: $400
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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If you’d like to give a gift via wire or stock, please reach out to gifts@steeprockassoc.org for our account information.
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Our legal name: Steep Rock Association, Inc.
Tax ID: #06-6069060
Mailing address: PO Box 279, Washington Depot, CT 06794