[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=""] Passport to the TrailsAn Outdoor Adventure Created by Local Students The Passport to the Trails program is back for its second year! This year, students from Shepaug Middle School and Oliver Wolcott Technical School teamed up with Steep...
[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=""]Above: Yardscapes volunteer crew rolling up their sleeves at Steep Rock Preserve in May 2025. One team tackled invasive plants, restoring a large section of habitat, while another group cleaned up roadside litter near the preserve. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" header_style="light" angled_section="no" text_align="center" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1740059818209{padding-top: 142px !important;background-image: url(https://steeprockassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Steep-Rock-Volunteer-Header.jpg?id=1363) !important;}" z_index="" el_class="block-about"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="center" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="1/6"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1740058490050{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}" el_class="h1-sm text-light block-about__title"] Be A Volunteer [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1773162650602{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}" el_class="h1-sm text-light block-about__title"] With nearly 6,000 acres of protected land, many sets of...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="block-hidden-valley__banner judea-garden-preserve" z_index="" css=".vc_custom_1740142735540{margin-bottom: 100px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation="" el_class="block-hidden-valley__text" css=".vc_custom_1738735775402{padding-top: 122px !important;padding-bottom: 122px !important;}"][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css="" el_class="block-hidden-valley__title h1-sm judea-garden-title"] Judea Garden [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="1236" img_size="full" css=".vc_custom_1741002492766{margin-bottom: 40px !important;background-image: url(https://steeprockassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/judea-garden-hero-icon.svg?id=1235) !important;}" qode_css_animation="" el_class="block-hidden-valley__img-mobile"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="text-green block-hidden-valley__subtitle"] Located at Macricostas Preserve 124 Christian...
The forests of the eastern United States cover 926,000 square miles: an area far greater than those of the American West. Scientists consider this the most intact temperate deciduous and mixed forest region on Earth.In the middle of this world-renown resource, Follow the Forest seeks...
Ellen HansonEllen Hanson and her husband Richard Perlman settled in Washington in 2020 enticed by the natural beauty of the hills and the caring and engaged community. Founded in 1991 Ellen’s eponymous interiors firm aims to create “Interior design that is luxurious, sustainable, local, essential,...
Chapin Bates, Volunteer "Steep Rocker" We recently sat down with Chapin Bates, a dedicated volunteer who is one of our skilled “Steep Rockers” - a small group of craftsmen who, along with out Trail Management Team, was trained by outside experts to learn how to do...
A New Ornamental on the Loose Invasive plants are one of the most significant threats to natural communities within Steep Rock’s preserves. By outcompeting native species for resources altering soil properties in their favor, and having few, if any, natural enemies, invasives degrade the overall health...
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 of the Jolly Rovers Trail Crew, the Steep Rockers continued to hone their craft throughout...
Steep Rock recognizes invasive plants and animals as some of the most significant threats to the well-being of our protected natural and agricultural lands. In August, our volunteer work party tackled a stand of Japanese barberry in Steep Rock preserve. A non-native ornamental that is...