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Spring 2016 Water Bar Maintenance
Many water bars have been installed on Steep Rock trails to divert water and prevent erosion. These bars fill with sand, leaves, sticks, and other …
Protect Your Public Lands on Election Day
Did you know that our public lands, which provide places for recreation, water quality protection, homes for wildlife, can be – and have been – …
A Summer to be Inspired
Steep Rock Association’s first ever Van Sinderen Intern, Karlie, shares her experiences at Steep Rock Association this summer: Starting off the Van Sinderen Conservationist Internship …
Calling Marsh Birds
Calling Marsh Birds – Beams of mist shine from the headlights as I turn into Macricostas Preserve’s parking lot. Wheels lightly crunch over dirt and …
DISSECTING an OWL PELLET
Steep Rock Association trustee, committee chair, and conservation easement landowner, Natalie Dyer, poked into the office this spring possessing some treasure. “It’s an owl pellet!”, …
SQUIGGLING AND SQUIRMING our way through SPRING
It’s that time of year again when thrushes and warblers serenade forest dwellers, buds burst, and a rejuvenated environment even teases of summer with an …
Wildlife baby season: if you care, leave them there
Wildlife baby season: if you care, leave them there “Hello Steep Rock? My cat brought a baby bunny into the house. It doesn’t look injured, …
Bushwhacking 101 : Nature Preserve Monitoring
Bushwhacking 101: Nature Preserve Monitoring Have you ever seen those yellow “Steep Rock Nature Preserve” property signs dotting the roads of Washington? Behind those signs …
New England cottontails need Land Conservation
One of our Citizen Science volunteers decided to take her efforts one step further and found a unique way to support our conservation efforts. Kathy …
