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08 Aug

Posted at 14:58h in Natural Beauty, Notes From The Field

[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_video link="https://vimeo.com/852725022?share=copy" align="center" css="" title="Microburst Video"][vc_column_text css=""]On June 27th, we received a call from a hiker in Hidden Valley Preserve that trees were down on some trails, and she was “seeing sky where I usually see trees!” Upon investigation,...

03 Nov

Posted at 09:36h in Volunteers

Featured image: Stone steps built by SRA Staff along a vulnerable riverside trail.In the last century, average precipitation in the Northeast increased 10 percent, with a corresponding 70 percent increase in heavy rains since 1958. It is not terribly surprising then that over the next...

02 Nov

Posted at 16:29h in Notes From The Field, Scientific Study

In recognition of a rapidly shifting climate and increasingly pronounced weather events, Steep Rock Association (SRA) has proactively managed our preserves to enhance their climate resilience – the ability to resist and recover from climate-related disruptions. The ecology of rivers and streams are particularly vulnerable, not...

02 Nov

Posted at 12:30h in Judea Garden

April Showers Bring May Flowers?  Maybe not anymore.  Climate change has shifted the weather patterns of old so that current gardeners can no longer rely on the patterns and rhythms of old.    In 2020, Judea Garden saw a hard, killing frost on September 19th.  In 2021, that...