Join Us for Fall Fun with Steep Rock Association!
Check out the fun-filled and educational nature exploration programs that Steep Rock is hosting this fall. From studying reptiles and insects to historical hikes in our beautiful Steep Rock Preserve, there is something fun for everyone!
Space is limited! Register online to secure your spot for one of these great programs!
Snakes of Connecticut 
Tuesday September 20, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Join Brian Kleinman of Riverside Reptiles for a power-point presentation on the natural history and identification of Connecticut's native species of snakes. This will be followed by an introduction to several of Connecticut's snakes, including the famous Northern Copperhead.
The program will be held at the Gunn Memorial Library: 5 Wykeham Road, Washington CT.
For Ages 12+ - children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information on this program visit their website.
River Bug Hunt!
Saturday September 24, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Join Rory Larson, Steep Rock Association's Land Steward, for a morning in the Shepaug River. Scour submerged rocks immediately upstream of the riding ring bridge in Steep Rock Preserve and identify the dislodged bugs! All equipment (nets and bins) will be provided.
The program will start in the parking lot near the riding ring in the Steep Rock Preserve.
All ages welcome – children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information on this program visit their website.
Hike with us on the Roxbury-Tunnel Road Connector
Saturday October 1, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hike from the Tunnel Road from the Steep Rock Preserve Riding Ring in Washington, to Roxbury’s Battle Swamp Preserve during a collaborative Roxbury Land Trust – Steep Rock Association hike. Guides from both the Roxbury Land Trust and Steep Rock Association will lead the three-mile, one-way hike. Along the way, these hike leaders will discuss, among other things, the history of the preserves, land trust resource management, and the Shepaug River.
The program will start in the parking lot near the riding ring in the Steep Rock Preserve.
For Ages 15+ - children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information on this program visit their website.
Nature on the Go…at the Library!
Saturday October 1, 1:00 p.m. for families
Tuesday October 4, 3:00 p.m. for K-1st graders
Thursday October 6, 3:30 p.m. for 2nd and 3rd graders
Explore nature indoors with stories and crafts. Nature books read to you by Steep Rock Association (SRA) staff & volunteers surely add delight to your day. From sunflowers to butterflies, children will discover some of nature’s joys and mysteries.
The program will be held at the Gunn Memorial Jr Library.
Please contact the Gunn Memorial Library for registration: 860 868 2310
For more information on this program visit their website.
Blessing of the Animals
Sunday October 2, 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
In honor of St. Francis Assisi’s birthday, an interfaith Blessing of the Animals will be held at the Riding Ring near the main parking lot of Steep Rock Preserve. Dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, hamsters, parakeets...all creatures great and small are welcome to bring their human companions and receive a blessing for health and well-being. Photographs of beloved animals who are no longer with us can also be brought for blessing. Volunteers from Steep Rock Association will welcome you while First Congregational Church of Washington volunteers will be on hand to offer blessing and refreshments of all sorts for animals and their human attendants.
Registration is not necessary!
For more information on this program visit their website.
Holiday House Hike into History
Saturday October 15, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Join Steep Rock Trustees for a historic trip back in time to explore the ruins of the magnificent hotel designed by Architect Ehrick Rossiter, which once stood on a Steep Rock hillside overlooking the Shepaug River, and examine how the Holiday House impacted the lives of so many of its visitors.
The program will start at the parking lot near the riding ring in the Steep Rock Preserve.
For more information on this program visit their website.
Social Links header