The Ragged Mountain Foundation (RMF) is a nonprofit conservation group dedicated to preserving natural resources and maintaining public access to Connecticuts high and wild places.
We invite you to explore our website to learn more about who we are and what we do.Heres an overview.
RMF is now on Facebook
Indicate your support and post your comments, photos and discussions on the "Ragged Mountain Foundation" page.
RMF Summer Picnic
The RMF Summer Picnic will be held on Sunday August 8th at Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth Ct
Join us for a full day of climbing, hiking, swimming, and food. The RMF will provide the usual assortment of burgers, dogs, veggie burgers, soda, beer, etc. Come hungry! If you have special food or drink requirements, a favorite dessert, salad or side dish, bring it along and feel free to share. Grills are usually fired up between 1:00 - 2:00.
Who: Members, soon to be members, family and friends. Everyone is welcome. It's our way of saying thanks for the support!
Climbing: Ropes will be set up on just about every route and climbing usually begins around 10:00.
Directions: Chatfield Hollow State Park is in Killingworth CT on RT 80. We usually try to gather on the SW side of the lake, as close to the trail leading to the cliffs as possible. (close to the field near the exit). You can park outside and walk in from the cliff, or pay the fee to drive in.
The Overlook Goes Green
RMF members will receive our quarterly newsletter, the Overlook, electronically starting with the Fall 2010 issue. This distribution change furthers our environmental mission and helps to keep costs down. We encourage you to read Overlook online instead of printing it out.
If you would prefer to continue receiving a paper copy in the mail please send email to information@raggedmtn.org.
2010 Wilcox Award Winners announced
Congratulations to local climbers Frank Dahlmeyer and Bill Lutkus, winners of the 2010 James Wilcox Award. Bill and Frank accepted the award and its $500 prize, which they used to help fund a climb of the Salathe Wall in Yosemite Valley, California.
Julie Wilcox also announced a change in the award process "in an effort to bring some of the focus back to local climbers in Connecticut." Now candidates can be nominated by fellow RMF members. Previously, the award was available by application only.
The Summer 2010 edition of "Overlook", the RMF newsletter, has been mailed to all RMF members. If you have not received a copy send an email to information@raggedmtn.org to be added to our list.
Highlights include a recap of the Annual Meeting and announcement of the 2010 Wilcox Award winners, the inaugural TrapRock 50 trail race, TR to Mt. Cardigan, report on a recent conference on recreational liability issues.
If you have any articles, announcements or photographs for the newsletter, send an email to benboulton@sbcglobal.net.
Annual Election Results
Election ballots were tallied at the Annual Meeting in June with the following results: Ben Boulton, Jeff Lea Bob O'Brien, Anne Parmenter, and Jonathan Webster were re-elected to the Board for another 3 years. Skip Frey was elected to his first term on the Board. Congratulations to all new and re-elected Board members and thanks to our membership for voting in the election.
2009 Photo Contest Winners Announced
1st Place Landscape, Peter Wilk
1st Place Action, Keo Boulton
On top of Ragged's Small Cliff.
Andrew Soleman climbing Help Me Mr. Wizard (5.11c), Granite Mountain, AZ
Congratulations to Peter and Keo for their winning photos. Runners up photos were taken by Jen Reed, Daniel Magri and Keo Boulton.
Both first place winners received an RMF T-shirt. Winners' and runners up's photos were published in the Winter Overlook newsletter.
We are now accepting submissions for the 2010 photo contest. Send your best digital photos to photo-contest@raggedmtn.org. Deadline is October 31, 2010.
