Since 1972, Rockfall has awarded grants each year to organizations, schools and municipalities, with the majority of grants supporting environmental education and conservation initiatives involving children in elementary grades through high school. Our “Green Grants” projects stress hands-on learning and exploration, through gardening and hiking, environmental after-school and summer programs, and
in-classroom science enrichment experiences. This reflects the foundation’s conviction that creative, grassroots initiatives and collaborations can go far to offset the widespread problem of children growing up with “nature deficit disorder.” Direct, personal experiences in childhood and youth, often translate into life-long appreciation and care for our natural world. Rockfall also sponsors educational programs and symposia, and continues to hold and manage open space property in the county. It is headquartered in Middletown in the historic deKoven House Community Center on Washington Street, which it maintains and operates as a community center with meeting rooms and office space for locally-based environmental groups.
