News from Five Rivers Conservation Trust
Thank You, Regional Conservation Planning Workshop Participants!
June 5, 2023 - Last night’s Regional Conservation Planning Workshop was a resounding success. Resilience Planning & Design presented a draft of our regional conservation planning framework to an engaged and enthusiastic crowd of 50 representatives from across our 17-town service region ...
Preserving a Family Legacy – Conserving Water Resources Along the Warner River
May 2023 - To honor his family’s legacy as longtime landowners in Hopkinton, David Dustin is pursuing a conservation easement with Five Rivers. The Dustin property abuts Bohanan Farm as well as Dan and Missy Dustin’s land, both also conserved by Five Rivers. Not only do trails link the three properties, but years of friendship and neighborly cooperation connect the Dustin and Bohanan families ...
Thank You, Earth Day Volunteers!
April 22, 2023 - Thank you to the many friends and volunteers who joined us on Saturday, April 22, for our first-ever collaboration with the Concord Young Professionals Network. Together we tackled roadside and trail cleanup in and around the Armstrong Forest Preserve. We also learned about some of the land’s interesting natural and geologic features thanks to our naturalist guide and board member, Sarah Thorne ...
Development of Five Rivers’ Regional Conservation Plan
April 2023 - Five Rivers Conservation Trust is developing a Regional Conservation Plan to guide our work in the strategic protection of the natural resources, productive forests and farmlands, and recreation opportunities in our region. Building from our recent strategic planning activities, this project will chart a course for Five Rivers’ work over the coming years. The Regional Conservation Plan will combine data on natural resources and resiliency, working landscapes, and accessibility, as well as local expertise, to identify the places that are most critical for us to conserve ...
Janeway Conservation Area Walk
March 19, 2023 - Thanks to everyone who came out for our Sunday snowshoe at the Janeway Conservation Area! Special thanks to: Rich Cook and Rob Knight for prepping the trail; Rich Cook and Tim Fleury for being our naturalist guides; and Aaron Baker for taking these great photos. We are grateful to Betsy and Harold Janeway for their extraordinary gift of land to Five Rivers in 2020, and we look forward to continuing their careful stewardship for years to come. We were delighted to have one of their sons, Willie Janeway, trek with us ...
Carolyn Baldwin, Conservation Champion
March 2023 - You may know Carolyn Baldwin’s name from her time as a Five Rivers board member (2008 – 2014), or from her longtime work as a lawyer specializing in environmental law, growth management, and municipal planning. Or from her time on the boards of the NH Historic Preservation Task Force, the NH Historic Resources Council, NH Public Radio, and the New Hampshire Mainstreet Center. But did you know that she was the first woman lawyer in Belknap County, and one of the first 100 women lawyers in the state? For Women’s History Month, here’s a little more about one of our local conservation champions ...
Spotlight on Easement Monitor Frank Kenison
February 2023 - As an easement monitor, Frank regularly monitors certain Five Rivers easements and identifies any encroachments or violations of the easement’s purposes. As a native of Concord, Frank inherited a passionate appreciation of the beauty of New England and has long aspired to commit his time and experience to the protection of the land surrounding Concord ...
Spotlight on board member Kelly Buchanan
December 2022 - Read this spotlight on Five Rivers board member Kelly Buchanan. Kelly is a transplant to New Hampshire, born and raised in Boulder, CO. She moved here full time 5 years ago and quickly fell in love with New Hampshire’s plentiful opportunities for outdoor recreation and its beautiful landscape ...
