News from Five Rivers Conservation Trust

2022 was another exciting and fulfilling year for Five Rivers. We hope many of you were able to join us at an event or activity this past year. Your support made these highlights possible, so we want to reflect on the milestones of 2022 together: ...

November 30, 2022 - Five Rivers Conservation Trust announced the conservation of The Vegetable Ranch in Warner, perpetually protecting 121 acres of land with productive agricultural fields, wildlife habitat, and water resources along scenic Kearsarge Mountain Road ...

December 14, 2022 - Five Rivers Conservation Trust (Five Rivers) has been awarded a $118,000 grant from the New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) to support the conservation of Blue Moon Berry Farm. This property, perched on Waldron Hill in Warner, has been in continuous operation as a u-pick berry farm since the 1960s. It is a treasured local resource, well-known and loved by residents and surrounding communities ...

Five Rivers is excited to be the December recipient of the Concord Food Co-op’s “Round-It-Up at the Register” program. Each month, the Co-op’s Board of Directors selects a different beneficiary for this program from local nonprofit organizations whose work aligns with the Co-op’s mission and values ...

August 12, 2022 - Five Rivers Conservation Trust announces the conservation of the Wyman Farm in Loudon. Judy Wyman Merrow ran a bed and breakfast out of the 1790s farmhouse as her ancestors had in the late 1800s. Complete with hand-hewn beams, the house and barn speak volumes about the property’s history, accompanied by sweeping views across the fields to distant hills in the south. This 48-acre property has over 4,500 feet of undeveloped scenic frontage on three different town roads. About 10 acres of the property is in fields, and the remainder is forests of red oak, hemlock, and pine, plus a forested wetland in the center of the property ...

March is Women’s History Month. Five Rivers has a long history of empowering women in important roles, and this month we are focusing on three of them – Jan McClure, Melinda Gehris, and Maura Adams. Jan McClure was part of a small group of Concord residents who in 1988 created Concord Conservation Trust (later renamed Five Rivers Conservation Trust). Melinda Gehris was Five Rivers board chair during a period of increased growth and expansion. And Maura Adams, current board chair, reflects on where the organization is today ...

We had a fantastic time walking the trails of the Janeway Conservation Area on Sunday afternoon, March 13th! A huge thank-you goes out to members of our Events and Land Protection & Stewardship committees who helped plan the walk and to Betsy Janeway for welcoming our group onto her property ...

January 24, 2022 - Five Rivers announced the conservation of Sloping Acres Farm located on West Road in Canterbury. The 37-acre property has been owned and operated by the Glines family for five generations. The farm is entirely in agricultural use, growing corn and hay while also providing pasture for the adjacent 140 cow dairy. This conservation easement enables farming to continue under the Glines’ ownership, while protecting the land from future residential and commercial development ...