Fleece, Flannel and French Toast – a Five Rivers Fundraiser
April 13, 2019 – Our Flannel, Fleece, and French Toast Fundraiser was a success! Over 60 people joined us for a hearty, catered breakfast. Our hosts at the Showshoe Club were welcoming and the amount of flannel in the room was astounding.
This event raised over $4,500 to support the creation of Five Rivers’ first Conservation Plan. These funds will be used to leverage other private donations and grant funds so that Five Rivers can identify the most important land for conservation and reach out to the owners of those properties with information about their conservation options. Five Rivers is truly at an exciting point in our history and growth.
About the Conservation Plan
Conservation Plans use community knowledge and natural resource maps to help identify areas where conservation is most critical – focus areas.
Some focus areas might be special places that the community identifies as important to its history or character. Others might be where natural resource values like wildlife habitat, productive soils, and water resources occur in the same area, creating an important matrix of resources. Other areas might be located along an important stream or trail corridor or linking already conserved areas.
Once focus areas are identified, Five Rivers can help landowners in the focus areas understand the conservation value of their properties and introduce them to their options for conserving their land. Conservation plans help land trusts to focus their attention, attract funding for projects in conservation areas and help avoid the development of the most important land to conserve.
The plan will require engagement with our 17 towns and hiring of a mapping consultant to help analyze the resources and identify the focus areas.
Thank you to our Event Sponsors!
