News from Five Rivers Conservation Trust

Forest, Habitat, Stream and History Conserved in Gilmanton

December 2018 - 164 acres of scenic lands in Gilmanton are conserved permanently, thanks to landowners Graham Wilson and Virginia Sapiro who donated a conservation easement to Five Rivers Conservation Trust on December 20, 2018 ...

Welcome Alison Scheiderer!

December 2018 - Please help us welcome Alison Scheiderer to the Five Rivers Staff! Alison will join us in January as our first Land Conservation Specialist. She comes to us from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) where she served as Land Protection Associate over the past 8 years, covering all of New England ...

A Sunny Day for Five Rivers’ Bohanan Farm Exploration Nov. 4th

November 2018 - One sunny day between rainy weeks and Five Rivers was out in the field with 70 members and neighbors at Bonanan Farm in Contoocook. Bohanan Farm is Five Rivers’ largest conserved property at 400+ acres. We visited the new milk processing facility, a recent timber harvest and one of the trails on the property. What a GREAT day! Thanks to all who joined us, and to everyone at Bohanan Farm and Contoocook Creamery ...

Glorious Day for Five Rivers August Paddle on Contoocook

August 2018 - On a glorious August day, between rainstorms, 50+ paddlers joined Five Rivers on a trip down the swollen Contoocook River ...

30 Ways to Celebrate 30 Years of Land Conservation

August 2018 - This summer and fall, challenge yourself to do some or all of these activities related to Five Rivers Conservation Trust, to celebrate 30 years of local land conservation ...

Second Tioga Marsh Property Conserved in Belmont

uly 2018 - The Belmont Conservation Commission (BCC) announces its purchase of the Currier-Sanborn Conservation Area, a significant parcel of conservation land between Silver Lake, the Winnipesaukee River, and Northfield ...

Annual Gathering 2018 – Happy Anniversary Five Rivers!

June 2018 - Over 100 people joined Five Rivers at its 2018 Annual Gathering to celebrate 30 years of land conservation in the greater Capital region of New Hampshire ...

Spotlight on Five Rivers Trustee Bonnie Christie

May 2018 - For Five Rivers member Bonnie Christie, protecting the environment has been a lifelong passion. A New Hampshire native, Bonnie grew up in the North Country, hiking the White Mountains and working summers at Appalachian Mountain Club huts ...