News from Five Rivers Conservation Trust
April 27th Full Moon Mindfulness Walk in Concord
April 2018 - In late April, over 40 guests joined Five Rivers and guides Betsy Black, Jeanne Ann Whittington, Asa Dustin and Lucia Cote to learn how to slow down, relax, clear the mind and walk mindfully to reduce stress and enjoy the natural world ...
Spaulding Town Forest, Chichester Conserved
March 2018 - Five Rivers and the Chichester Conservation Commission recently conserved the Spaulding Town Forest, Five Rivers’ first property conserved by easement in Chichester! This 120-acre working forest adds to the Town's other easement holdings which total nearly 400 acres ...
Our first Film Festival – a great success!
February 2018 - Food and drink, friends, fun and informative films, raffle prizes and the connection between community members and Five Rivers made for a great night ...
LCHIP Grant Awarded to Currier-Sanborn Conservation Area in Belmont
January 2018 - Conservation of 76 acres in Belmont will help the Belmont town Conservation Commission fulfill two of its primary goals - preserving shoreline along the Tioga River and protecting future drinking water supplies for its residents. In partnership with Five Rivers Conservation Trust, the Town of Belmont will use a 2017 LCHIP grant to acquire the Currier-Sanborn Conservation Area ...
November 5, 2017 Hike in Concord
November 2017 - A gray day and drizzle didn’t keep folks from enjoying an afternoon of hiking with Five Rivers! On Sunday November 5th, Five Rivers members, friends and volunteers hiked between the Swope and Winant Parks, both conserved by Five Rivers ...
Frisky Hill 2 in Gilmanton Conserved
September 2017 - Many people stop by the side of the road in awe of the ragged outline of the Belknap Mountain Range, visible from the top of Frisky Hill on Route 107 in Gilmanton. Now that Five Rivers Conservation Trust holds a conservation easement on the entire property, the fields that provide the outstanding view will never be developed ...
Five Rivers’ Contoocook River Paddle August 2017
On a glorious sunny August day, 50 paddlers joined Five Rivers for a trip down the Contoocook River. The Hopkinton-Everett dam released water from the recent rains, giving us a little more current for extra push through 9 miles of river corridor ...
Moffett Property in Canterbury Conserved
June 2017 - Five Rivers just completed conservation of 56 acres on Cogswell Hill in Canterbury, thanks to the generosity of Howard Moffett and the Canterbury Conservation Commission ...
