News from Five Rivers Conservation Trust
Spotlight on Business Owners Mike and Ryan Hvizda
March 2021 - Mike and Ryan Hvizda have a deep love for the outdoors and for using the opportunities they find outdoors to recharge, ease stress and enjoy life. They especially love that they can step off their porch in downtown Concord for long hikes or bike rides on beautiful, nearby, protected land ...
Fascinating February 7th Talk by Sy Montgomery
February 7, 2021 - Over 35 households joined Five Rivers in a fascinating and enlightening talk by Sy Montgomery based on her best selling book How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals. Naturalist, author, and New Hampshire resident Sy Montgomery has traveled the world and encountered some of the planet’s rarest and most beautiful animals. From tarantulas to tigers, Sy’s life continually intersects with and is informed by the creatures she meets ...
Five Rivers Receives Significant LCHIP Grant to Conserve Pletcher Farm
November 19, 2020 - Five Rivers Conservation Trust has received an anchoring grant of $213,000 from LCHIP (Land and Community Heritage Investment Program) to permanently protect the 118-acre Pletcher Farm (Vegetable Ranch) in Warner. Competition for LCHIP funding this year was intense, but the Pletcher Farm has great agricultural, wildlife, water and forestland features that made it a very competitive project. “We are grateful for LCHIP’s investment in conserving the Pletcher Farm” said Beth McGuinn, Five Rivers Executive Director. “The LCHIP award is a critical component in conserving this important local food system for generations to come.” ...
Liz Short Named Five Rivers’ New Executive Director
November 2020 - Five Rivers Conservation Trust's Board of Trustees has selected Liz Short of Concord, NH as our new Executive Director. Liz brings a wealth of experience to this position. She formerly held senior positions at Stonyfield Farm and the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund and has a background in natural resources and business management. She also served for over a year as a Five Rivers trustee before applying for the position ...
Celebration of Armstrong Forest Preserve
October 14, 2020 - Last December, Tom Armstrong donated his cherished 24-acre Concord forest to Five Rivers! Tom and his wife Rachel purchased the "woodlot" on Stickney Hill Road in 1953. The official celebration, scheduled for last spring, had to be cancelled like much in our lives. But, Covid-19 has taught us how precious Nature is for our bodies and souls, now more than ever ...
Moonrise Yoga at Dimond Hill Farm
October 1, 2020 - Yoga outdoors, on a glorious harvest moon day, in the beautiful setting of the Five Rivers-conserved Dimond Hill is the perfect way to end the day. On October 1st, 40 participants joined Five Rivers for our Moonrise yoga ...
Five Rivers Announces Leadership Transition
August 24, 2020 - Five Rivers Conservation Trust announces that Beth McGuinn, who has served as the organization’s first full time Executive Director since 2014, will step down from her role later this year. A search for a new Executive Director is now underway ...
Important News from Five Rivers
July 27, 2020 - Dear Five Rivers Supporters and Friends, The past 4 months have given many of us a new perspective on life and our world, as we navigate the reality of a global pandemic. I have been able to take more walks in the woods and spend more time with my wife Ruth at home and in our garden. These are joyful and important activities and I realize I have not taken enough time for them over the past six years. To restore that balance between work and home, I now recognize that it is time for me to transition out of my role with Five Rivers ...
