News from Five Rivers Conservation Trust
Meet Five Rivers’ New 2020 Board Members
June 15, 2020 - Each year brings changes, and it is no different with the Board of Five Rivers. This year we welcome three new Board members - Cathy Menard of Concord, Tracey Boisvert of Concord, and Beth Moore of Hopkinton. Cathy Menard is also Five Rivers' new Board Treasurer, taking over this important role from Mike Shearin ...
Virtual Annual Gathering on Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Five Rivers had almost 50 attendees for our 2020 Annual Gathering, held this year via Zoom. Our featured speaker was poet, writer, and editor Hannah Fries. Hannah is the author of the poetry collection Little Terrarium as well as the book Forest Bathing Retreat ...
Introducing the Janeway Conservation Area – An Extraordinary Gift of Land
June 30, 2020 - Harold and Betsy Janeway have given an extraordinary gift of their home and 477 acres of land in Webster and Hopkinton to Five Rivers Conservation Trust. The Janeway Conservation Area has many attributes that make it a conservation priority. The Blackwater River, one of the “Five Rivers,” flows along ¾ of a mile of the Conservation Area’s southern boundary ...
Triple Your Donation to Five Rivers – Give Through NH Gives Tuesday June 9th at 6PM
You have a chance to triple your donation to Five Rivers if you contribute through NH Gives during the 24 hours beginning Tuesday, June 9 at 6pm. This year, the John F. Swope Fund and Thomas W. Haas Fund have offered $250,000 of matching funds on a first come, first served basis for donations made through NH Gives. In addition, Grappone Automotive Group will match the first $1,000 of donations specifically made to Five Rivers! ...
The Trail Less Taken
In honor of Earth Day, here is Five Rivers’ guide to a few of the trails less traveled in the greater Concord area. These trails thread their ways through properties conserved by Five Rivers. Happy Earth Day from Five Rivers, and happy spring hiking! ...
Spotlight on the Armstrong Family, Donors of the Armstrong Forest Preserve
In 1953 Thomas M. Armstrong and his wife Rachel bought a 24-acre parcel of land on Stickney Hill Road in Concord as a woodlot. Read about the Armstrongs' long and interesting history with this land and with the forestry and conservation community in New Hampshire ...
Trivia Tuesday – Test your knowledge of New Hampshire farms
Today is Five Rivers' fourth and final Trivia Tuesday quiz. In this week's quiz, test your knowledge of New Hampshire farms.
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Special COVID-19 News from Five Rivers
Today, our commitment to you is that we will continue our conservation efforts to the best of our abilities while keeping our staff and families safe amidst this global crisis. Please read below for an important status update on our work and events ...
