Special COVID-19 News from Five Rivers
A Five Rivers member with her two children enjoying a walk on Five Rivers’ Sweatt Preserve in Hopkinton.
Dear Five Rivers Land Trust Members and Supporters:
For years you have committed to conserving the land and water of the greater Capital region. Many of you have stood by Five Rivers on our 30+ year journey. 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.
Five Rivers Update during Social Distancing
Conserved properties open: Five Rivers properties with public access and a trail network are open as usual and free every day. See the map of locations. We hope you can find solace on the trails, and ask that you please follow CDC guidelines to keep yourself safe.
Five Rivers office closed: Staff are working remotely from home. Please email info@5rct.org to connect with any of us. If you prefer phone contact, you can still reach us by our office phone (225-7225) and leave a message, which will be sent to us via email.
Events: Based on advice that is coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the New Hampshire governor’s office, and our colleagues at other land trusts across the country, we are cancelling our in-person exploration of the newly conserved Armstrong Forest Preserve in Concord on April 19th. We are exploring the opportunity to introduce you to this new property via the internet, so please stay tuned. We continue to watch the recommendations and will make a determination in May about our Annual Gathering, scheduled for June.
Please stay connected! Follow Five Rivers on Facebook. You can also sign up for the Five Rivers email newsletter, your monthly nudge to get outdoors.
How You Can Help
Be well: Please take care of yourselves and your families so that we may continue to work together.
Keep in touch: Keep in touch on social media – we would love to see your photos of our conserved properties!
Support conservation: We hope you will continue to support Five Rivers during these uncertain times. There is still so much work we must do together. Click here to make an online donation now.
Our Sincere Thanks,
Beth McGuinn, Executive Director, and the Staff and Board of Five Rivers Conservation Trust
