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New Executive Director - Jay Haines (click)

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Hopkinton's Bohanon Farm Protected! (click)

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Winter Walk in Concord
Winant Park – February 13, 2010 • 10:30 a.m.

Grab your winter gear, bundle up the kids, and take the short drive to Winant Park in Concord on Saturday, February 13 for the second annual Five Rivers Winter Walk!

We’ll meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Parker Academy parking lot, at the corner of Pleasant Street (Rte. 202) and Fisk Road, across from St. Paul School. Bring snowshoes or boots. We will walk about a mile and a half over rolling terrain.

Ron Klemarczyk, forester for the City of Concord, and Mark Zankel, Five Rivers’ Board Chair, will lead us in exploring the ecology, wildlife, and history of this beautiful property. Following the walk, we'll gather at the nearby home of members Tom and Lauren Irwin for hot chocolate and conversation. Bring a friend!

Please RSVP to Chuck Knox, (603) 225-7225 or director@5rct.org

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Please join us at the 2009 Annual Meeting
of Five Rivers Conservation Trust

Saturday, May 30, 2009 • 9:30 AM – Noon
Henniker Community Center • 57 Main Street, Henniker, New Hampshire

You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of Five Rivers Conservation Trust.  The meeting will be in Henniker.   Five Rivers completed a special project in Henniker last year in collaboration with the town’s conservation commission.

After morning refreshments, we will hold our annual business meeting, including  the election of trustees and officers, as well as a photo review of Five Rivers’ 2008 land protection projects. 

We welcome  a special guest speaker, John Kanter, Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program Coordinator of the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department.  John will give an illustrated talk on New Hampshire’s Wildlife Action Plan and how it plays a special role in land conservation efforts in communities across our state.

Following our meeting, attendees are invited to a ceremony for the Chase Brook property, a wonderful new landscape now permanently protected by the Town of Henniker and Five Rivers Conservation Trust.  Located in a forested valley, the property has a scenic public trail   Bring your comfortable footwear, and enjoy this new conservation area.

An RSVP would be appreciated at (603) 225-7225 or at director.5RCT.org.
We hope you can join us for this free and festive spring event.   All are welcome.

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FEB. 2009: New Concord Park will honor NH Governor John Gilbert Winant (click to read)

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