Mission & Goals
Mission
The mission of the Five Rivers Conservation Trust is to preserve and protect important open space lands in fourteen towns¹ within five New Hampshire river watersheds for present and future generations.
Goals
The goals of the Five Rivers Conservation Trust are to:
- Protect the undeveloped lands along the rivers and waterbodies within our region, as well as other parcels of land with significant natural resource attributes.
- Work locally, protecting productive farm and forest lands, wetlands, scenic areas, special natural communities, wildlife habitat, cultural features, rivers and streams, lakes and ponds.
- Provide recreational opportunities, maintaining clean water supplies, limiting sprawl, and preserving biodiversity.
- Contribute to the preservation of the ecological integrity and quality of life that make the Five Rivers Conservation Trust region an attractive place to live and work.
- Establish a permanent network of greenways throughout the region linking together conservation and natural resource areas.
- Act as a resource to other towns within the five watersheds that are not currently being served by existing land trusts.
- Facilitate the protection of natural areas that cross municipal boundaries.
¹ The Towns in our region include Boscawen, Bow, Canterbury, Chichester, Concord, Dunbarton, Henniker, Hopkinton, Loudon, Northfield, Pembroke, Salisbury, Warner, and Webster.
