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Five Rivers Conservation Trust 2014-2015 Annual Report Where Conservation and Recreation Meet Five Rivers Conservation Trust | 2014-2015 Annual Report | 1

image credit: Jack DorseyCover image: 2014 Merrimack River Paddle Trip image credit: Paul LepesqueurCreating New Conservationists! Five Rivers Annual Gathering By Beth McGuinn, Executive Director and Special Presentation For many conservation- Nesting bald eagles have returned ists, recreation in woods to the Five Rivers region! and fields, streams and Learn where they are now lakes brings a love and appreciation of natural and what efforts brought them back. lands. How did you come to appreciate conserved Presenter: Chris Martin is the land? raptor biologist for NH Audubon— For me, it was Fairmount over the past 25 years, he has Park in Philadelphia and coordinated New Hampshire’s summers at Girl Scout efforts to restore these majestic Camp that transformed birds to our State. this misplaced city girl into a forester and con- Thursday, May 28, 2015 Executive Director Beth McGuinn servationist. There were 5:30—7:30 woods just up the street from our house, with turtles, a babbling brook and giant trees. My dad baited the hook Tad’s Place so my sister and I could fish in Wissahickon Creek, and I Havenwood Heritage Heights learned to canoe, backpack and swing an axe at camp. 149 East Side Drive, Concord I am convinced that positive outdoor recreational experi- 5:30 Gathering & Refreshments ences build conservationists and those conservationists en- 5:45 Annual Meeting able land conservation. This connection explains why Five 6:00 Bald Eagle Presentation Rivers partners with landowners, conservation commissions 7:00 Refreshments, continued and trail groups to offer hiking trails on our conserved prop- Seating is Limited erties and access to important paddling waters. We want Please RSVP Today! to provide our neighbors with meaningful experiences in 225-7225 or [email protected] the outdoors. We offer trail maps, hikes and canoe trips to introduce our conserved lands – so YOU can introduce your Five Rivers Conservation Trust friends and family to the outdoors. We’ve dedicated this Annual Report to the recreation-con- Five Rivers is a nonprofit land trust with a mission to preserve servation link. You’ll meet some of the folks who appreciate and protect important open space lands for present and future our conserved properties and learn about some of the generations. We work in sixteen towns1 at the confluence of five adventures we’ve had on Five Rivers-sponsored hikes and paddles. We’ve planned new adventures for 2015 (see the New Hampshire rivers2. event list on page 4), so please join us in the great out- 1Five Rivers’ towns are Belmont, Boscawen, Bow, Canterbury, Chichester, doors this year. For details, you can follow us on FaceBook Concord, Dunbarton, Gilmanton, Henniker, Hillsboro, Hopkinton, Loudon, and check our website – www.5rct.org. If you’re not yet a member, use the form on the back cover to join Five Rivers. Pembroke, Salisbury, Warner and Webster. Our members help us conserve land that provides the vital 2The Five Rivers are the Blackwater, Contoocook, Merrimack, Soucook recreation opportunities that create new conservationists! See you on the trail! and Warner Rivers. Margaret Watkins, Dunbarton, Chair Beth Tim Britain, Hopkinton, Vice Chair image credit: K Michener Rob Knight, Hopkinton, Treasurer Mike Lehman, Concord, Secretary Robyn Cotton, Concord Ken Stern, Canterbury Michael Lenehan, Concord Kit Morgan, Concord Robert A. Pearce, Hopkinton Susan C. Roman, Webster Mike Shearin, Dunbarton Molly Sperduto, Canterbury Staff Beth McGuinn, Executive Director Julie Pifer, Office Administrator facebook.com/FiveRiversNH 31 Warren Street, Concord, NH | (603) 225-7225 | www.5rct.org2 | Five Rivers Conservation Trust | 2014-2015 Annual Report

What’s Happening at Five Rivers? image credit: Beth McGuinnVolunteers New volunteers,By Margaret Watkins, Board Chair including Kathy Healy, have beenThis past year brought new faces, new opportunities, and a renewed reviewing andcommitment to Five Rivers’ sustainability. Beth McGuinn joined us as filing historicalFive Rivers’ first fulltime executive director, bringing years of conser- files, helping withvation experience working with a variety of NH land trusts. We also events, processingbrought on three excellent trustees, Kit Morgan, Mike Lenehan and memberships,Mike Shearin, who are applying their skills to benefit Five Rivers’ mis- collecting datasion of conserving land in our local communities. and takingNew volunteers have helped Five Rivers stretch the capacity of our photographs. Seeexisting staff, board and committees. Added emphasis on engaging page 9 to learnmore volunteers came from an update of the Strategic Plan adopted more about ourin January 2014. volunteer program.Recognizing the importance of increasing staff presence at Five Rivers,the NH Charitable Foundation made a capacity-building grant of $25,000/ Grant Fundingyear for two years, which gives us the time needed to raise local supportfor our fulltime executive director. Thanks to our new members and con- The New Hampshire Charitabletributors, Five Rivers is on track to cover the $25,000 by next year, when Foundation made a critical 2-yearthe NHCF grant will wrap up. I say on track because this year’s Annual $25,000/year capacity-building grantAppeal was up 58% over last year’s. The Conservation Leaders Society, a to allow Five Rivers to hire a fulltimegroup of members who commit to supporting our mission with annual Executive Director this year, and buildcontributions of $1500 or more over a three year period, continues to our financial capacity to support thatprovide significant, reliable support to Five Rivers. (See page 10 for more position over 24 months. With your help,on our CLS members.) We welcomed 52 new members to Five Rivers, and we can replace those grant funds byour Membership income grew by 20% over the past year. Five Rivers’ focus attracting new members and increasingon conserving LOCALLY significant lands is important to our communities, support from our members.and we thank you for your vote of confidence.Connecting people with the land is a vitally important doorway to our Our Strategic Planconservation mission. A different kind of connection, also vitally import-ant, was realized by the Dustin easement in Contoocook, which closed in Strategic Plan Goal 2014-15November. This property links, by trail, two parcels of the conserved Bo- Increase # Conserved Progresshanan Farm easement and has considerable frontage on the Contoocook PropertiesRiver. Five Rivers helped Dan and Missy Dustin conserve their land withsupport from the Town of Hopkinton’s Conservation Commission and the Increase Members 52 newNH Department of Environmental Services through their wetlands impact membersmitigation funding program. (See information about the Dustin easementon page 4.) Increase # Conserved OngoingLooking to the future and Five Rivers’ need to be a strong and vibrant Working Farmsorganization prepared to meet the challenges of ensuring that conservedproperties remain protected forever, we have formally committed to Increase Staff & Revenue Ongoingachieving national land trust accreditation. Five Rivers received a $5,000 to Support a Perpetualgrant from the Land Trust Alliance to help us prepare our 2016 application. OrganizationWe’ve engaged Karen Rose, a consultant who brings critical accreditationexperience to our effort. Past Board chair Melinda Gehris is guiding our Hire a fulltime Executivework to bring our policies, practices, and records into compliance with the Directornational standards. Accreditation helps ensure that land trusts have thecapacity to live up to our collective responsibility to ensure that conser- Organize an \"Army\" of Ongoingvation easements last for perpetuity, or, as Webster’s Dictionary suggests, Volunteersfor endless time. Sustain a VisibleMargaret Community Presence Become Accredited OngoingFive Rivers Conservation Trust | 2014-2015 Annual Report | 3

The Dustin Property – Conserved Five Rivers Properties Create Personal ConnectionsBy Missy Dustin By Dave Terrill-WysockiThe Dustin The story of the Dustin farmEasement, in Contoocook is the story Protecting beautiful fields, woods, orchards, hilltops andContoocook of how many New England water access from development is the mission of Five Riv- farms were handled in the ers Conservation Trust. Adding the public to that protected “old days.” landscape is a precious bonus – for property owners, Five Rivers and everyone who loves the outdoors.Acres: 35.8 My husband’s grandfatherFrontage – ¼ mile on worked the farm by hand In central New Hampshire, Five Rivers has worked withContoocook River with only his horses Dick and property owners, the state, local government and otherLinking Lands – links 413 Beauty, well into the 1960s. organizations to protect 62 properties, totaling nearly 3,900acres of conserved farm Upon his death, the major- acres in 15 communities. Owners of 39 of those propertiesand forest land ity of the land was divided gladly welcome the public to share the benefits of their among his three sons, and land.Recreation – trail extends the farmhouse and a fewand links Bohanan Farm “Public recreation is one of the main and most visible ben-trails acres went to his only daugh- efits of conserved land,” said Ken Stern, chairman of Five ter. My husband’s father, Rivers’ Land Protection and Stewardship Committee. in his turn, generously splitFormer agricultural land his portion among his three “It introduces people to the outdoors and offers exercisewith important farm soils and rejuvenation for many,” said Ken. children. My husband and IConserved in partnership eventually bought the farm- Here, we introduce some of your friends and neighborswith the Hopkinton house and with our third of who enjoy conserved property from Henniker to GilmantonConservation Commission the land faced the prospect of for everything from hiking to paddling, snowshoeing toand Open Space Committee somehow dividing it equitably skiing, fishing to simply enjoying silence, listening to birds,and NHDES Aquatic among our eight children. watching kids frolic with their parents or taking in a majes-Resource Mitigationprogram It was important to us to try tic sunset (or sunrise). Connections, cont. page 6 and retain the character ofthe original farm and to make sure it would be there for ourgrandchildren and beyond. We are so grateful to Dijit Tay- 2015 Events Calendarlor, of the Hopkinton Open Space Committee, who gentlyasked us, “Have you thought about conserving your land?” Five Rivers invites you to join us at our events this year.She and Ken Stern, Five Rivers’ Project Manager, patiently Please check our website and Facebook page for details.explained the ins and outs of land conservation to us and Members will receive notices of events. We hope you canfielded our many questions – often multiple times. Our join us for an outing in 2015!children, when consulted, were solidly behind our decision May 28 Annual Gathering – see page 2and are looking forward to years of hiking, snowshoeing July Paddling Trip on one of the Five Riversand maybe even raising some bees. August 20 Dimond Hill Farm Tour and Tasting September Meditative walk on a conserved propertyThe fact that our land would be the keystone between the November Hike on a conserved propertytwo pieces of the already conserved Bohanan Farm was awonderful bonus. image credit: Bob Lapree4 | Five Rivers Conservation Trust | 2014-2015 Annual Report

Farewell to Dedicated Trustees Rob Knight has been a board member ex- traordinaire. He leads our finance commit-Five Rivers is lightly staffed and board driven, so, when key tee, keeps the books, cajoles the volunteervolunteers meet their maximum term limit, we have great monitors into doing their job, and assem-holes to fill. This year, four key Trustees retire from the bles some of the most complicated ease-board. We give thanks for the expertise, time and dedica- ments Five Rivers undertakes. We are grate-tion they have contributed to Five Rivers! ful that he will retain some of his volunteer positions as he leaves the board this spring. Robyn Cotton has lent her development and Margaret Watkins has served as a member fundraising skills as a Trustee for the past 4 on nearly every committee of the organi- years, providing valuable advice, helping us zation and now as chair, puts her depth of develop and follow our development plan and knowledge to work. She has lent her land training the board to build a healthy income to conservation and administrative expertisegrow the organization. Her dedication to helping us create by writing grants, negotiating easementsrelationships with our supporters has been invaluable. and guiding the new executive director. Molly Sperduto has been involved with our Her guidance and advice have helped Five Rivers evolve publications and events for 6 years, spending into a more mature, vibrant organization. Margaret will also evenings and weekends planning newsletters, stay involved to help us through the accreditation process. leading field trips and organizing events to introduce our supporters to Five Rivers’ con- served lands and the resources they protect.A Year with Five Rivers: A Photo AlbumHundreds of supporters and friends joined Five Rivers this year for one of our events, on sunny warm days and duringblustery and frigid weather. Here is a “snapshot” of our activities. Please see page 4 for a list of activities we’re planningfor the coming year – we hope you can join us for one or more of them. image credit: Ken Stern image credit: Ruth Smith image credit: Molly SperduroGilmanton Easement Monitoring Event Paddling Trip, Merrimack River image credit: Molly SperduroValentine’s Day Hike, Dustin Easement West End Farm Trail Hike, Dimond Hill Farm Five Rivers Conservation Trust | 2014-2015 Annual Report | 5

Connections continued from page 4 Bob Holleman, Hopkinton Bob Holleman of Hopkinton likes to take long hikes in the woods without having to take long drives on the highway. And he’s not up for rugged climbs to mountain peaks to enjoy New Hamp- shire’s scenery. That’s why he feels conserved properties including Diamond Hill and the Marjory Swope Park in Concord and the Bohanan Farm Easement in Hopkinton are precious. “They are close by, yet you feel like you are far away,” Bob said. “That’s important to me – to be able to have what feels like a wilderness experience so close to home. And it’s not like you need crampons or anything for it.” Bob generally hikes in the spring, summer and fall, enjoying sol- itude and beautiful views. He sees couples, individual hikers and families with kids doing the same. He also enjoys events like the group hikes organized by Five Rivers that introduced him to the West End Farm trail between NH Audubon, Dimond Hill and Carter Hill farms. “I had heard about the trail, but I didn’t want to go out on my own and wonder where the trail was. I went with the group and learned how to get from point A to point B, then I could go out on my own.” Bob said protecting property should be everyone’s concern. “If we don’t protect it, we will lose it to some commercial endeavor, and once it’s lost, it’s gone forever,” he said. “We have to appreciate it enough to realize its value and set it aside and not take it for granted.” Bill Zeller, Dunbarton Bill Zeller of Dunbarton has been paddling New Hampshire’s rivers and lakes for decades, so he knows a good thing when he sees it. He sees the Contoocook River as one of the premiere paddling spots in the state. That’s why the Eisner Natural Area is so important to him. The Contoocook offers gentle rapids, flat water and the roaring Freight Train rapids in Henniker. The Eisner property offers easy and safe access to the river, just above the Freight Train. “You can put in right where the action starts and run down through that great set of rapids,” said Bill. “It’s sure exciting – had my blood running.” Bill operated the Country Canoeist business in Dunbarton for 30 years, training and outfitting kayakers and canoeists and offering tips on paddling spots for all skill levels. That’s anoth- er reason having safe access to the Contoocook is important to him. Paddlers who don’t want to run the challenging rapids can paddle down to the Eisner property and take their boats out before reaching the Freight Train. “It’s really nice paddling for a lot of people who are into whitewater, without getting into anything so challenging,” he said. For Bill, the Eisner property is a crucial part of enjoying a priceless resource. “Without a protected put-in, you could lose the use of the Contoocook,” he said. “And if you lost that, it would really be sad. I don’t know what people would do.”6 | Five Rivers Conservation Trust | 2014-2015 Annual Report

Anne Onion, Gilmanton image credit: Michele RobergeFor Anne Onion of Gilmanton, the preserved Twigg properties and the Meeting-house Pond area near her home are a year-round treasure.From hiking through spring colors and summer birdsongs to marveling at fall foli-age and snowshoeing beside wildlife tracks, she and her Golden Retriever, Baxter,delight in it all.“I do this for the quiet, for the smell of the earth and for the unfolding of the cycleof nature that you get to see when you walk through a piece of land repeatedly,”she said. “It feeds the spirit.”Anne notices and appreciates the little things, like welcoming geese and duckswho stop at Meetinghouse Pond on their way north each spring. She also enjoysthe big picture that the preserved areas offer to anyone driving along Route 107-- a beautiful view over fields of the Belknap Range in one direction and Loon Pond and Mount Kearsarge in another. “I sometimes stop and take pictures, because the view changes with the weather, the seasons and the sunris- es and sunsets,” she said. As a bonus, a farmer uses horses, not tractors, to pull his hay-cutting machinery over the fields. “It’s a gor- geous sight and it connects you with history a little.” Anne believes preserving property, and offering people a personal connection to it, is im- portant for the environment as a whole. “It can translate into a greater care for how we are treating the Earth.” Katie Andy, Concord, CHS Junior When Kate Andy of Concord heads to the Carter Hill Trails, it’s usually for a workout. She and her Concord High School Nordic skiing teammates train and race there in the winter. In the fall, she runs through the trails with her cross-country teammates. “Carter Hill has great terrain – uphills, downhills, flat sections – which is really great for cross-country skiing because you need to be able to do all of it to do well in races,” she said. Kate also heads to Carter Hill every year to pick apples, buy fresh vegetables and enjoy thefall foliage. “You can do so much there,” she said.Knowing the orchard will never be developed is important toKate, because it preserves nature and protects a place thathelps bring the community together. She knows it’s im-portant to others, as well, because she sees everyone fromtoddlers to grandparents there all year long – hiking, skiing,picking apples or just enjoying the view.“It’s an attraction,” she said. “People come to see the leavesevery fall, and the orchard helps show off how beautiful NewHampshire is.”Former Associated Press writer Dave Tirrell-Wysocki is a free-lance writer and director of the Nackey Loeb School of Com-munications. He lives in Canterbury and recreates on Town-conserved land behind his house. Five Rivers Conservation Trust | 2014-2015 Annual Report | 7

Five Rivers Conservation Trust Conserved Five Rivers Conservation Trust Conserved PropertiesProperties Five Rivers Conservation Trust Conserved Five Rivers Conservation Trust Conserved Properties PropertiesProperty Town Acres Property Town Acres Property Town AcresTioga Easement Belmont 188 Sewalls Falls 1 Concord 3 Coffin Easement Hillsborough 50Hallinan Easement Bow 166 Swope Easement Concord 77 Smith 1 Hillsborough 67Blackmer Easement Canterbury 15 Triacca Easement Concord 24 Thomas Easement Hillsborough 113Briggs Easement Canterbury 57 Turkey River Basin 1 Concord 1 Bermuda/Harris Hopkinton 111Emerson Easement Canterbury 63 Turkey River Basin 1 Concord 1 WoodNelson Easement Canterbury 15 Winant Easement Concord 80 Bohanan Farm Ease. Hopkinton 413Therrien Easement Canterbury 117 Zanes-Butterworth Butterworth Ease. Hopkinton 24Backwoods Easement 28 Easement Concord 16 Carson Easement Hopkinton 35Bass Easement Concord 18 Burack-Cathcart Dustin Easement Hopkinton 36Bois de Brodeur Concord Easement Dunbarton 67 Ransmeier Easement Hopkinton 68Easement 33 Farley Easement Rice Easement Hopkinton 210Carter Hill Orchard Concord Baldwin Easement Dunbarton 256 Rollins Easement Hopkinton 47Easement 155 Christie #1 Easement Gilmanton 105 Sweatt 2 Hopkinton 73Clark Easement Concord Christie #2 Easement Gilmanton 14 Bronnenberg Ease. 79Dimond Hill Farm 15 Perkins Farm Ease. Gilmanton 20 Bumfagon Brook LoudonEasement Concord Robinette Easement Gilmanton 15 EasementFoss Easement 109 Howe-Thorne Ease. Gilmanton 25 Holt Pond Easement Loudon 50Fournier Easement Concord Twigg #1 Easement Gilmanton 25 Sleeper EasementHardy #1 Easement 14 Twigg #2 Easement Gilmanton 15 Hillman Easement Loudon 91Hardy #2 Easement Concord 26 Twigg #3 Easement Gilmanton Lake Easement Loudon 92Lang Easement Concord 11 Twigg #4 Easement Gilmanton 8 Schmidl - Owens Pembroke 46Maplewood Farm Concord 16 Chase Brook Ease. Gilmanton 41 Easement Salisbury 19Easement Concord 10 Eisner Easement Henniker 21 Phelps EasementReno Easement Concord Watman Henniker 62 Total Properties = 62 Salisbury 139 78 Conservation Area 11 Concord Henniker Webster 12 21 75 Concord Total Acres 3,8921 backup easement held by Five Rivers2 owned by Five Rivers Treasurer’s Report 2014-15Five Rivers continues to have a strong balance sheet. In the past year, operating funds (unrestricted retained earnings)increased by $30,370 to $116,242. The large increase is thanks to the strong support of the membership, particularlythrough the Conservation Leadership Society, as well as a generous $25,000 grant from the NH Charitable Foundation.Five Rivers is on track to fully cover the cost of our fulltime executive director in 2016 when the Charitable Foundationgrant runs out. The restricted fund to steward and defend Five Rivers’ conservation easements has grown to $406,262.Robert Knight, TreasurerASSETS 2015 2014 LIABILITIES & EQUITY 2015 2014Current Assets Liabilities Checking/Savings 130,612 86,294 Current Libilities 8,176 6,196 Vanguard Funds (restricted) 450,910 426,972 Total Liabilities 8,176 6,196 Other Current AssetsTotal Current Assets 4,413 9,713 Equity 260,800 260,800 585,935 522,979 Sweatt Property 461,516 430,911Fixed Assets Restricted Funds 116,242 Sweatt Property 260,800 260,800 Unrestricted (retained earnings) 838,559 85,872Total Fixed Assets 260,800 260,800 Total Equity 846,735 777,583 846,735 783,779 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY: 783,779 TOTAL ASSETS:8 | Five Rivers Conservation Trust | 2014-2015 Annual Report

Thank You – VolunteersFive Rivers is a volunteer-driven organization. Great thanks to all who have given their time to make our work possible! Ifyou or someone you know would like to volunteer for Five Rivers, please see the opportunities below and join us! If youwere a volunteer and we missed listing your name, please let us know so we can correct the error! Board of Trustees Volunteer Easement Monitors, cont. Office Volunteers Margaret Watkins, Chair John Dickey Kim Arndt Tim Britain, Vice Chair Eliza Evans Barb Beers Jay Haines Kathy Healy Rob Knight, Treasurer Ammy Heiser Mike Lehman, Secretary Terry Irwin Mary Leadbeater Chris Kane James Newsome Robyn Cotton Rob Knight Mike Lenehan Steve Lee Patti Smith Events Volunteers Kit Morgan Greg Mannesto Susan Roman Bethann McCarthy Aaron Constant Mike Shearin Bob Cotton Molly Sperduto Kit Morgan Ted Deirs Jared Nylund Ken Stern Ron KlemarczykMike Walls (through fall, 2014) Tim Pifer Brian and Fran Pierce Sarah Pillsbury Rob Pearce (inactive) Sara Riordan Sara RiordanVolunteer Easement Monitors Susan Roman Sean Skabo Ruth Smith Brian Adams David Ross Talia Sperduto Maura Adams Mike Shearin Hilary Thomson Gary Ambelas Lori Sommer Photography Volunteer Carolyn Baldwin Molly Sperduto Julia Freeman Woolpert Dan Barrick Conservation Leaders Event Host Ken Stern Beth Moore and Rick Murphy Barb Beers Margaret Watkins Tim Britain Lee Carbonneau Mark Zankel Laura DemingVolunteer Wish List mage credit: Kathryn MichenerOpportunities Five Rivers believes in acquiringVolunteers make Five Rivers’ work gently-used items wheneverpossible! Our volunteers make a possible. If you have somethingdifference, have fun, learn new you think we can use, please let usskills and meet like-minded people. know. We are especially interestedIf you’d like to learn more about in the following items:volunteering, please call Beth at225-7225. We are especially looking Clean plastic bins with lidsfor people who can help with the Paper cutterfollowing tasks: First Aid kitsData entry Carter Hill Farm, image credit: Beth McGuinnInternet researchFile organizationBulk mail organizationPhotographyFundraisingGrantwritingEvent planningFood preparationWritingProofreadingStaffing an info booth Five Rivers Conservation Trust | 2014-2015 Annual Report | 9

Thank You – Members and SupportersConservation Thank you to all who have contributed financially to Five Rivers this year (April 1, 2014Leaders Society - March 31, 2015). If you contributed, but don’t see your name here, kindly let us let usConservation Leaders Society members know so we can correct the error.provide critical, sustaining financialsupport by contributing $1,500 or more  Membership and Annual Appeal  New Contributorsper year for 3 years, helping Five Riversgrow into its perpetual responsibilities Stewards ($1,000-$2,499) James & Donna-Belle Garvinfor conserved lands. Arthur Clarke & Susan Sloan Jim & Marie Gottwald If you of someone you know would Dennis & Elizabeth Hagerlike to learn about becoming a Con- Anthony Damato Jay J. Haines servation Leader, please contact Beth Kurt & Jennifer Denlinger Christine HammMcGuinn, Executive Director, at (603) Benefactors ($500-$999)225-7225 or [email protected]. Steve Hengen & Liz Durfee-Hengen Thomas & Karen Berry Frank & Pamela Kenison Conservation Society Members Tim & Jane Britain Mark & Heidi Knipe ($1,500-$5,000/year for 3 years) Don & Katy Burns Mary Leadbeater & Michael Strack  Sylvia Bates and Tom Masland Robert & Robyn Cotton David Marshall & Connie Rakowski  John and Pamela Blackford Julie Dewdney Hope Z. Butterworth David Moore  Colin and Paula Cabot Tom & Lauren Irwin Rusty & Pam Mosca William Chapman Beth McGuinn & Ruth Smith  Bob Moses & Gena Cohen-Moses Northeast Delta Dental Nathan Faulkner and Julia Burdick Dan & Molly Sperduto Christine Ojendyk & Terry Cronin Melinda S. Gehris Jeff & Hillary Warner Ray Orzechowski, DMD Bill and Hansi Glahn Bert Whittemore  Mark & Juliana Phillips Pleasant View Gardens Bob and Beverly Grappone Protectors ($250-$499) Harold and Betsy Janeway Mark & Betsy Bardo Emily Preston  Jim & Ellen Bassett James & Jane Raymond Rob and Audrey Knight Peter & Susan Saviteer Michael Lehman and Jan McClure Frank & Nancy Betchart Ned & Jean Therrien  Bruce & Susan Burns Michael & Leigh Walls Michael and Betty Lenehan Larry & Brigitte Cook Frank Weeks & Elizabeth Merriam  Maureen McCanty and Dennis Card Peter & Cathy Cowan Erik & Chrisann Wheeler  Peter & Sarah Crow Eric & Becky Williams  Sylvia Miskoe Judy Nelson Robert & Doris Dawkins Jeffrey Zellers Joan O’Meara-Winant Andrew Duncan & Laurel Horne Tom and Amanda Osmer Supporter ($50-$149) David Parker Douglas & Rebecca Ewing Marian Akey Tim and Julie Pifer Stephen & Linda Falchetta Anne Renner and Rob Kirsch Chris Friedman & Barb Beers  Steven & Kimberly Arndt Mike and Muriel Robinette Robert & Elizabeth Gabrielli Peter & Carolyn Baldwin Connie Rosemont and Jon Greenberg Chris Hallowell & Cynthia Morrison Daniel & Danielle Barrick David Ross and Anne Gwynne Michael and Patty Shearin Shari Landry  Patricia Bass Ken and Ilene Stern Brian & Heather Lavoie Tom & Dorothy Bazos Rob & Carolyn Miller Peter & Gail Beckett Lou Stern Maureen McCanty & Dennis Card Steve & Cheryl Bennett Kurt and Elaine Swenson Howard Moffett & Lois Scribner Robert & Marilyn Bergevin  Rick Murphy & Beth Moore Richard & Linda Beyer John Swope Galen Nichols & Annette Nielsen John and Christine Teague Jared & Jessica Nylund Tom & Lisa Biklen Donald and Susan Ware James Owers & Leslie Ludtke  Laurence & Susan Bonifant Margaret Watkins Melinda Payson Janet Bourne Robert and Binney Wells Sarah Pillsbury Ron & Kathleen Brockett Brent & Wendy Powell James & Gwynne Burkhardt  Robert and Jill Wilson Susan Roman  Loren Butman & Karlee Kenison  Dr. John and Kathleen Winant Mark & Cynthia Rouvalis  Marshall & Rachel Rowe Sara Cairns Mark and Susan Zankel Larry & Lois Scammon Peter & Tenley Callaghan  Jeff & Carol Schapira  Russell & Natalia Strong  John & Sue Caruso Whit Symmes & Marianne Jones  Paul Cathcart  Tom & Judy Wagner Jerry & Ann Walls  Steven Chamberlin Marily Wilson  William Chapin  George & Sally Chase Mary Wirth Stephen Chase  Oge & Pamela Young Brett & Lisa Cherrington Friends ($150-$249) Rick & Kerry Chormann Michael Bartlett  Jack & Jeanne Chwasciak Richard Cimikoski  Charlie Betz  Cheryl Cizewski  Matthew & Tracy Cairns  David & Rebecca Cawley Debra Clark Brad Connolly & Dot Larkin Nancy Christie  Robert & Janna Cummings Estate Of Stella Ciborowski Edwina Czajkowski James & Lucy Coles Ed & Claudia Damon Charles & Judy Dibble Rob & Juliana Dapice  Pamela Drypolcher  Peter & MJ DeBrusk Frederick & Patrice Ficken Richard DeSeve & Susan Hale-DeSeve David Frydman & Jenny Patterson George & Janet Devito Ted & Kerrie Diers Jane Difley10 | Five Rivers Conservation Trust | 2014-2015 Annual Report

Barbara Donahue Bill & Debbie Monroe Richard & Catherine Sheehan Scott & Diane Doner  Kit & Suzanne Morgan Arthur & Dawn Stavros Phil & MaryAnn Donovan Scott & Laura Morrison Joe Downing & Elizabeth Bikowski Trudy Mott-Smith  Leonard & Karen Stockwell Andrew & Donna Dunn Hilary Thomson Sheri Myers Jim & Donna Watt Cedric H. Dustin, Jr. Eric & Aviva Nestler Natalie Duval Doug & Pam Woodward Jeanne North  Kyle Whitehead & Susie Von-Oettingen George & Sally Embley Steve O’Connor & Ellen Koenig BJ Entwisle Grants Perry & Anne Onion  NH Charitable FoundationLaura Ernst & Stephanie D’Agostino Alan & Jacqueline Payne Robert Estabrook Land Trust Alliance Kathy Evans Robert Pearce Event and Media Sponsors ($250-$2500) Bryan Pellerin Edward & Martha Fairfield  Nick & Ruth Perencevich Cleveland Waters and Bass Bill & Lyn Fenollosa Steve Perron Cowan and Zellers Real Estate Professionals Deborah Fifield  Greg & Deb Peters Steve & Ruth Finch Fran Philippe  Eastern Bank (formerly Centrix Bank) Matt & Taryn Fisher Peter & Lorraine Pierce Grappone Automotive Group Dick & Lynne Ford  Hess Gehris Solutions Mary Platt Raymond & Kathy Fournier  Liza Poinier Merrimack County Savings Bank Thomas & Annie Freese Hal & Edie Posselt  New Hampshire Print & Mail Marion Frost  Robert Quinn Normandeau Associates Betsy Gardella  John & Judy Ransmeier Quickwater Canoe & Kayak Mary Gaul  Stephen & Patrice Rasche Ransmeier & Spellman Jason Reimers Revision Energy Michael & Eileen Gfroerer  Gary Rice & Bethann McCarthy Deirdre Gilroy Rob & Tabitha Riley Business and Organizational Supporters Sara Riordan Benefactors ($500-$999) James & Christine Graham Stephen & Paula Roberts  At Om Yoga Nada & Nuha Haddad Win & Marybeth Robinson Protectors ($250-$499) Mary Louise Hancock  Lou & Mary Rosenthall  Associated Grocers John & Martha Hastings Steve Rothenberg Kelly Haza Gary Ruppert Harvest Capital Management, Inc. Stetson & Ammy Heiser Edward & Patricia Rutko Nobis Engineering Katharyn Hok Paul & Beverley Sanborn Vintage Kitchens  Bob Holleman  Mark Schiewetz & Judith Buckley Friends ($150-$249) Ingeborg Seaboyer  Nick & Brigette Holmes  Roger & Susan Shamel Canterbury Conservation Commission George Holt & Deb Sellers  Jessica Sheldon  Scott Dias Custom Building, Inc. James & Iris Sindelar John & Linda Hopper Concord Food Coop Gondwana & Divine Clothing Company Richard Howarth & Kari Asmus Scott Smith & Patti Cass-Smith  Henniker Veterinary Hospital Geoffrey Smith  David Howe Susanne Smith-Meyer Shaker Road Child Care Center  Tom Howe & Sarah Thorne Paul & Joanne Steinberg Supporter ($50-$149) Jeff & Dijit Taylor Herb & Nancy Huckins Greg & Kathy Thesing BCM Environmental & Land Law Pam Hunt  Mike & Kate Trojano Bow Conservation Commission Tom & Deborah Walton Chichester Conservation Commission Andre & Barbara Hurtgen DR. R. K. Warburton Terry Irwin John & Meg Warner Concord Food Coop Jeffry & Martha Wells  Lotions & Potions Kevin & Joanne Jones Ruthie White Pembroke Conservation Commission Ann Junkin  Nancy White  Financial Supporters for the Dustin Easement Cherylanne Williams  Hopkinton Conservation Commission Dr. & Mrs. Steven Kaitz  Michael Wimsatt & Chiara Dolcino Department of Environmental Services – ARM Funds John Kanter & Lori Sommer Lucy Winship In Kind Contributions Mary Witschonke Common Man Restaurant Ron Klemarczyk Larry & Susan Wolfe  Charles & Joanne Knox Lawrence Yearke Concord Coop Contoocook Creamery Judith Kumin Others Shawn LaFrance Gary & Denise Ambelas Hi Test Realty Leon LaFreniere & Nancy Carlisle Eric & Cherilyn Anderson NH Print and Mail Ernest & Faith Landry  Red River Theatre Matthew & Roberta Lavey Elizabeth W. Arms Louis Karno & Company Steve & Alexandra Lawrence  Nancy Bean Quickwater Canoe & Kayak Dorothy LeBaron The Works Bakery Cafe Eric Leefmans & Lynn Wren Martha Butterfield Stewart Levenson Wayne & Patricia Castro  image credit: Molly Sperduto Paul & Lynda Levy Judy Elliott & Arnie Alpert Robert Lyon  Robert & Linda Fife Ginny Litalien Fred & Ann Graf Richard Maher  Mark & Doris Hampton  Andrew Major Regina & Walter Kenworthy Mark Mallory Melissa Mandrell & Jeffrey Fullam Rob & Ann Lanney Robert Mann Michael & Stacey Macri Greg Mannesto  Steve & Leslie Manning  George McGuinn Jim & Amy Martin  Anne Morrill Sandra Martin  Richard Nelson John Mattill  Linda Nichols Mark & Leigh Maynard Mike & Gianine McCluskey Brian & Fran Pierce  Sean & Genella McDonald John Puc & Kelly Ovitt-Puc Richard McNamara  Terje & Priscilla Reinertsen Mel & Sarah Melasecca Charles Mercier  Mike & Amy MetcalfRichard Miller & Karlene Normandin Derek & Heather Mitchell Charlie & Nanci Mitchell  Five Rivers Conservation Trust | 2014-2015 Annual Report | 11

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