Excited children ready to explore Five Rivers' stream, ponds, fields and forests, are greeted by YOU, a volunteer instructor, who shares their enthusiasm for the environment. For the next two hours, you guide these children and help them to experience for themselves the wonders of nature., The Friends of Five Rivers is a volunteer organization that supports environmental programs at the center. With 10 miles of trails and 450 acres of forests, fields, and ponds, we offer the perfect location to Love Our Lands as you practice sustainable recreation., Make Your Classroom the Great Outdoors! “On this trip I saw students in awe over the sound of silence and small moments that they shared with the outdoors. I feel these moments are what help kindle a respect for nature and how the environment is home to all of us, not just humankind.” Guided School Program., Friends of Five Rivers is a citizens’ support group supporting Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Delmar, New York. Friends was incorporated as Five Rivers Limited in 1972 when the, In 1978, the not-for-profit citizens group known as Friends of Five Rivers (FFR) joined forces with NYS DEC to create a volunteer instructor base who would accommodate and guide the growing number of student groups coming to Five Rivers., Friends of Five Rivers serves as the non-profit support organization of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (NYSDEC)-owned and operated Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Delmar..