ACRES Land Trust - ACRES Land Trust protects land in northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio and southern Michigan

Protecting Land Together

Thanks to member support, ACRES is a thriving nonprofit organization protecting natural areas in northeast Indiana, southern Michigan and northwest Ohio.

Discover the forever-protected natural areas of our region!

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Our region's natural areas are spectacular! Explore our trails, take photographs, enjoy family time, get outdoors, plan a field trip, get fit, reflect on nature's beauty or share an adventure, for free from dawn to dusk at a preserve near you:
Allen, Featured
Blue Cast Springs
Blue Cast Springs
Blue Cast Springs protects over 3,000 feet of the Maumee River bank and is the site of a natural spring once thought to have healthful...
Featured, Wabash
Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run
Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run
Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run is a spectacular gorge with waterfalls, reef fossils, exposed bedrock and vertical cliffs as high as 75 feet. On this...
Cedar Creek Corridor, DeKalb, Featured
James P. Covell Nature Preserve
James P. Covell Nature Preserve
The James P. Covell Nature Preserve contains 2,700 feet of the west bank of Cedar Creek. The preserve also safeguards 40 acres currently in agriculture...
Featured, Miami
Seven Pillars Nature Preserve and Seven Pillars of the Mississinewa Landmark
Seven Pillars Nature Preserve and Seven Pillars of the Mississinewa Landmark
This preserve on the south side of the Mississinewa River is named after the landmark 25-foot limestone pillars, also owned by ACRES, which are located on the north...
Allen, Cedar Creek Corridor, Featured
Tom and Jane Dustin, Robert C. and Rosella C. Johnson and Whitehurst Nature Preserves
Tom and Jane Dustin, Robert C. and Rosella C. Johnson and Whitehurst Nature Preserves
The ACRES office is located in this preserve. Built of cedar and stone on a bluff high over Cedar Creek, the office was originally the...
Featured, Steuben
Wing Haven
Wing Haven
Glacially carved kettle-hole lakes are bordered by a wetland fen system. In secluded areas, sandhill cranes have established nests. There are rolling meadows and surrounding uplands covered in an...

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NEWS & BLOG STORIES

Keep up with the latest. Enjoy stories from our protected places and from the people who help protect them.
Birding, Blog, Events, Featured, News, Summer, Volunteering
2018 Bird Blitz Results
2018 Bird Blitz Results
Ahoy, bird-lovers! Did ya bird blitz with ACRES last week? If you were perched in a preserve, binoculars fervently scanning the canopy, the brush, or...
Acquisition, Blog, Featured, News
Families protect Little Lake legacy with ACRES Land Trust
Families protect Little Lake legacy with ACRES Land Trust
Inspired by generations of family history, two families recently donated their adjacent land and lake to ACRES Land Trust for permanent protection. Little Lake, just...
Acquisition, Blog, Featured, News, Spring
Endangered, native plants and critters flourish on rare Grass Lake marl flat
Endangered, native plants and critters flourish on rare Grass Lake marl flat
A stunningly unique habitat of native, endangered species flourishes on ACRES Land Trust’s recent acquisition eight miles southeast of LaGrange. The 102-acre Grass Lake property...
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Shared Success: ACRES by the Numbers

Only a small part of ACRES' story can be told with numbers. Thanks to your support, the preserves are alive with stories unfolding naturally, everyday - forever. 

7,047
acres on 115 properties protected forever

1,440
members protecting land

70+
miles of trails, open dawn to dusk

600+
acres of working land protected

1,500
acres of Cedar Creek corridor preserved with partners

32
counties served by ACRES in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio

57
years protecting forests, wetlands, native grasslands, prairie & working land

150+
volunteers worked 2,500 hours in the field, office and on the trails

Featured Preserve

James P. Covell Nature Preserve

By the Numbers

150+
volunteers worked 2,500 hours in the field, office and on the trails

Recent News

2018 Bird Blitz Results

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