ACRES Land Trust is a member-supported nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting natural and working lands in northeast Indiana and portions of southern Michigan and northwest Ohio.
ACRES offers trails at many preserves for free public use. We invite you to explore these special places and join us in our mission to protect them forever.
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ACRES members and volunteers make our work possible. Learn how you can help protect the land you love! Join us for events like art workshops, book discussions and themed hikes like “deep listening” and “trek and tap.” Explore volunteer opportunities. Help us protect land by becoming a member with a donation of $20 or more per year.
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Thanks to member and volunteer support, ACRES maintains trail systems at many preserves for free public use. Discover our region’s spectacular natural areas!
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Photo of Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run by Thomas Sprunger
A Dedicated Preserve Steward The Laatsch family protected their 97-acre property with ACRES in 2010, and in 2018, John Laatsch…
Erica Anderson-Senter’s love for nature, influenced by her childhood experiences, deeply informs her poetic work. She began writing seriously in…
ACRES recently partnered with wildlife researchers to study the weasel, known to be elusive, cunning and downright adorable. Dr. Scott…
