It started with an email in February 2020. ACRES Stewardship Director Evan Hill reached out to ask if I’d be interested in helping map and mark a new sugar bush — a grove of sugar maple trees — at Asherwood ...
Trails are always busy when there are vibrant bursts of color — reds and golds on a cool day in autumn, pastels of wildflowers on a warm spring day and even rich greens during the summer. Winter is different. The ...
What Are Lichens? Lichens can be easily overlooked, but they are one of the more fascinating and widespread organisms that exist all around us. They grow in a wide range of habitats — damp crevices in rock walls, tree bark, ...
From a chance discovery to permanent protection, the Riegsecker family legacy spans seven decades of conservation. On Palm Sunday, April 11, 1965, a tornado struck Jesse and Agnes Riegsecker’s homestead outside Middlebury, Indiana. It was one of 10 that moved ...
When neighbors choose conservation over development, entire ecosystems benefit. ACRES Land Trust recently expanded Asherwood preserve in Wabash County, Indiana. This acquisition protects additional forested ravines, stream habitat and rare native species. Why Preserve Expansion Matters By increasing the amount ...
Acoustic monitoring reveals extraordinary bird diversity in Indiana’s premier nature preserve Six Months of Listening to Nature ACRES is now eight years into a 200-year ecological reflection project at Wing Haven in Steuben County, Indiana. During this time, we conducted ...
“The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.” – Richard Rogers What does it take to protect vital natural areas? It takes patience, persistence, and preservation. It requires ...
Step into a prairie ecosystem at the height of the growing season, and you’ll be overwhelmed by the sights, smells and sounds of the habitat. Brightly pigmented flowers adorn the landscape, beacons for busy buzzing insects. A breeze moves like ...
We love summer and eagerly await its return, but once there, we are often reminded that living isn’t always truly easy. For every wonderful summer memory, there are plenty of “annoyances” that make it bittersweet. Nature’s Misunderstood Heroes: Mosquitoes, Ants, ...
What Are Nature Preserves? Nature preserves are protected areas established to conserve wildlife, plant species, and natural resources. These sanctuaries allow ecosystems to function with minimal human interference, enabling native flora and fauna to thrive as they naturally would. Maintaining ...
