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Federal Judge William Lee preserves conservation legacy: Lee Family Perfect Lake Nature Preserve

Preserving his conservation legacy, ACRES member and local civic leader U.S. Federal Judge William Lee has permanently protected 84 acres of breathtaking Steuben County landscape with ACRES. The Lee Family ...

  • 05/11/2017
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A look back at our 60th year

2020 was a year like none others. ACRES celebrated a major milestone — our 60th birthday! — and, like the rest of the world, we adapted to pandemic life. This ...

  • 12/31/2020
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Steuben County “environmental wonder” receives state designation

A dedication ceremony at Lee Family Perfect Lake Nature Preserve in Steuben County Oct. 10 celebrated the protected land’s new status as a state dedicated nature preserve. In 2016, land ...

  • 10/13/2020
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Protecting Habitats in Indiana: State Dedicated Preserves

Indiana’s system of dedicated Nature Preserves was created when an ACRES founder, Jim Barrett III, wrote the 1967 Indiana Nature Preserves Act, providing permanent protection for significant natural areas across ...

  • 08/31/2020
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What is a Fen? The Nature of ACRES’ “Springy Places”

“Springy places” the early pioneers called them…probably because the pioneers frequently encountered springs of water emanating from these wet landscapes, or maybe because walking on these bouncy wetlands put a spring in their step. These globally rare ...

  • 05/22/2017
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Wing Haven: Studying Long-Term Change

How do you comprehend and measure a timespan of 200 years? In familial terms, 200 years spans eight generations. In 200 years, someone’s great, great, great, great, great-grandchildren will be ...

  • 07/18/2024
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Observe World Wetlands Day at an ACRES preserve

Feb. 2 marks World Wetlands Day, a celebration of the important role wetlands play in the lives of people, plants and animals. Wetlands provide critical wildlife habitat, purify rivers and ...

  • 02/01/2021
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The Next 199 Years

Something life-changing happened to Indiana native Kevin McKelvey in 2006 in Costa Rica. After a frustrating search for an elusive bird, he returned to the United States with a new ...

  • 04/11/2018
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Ecological Reflections: The Art & Science of a Place in Forever

“It’s hard for most of us to visualize what forever means. This ‘short-term’ project of 200 years reinforces ACRES commitment to forever, gets people thinking about time differently, and demonstrates how ...

  • 05/24/2017
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ACRES Land Trust offers expert mentoring opportunities in land management careers for northeast Indiana interns

ACRES Land Trust is seeking applicants for three summer internships that will match college students with expert mentors in land management, protection, acquisition and research. 2015 marks the fifth year of ...

  • 01/01/2016
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