ACRES Land Trust plants pace-setting 55,000 trees, reforesting 106 acres

HUNTERTOWN, Ind., May 15, 2019 – This spring, ACRES Land Trust reforested 106 acres of marginal farmland, planting 55,000 native hardwood saplings on three of its regional nature preserves, setting ...

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ACRES restores land

Welcome! Thank you for stopping by our website after seeing our sign on the trails. Your curiosity about ACRES’ work in the field is much appreciated. Did you know ACRES ...

Fighting for the Forest: Volunteers battle autumn olive on the Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve

Did you know that autumn olive was once planted by many conservationists, including Tom and Jane, to provide wildlife habitat? Today, this invasive shrub is a prime target for removal ...

We’re so much more: seeing beyond ACRES trails

Each time ACRES acquires a new property, we send “preserve postcards” to our members. Like birth announcements, the postcards welcome new land to our trust and thank our members for ...

Restoring land to protect ecosystems

“In the last three years, ACRES has planted 65,000 native hardwood trees, reforesting 100 acres, while battling non-native invasive plants on over 700 acres. In the next three years, while ...

Public invited to help ACRES Land Trust plant 200 trees at Blue Cast Springs nature preserve in honor of Hoosier Bicentennial

On Saturday, April 23, ACRES, with help from friends, families and neighbors, will begin replanting more than 20,000 native trees, reforesting 36 acres of cropland on its Blue Cast Springs ...

ACRES Land Trust, Manchester students invite the public to help plant 200 trees at Wildwood preserve

Community residents will join Manchester University’s Environmental Club in reforesting an acre of Wildwood nature preserve in Kosciusko County on Saturday, April 16.  The planting of 200 trees on the ...