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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 Perfect Lake Nature Preserve forever extends Judge Lee’s 50-year history of helping protect land. “I’m motivated by this whole concept of doing something perpetual, permanent, ...

  • 05/11/2017
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Book Talk: Discovering the Hidden Life of Trees

I was browsing through the “Just Added” online books at the Allen County Public library when a title caught my eye: The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World (links to WorldCat). I had not encountered the author before; Peter Wohlleben, surely I would remember a name ...

  • 05/10/2017
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Whose woods these are, for good: Connie Richie’s story

“No matter what the troubles, after I would come back from a walk in the woods, they had dissipated, and I had put them in perspective.” “The peace and calming is amazing,” says land donor Connie Richie, whose perspective came over time. She and husband Steve transformed 35 acres of marginal farmland into a planting of ...

  • 05/04/2017
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When you love a place, you take care of it: Heather DeLorenzo’s story

By Heather DeLorenzo “When you love a place, you take care of it.” My name is Heather DeLorenzo and my story with ACRES Land Trust began about three years ago in 2014 when I first discovered the organization and became interested in supporting their mission. Since then, a few ACRES properties in Wabash County have ...

  • 04/25/2017
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Summer land management internships available with ACRES

ACRES Land Trust is hiring three summer land management interns, matching the college students with expert mentors in protecting, acquiring, researching and managing working land and natural areas.  The program, in its seventh year, is supported by the Olive B. Cole Foundation to help northeast Indiana retain workforce talent by offering area secondary education students ...

  • 04/05/2017
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Exploring the Preserves: No place like home

What wildlife returns to spring woodlands and wetlands? by Fred Wooley As days lengthen and air warms, wildlife react to internal clocks triggering seasonal changes in their behavior. Most animals not migrating to warmer climates stay active in our ACRES preserves. Raccoons, squirrels, skunks, deer, fox, rabbits, weasels (the list is long!) hole up or hunker down on only brutal ...

  • 03/29/2017
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Wanna play? Save This Date

You’re invited: Gather friends and family: We’re playing in the woods! All Ages Preserve Play Day Sunday, May 7, 1 – 4 pm ALLEN COUNTY | Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve 1802 Chapman Road, Huntertown, IN 46748 You’re welcome to drop in at anytime. The Play Day is an open house. Play on preserve trails on your own or join some activities: ...

  • 03/24/2017
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ACRES Land Trust instrumental in bold 50-year legacy of Indiana’s Nature Preserves Act

2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Indiana’s Nature Preserves Act that protects more than 50,000 acres of Hoosier natural heritage in 70 of the state’s 92 counties.  The legislation created the Division of Nature Preserves of the Department of Natural Resources which partners with nonprofits and other agencies. ACRES Land Trust’s founders wrote and helped ...

  • 03/23/2017
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Spring Members-only Events

Members*, celebrate your results! ACRES’ spring member events are as varied as the habitats we protect together. In support of your shared values and in honor of your commitment to keeping our local wild places wild, you’re invited to participate in unique seasonal outings. Get together with your fellow members, break bread and enjoy the ...

  • 03/22/2017
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Snapshot: Casey Jones takes a new direction

As caretaker of our Wildwood nature preserve, Director of Land Management, Casey Jones, almost always starts his days on the road for ACRES. Protecting land and serving 32 counties requires a lot of travel. His direction changed this morning and he shares this snapshot: “For as long as I can remember, it seems that I’ve always traveled east ...

  • 03/15/2017
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