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Local Impact of Protected Land

ACRES Land Trust owns and protects over 7,300 acres of natural and working lands in northeast Indiana, southern Michigan and northwest Ohio. This work is driven by our mission to inspire people to value, appreciate and support these places, for the benefit of all — today and forever. The benefits of protected land are many ...

  • 12/22/2021
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Restoring Reciprocity

By Chris Fairfield This article is part of a series highlighting preserves where ACRES will retire trails as part of our comprehensive plan to update visitor amenities at nature preserves. For a complete list of retiring trails and public access updates, visit acreslandtrust.org/raisingourstandards. Every day the Earth presents and sustains abundant ecological gifts. Author Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

  • 12/06/2021
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Words Matter: What Stewardship Means to Us

A Letter from the Executive Director In 2021, ACRES Land Trust began referring to our work in the field as “stewardship” rather than “land management.” In this letter, ACRES Executive Director Jason Kissel explains the distinction and what stewardship means to us. Dear Members, On ACRES properties, staff, volunteers, partners and contractors accomplish a wide ...

  • 12/06/2021
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Feeling thankful for nature?

Nature provides us with countless gifts — fresh air, clean water, beautiful places to explore, improved wellbeing. Looking for a way to give back? Here are three simple yet meaningful ways to support local natural areas: Become an ACRES member Together with our members, ACRES protects over 7,200 acres of land, preserving unique natural formations and ...

  • 11/19/2021
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Detecting wildlife in the Cedar Creek Corridor

ACRES nature preserves provide researchers and citizen scientists with opportunities to study the natural world around us. By allowing scientists to work on ACRES properties, we gain knowledge from their findings that makes us better-informed stewards of the land. Each day, these protected places serve as a setting for learning and discovery. In the coming ...

  • 11/15/2021
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Capturing Changing Seasons

Local artist Gwen Gutwein has gifted ACRES with four oil paintings depicting the changing seasons at Mackel Nature Preserve in Allen County’s Cedar Creek Corridor. The paintings capture the confluence of Little Cedar Creek into Cedar Creek in the distance. Gutwein, an ACRES member, created these works over the past year. “ACRES is such an ...

  • 11/11/2021
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Recording Bat Calls

ACRES nature preserves provide researchers and citizen scientists with opportunities to study the natural world around us. By allowing scientists to work on ACRES properties, we gain knowledge from their findings that makes us better-informed stewards of the land. Each day, these protected places serve as a setting for learning and discovery. In the coming ...

  • 10/28/2021
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The Turning of the Year

A note from the ACRES Quarterly editor ACRES Quarterly Editor Carol Roberts reflects on the changing of the seasons, encouraging readers to connect with nature this fall. What changes signal “the turning of the year” for you? As a child, I loved hearing my grandparents talk about “the turning of the year.” I understood this ...

  • 10/28/2021
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Accessible Trail and Deck Coming Soon!

ACRES Land Trust has started work on a new accessible trail and deck at the Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve in Huntertown! If you’ve visited the preserve recently, you might have noticed that a portion of the existing trail is blocked off where our stewardship team is clearing the way for a .25-mile loop ...

  • 10/15/2021
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Welcome, Ben Taylor!

A warm welcome to Ben Taylor, the newest member of the ACRES team! Taylor recently joined the staff as contract and project manager. This new position oversees a wide range of projects to ensure the business of protecting land gets done. “Creation of this new position allows the multiple staff members previously assigned to these ...

  • 10/08/2021
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