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160-year-old barn finds new home

November 9, 2020 Blog, Cedar Creek, History, News, Uncategorized No Comments
HUNTERTOWN – A 160-year-old barn in northwest Allen County is finding a new home in DeKalb County, where it will stand as a tribute to the area’s agricultural heritage. ACRES Land Trust acquired the barn as part of a bequest from the late Dr. Frederick Mackel. The land is part of the 34-acre Mackel Nature ...
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Florence’s Trail

January 18, 2020 Blog, Cedar Creek No Comments
The trail along the north bank of Willow Creek in Bicentennial Woods has been dedicated in honor of Florence Thyrza Pauly, a native of Fort Wayne and long-time resident of Bloomington and Indianapolis. Florence’s estate was donated to ACRES Land Trust in 2018 as a tribute to the comfort and healing she found in nature. ...
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On the eve of its 60th Anniversary, ACRES Land Trust launches first-ever capital campaign

December 2, 2019 Blog, Cedar Creek, News No Comments
HUNTERTOWN, Ind., December 2, 2019 –ACRES Land Trust is launching a Capital Campaign to help build a barn and renovate the home it uses as an office. The investments will help the nonprofit care for its expanding acreage, following a period of 50 percent growth in the land it owns and protects. Founded in 1960, ...
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Taking Responsibility: Removing a low-head dam on Cedar Creek

September 3, 2019 Blog, Cedar Creek, Land Management No Comments
“What did the fish say when he was swimming upstream and hit concrete?” “Dam!” Dr. Jerry Sweeten, ACRES board member, retired Manchester University biology professor and expert on low-head dam removal, enjoys a good laugh and talking waterways. He loves fish, river ecology, teaching and preservation. He’s led the charge in removing three low-head dams ...
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ACRES completes 500-acre acquisition phase on Cedar Creek, launches storytelling project

August 5, 2019 Acquisition, Blog, Cedar Creek, News No Comments
ACRES completes 500-acre acquisition phase on Cedar Creek, launches storytelling project HUNTERTOWN, Ind., August 5, 2019 – On completion of a 500-acre acquisition phase on Cedar Creek, ACRES Land Trust is launching a website, booklet and video on its decades-long work protecting the Corridor. To date, the nonprofit permanently protects one thousand acres in the ...
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Mackel family adds to Cedar Creek legacy

August 21, 2018 Acquisition, Cedar Creek, News 4 Comments
The late Dr. Frederick O. and Elfrieda Mackel expanded a neighborly legacy of preserving the Cedar Creek Corridor through ACRES Land Trust. The Mackels originally purchased land overlooking Cedar Creek in 1956, moving there from Fort Wayne so their four children could grow up exploring fields, creeks and woodlands. The Mackels’ neighbors and friends, Jim ...
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ACRES acquires land appraised at $3 million, reaches 1,000 Cedar Creek acres protected

April 3, 2018 Acquisition, Cedar Creek, News No Comments
ACRES Land Trust recently completely acquisition of 193 acres of Cedar Creek land appraised at $3 million, leveraging a matching award from Indiana’s Bicentennial Nature Trust. With the latest acquisitions, ACRES now permanently protects over 1,000 acres of the  largest natural feature extending through Allen and DeKalb Counties. In total, the local nonprofit recently reached ...
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