ACRES recently partnered with wildlife researchers to study the weasel, known to be elusive, cunning and downright adorable. Dr. Scott Bergeson, Assistant Professor of Animal Biology at Purdue University Fort ...
It’s a great feeling knowing that ACRES protects and stewards many areas that rare, threatened and endangered species call home. However, the number of plants and animals listed as rare ...
Written by ACRES member, Joanna Stebing “To meet all things with recognition and empathy” This line from a podcast I listened to recently has stuck with me, and I think ...
In 2021, we shared the story of Emma Boehm, a doctoral student at Indiana University, who was beginning research on blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia verna). She wanted to learn how populations ...
Since acquiring Grass Lake in 2018, ACRES has learned about several rare and endangered species living—and thriving—here at one of our most unique nature preserves. To better understand what makes ...
By Reena Ramos, ACRES Outreach Manager Each step into the bog meant a full commitment for leg muscles. It was like walking through brownie batter. Pausing to look up could ...
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 ...
What made you want to support ACRES?I always thought there were no good places to hike here in northern Indiana, but a few years ago, I found out we had ...
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 ...