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Protecting Nature, One Preserve at a Time

What Are Nature Preserves? Nature preserves are protected areas established to conserve wildlife, plant species, and natural resources. These sanctuaries allow ecosystems to function with minimal human interference, enabling native ...

  • 03/12/2025
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In Search Of Weasels

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 ...

  • 07/23/2024
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Expanding Habitat for Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species

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 ...

  • 02/14/2024
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Expanding Empathy

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 ...

  • 06/16/2023
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Research Update: How One Wildflower Responds to Environmental Change

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 ...

  • 02/28/2023
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A Closer Look at Grass Lake

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 ...

  • 10/12/2022
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Into the thick of it

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 ...

  • 09/13/2022
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One of Indiana’s Precious Few

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 ...

  • 03/01/2022
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ACRES Member Q&A with Shondell Hobbs

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 ...

  • 01/20/2022
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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 ...

  • 12/06/2021
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