A Family Legacy of Conservation Some might say that the importance of land conservation came to them during a class, or they learned about it from a friend or realized ...
ACRES emphasizes stewarding not only land but also relationships. Lifelong connections sometimes lead to permanent protection of more than one property. When the Heinzerling family sensed it was time to ...
“I never really thought of this place as my land,” said Amanda LaSalle as she sat next to her husband, Bill, in the kitchen of the home they have shared ...
The farm and 1863 home outside of Angola, Indiana, where Virginia “Ginny” Stevens was raised, and where she returned to call home the last ten years, has been in her ...
From a Chinese Proverb:“A good neighbor is a found treasure.” ACRES has numerous neighbors in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. ACRES neighboring parcels come in many shapes, sizes and conditions including ...
Earlham College recently donated to ACRES a 40-acre forest in Jay County. In the 1960s, Earlham College had received the property from the Cring family, who had requested that the ...
ACRES recently acquired Conley Woods Nature Preserve, a 100-acre property in Elkhart County, Indiana. This land was previously protected by Trillium Land Conservancy (TLC), a land trust founded in 2001 ...
Disko Fen, a 58-acre preserve located in Wabash County, first caught the eye of conservationists decades ago. This special place features marl and peat wetlands and is home to a ...
Written by Chris Fairfield, ACRES Volunteer Each day people traveling on the Indiana Toll Road and Highway 827 rush by Ropchan Wildlife Refuge with minimal time to appreciate the natural ...
Hello ACRES Community! I’m excited and honored to be your new communications manager. With over six years of experience in communications and graphic design, I’m eager to learn more about, ...