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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 this LaGrange County property unlike anywhere else in the state of Indiana, ACRES Communications Manager Bridgett Hernandez reached out to two botanists to learn more ...

  • 10/12/2022
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Your support does more than you know

Photo by Adam Balzer: A juvenile Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake coils among vegetation at Grass Lake in LaGrange County, Indiana. This closed preserve is strictly set aside as a nature sanctuary and for scientific study. The juvenile snake suggests the presence of a breeding population of the species, which is listed as endangered in the state ...

  • 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 mean a face full of sphagnum moss for those who didn’t watch their footing. I scanned the landscape of dark water with its clumps of ...

  • 09/13/2022
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Retiring trails at Bock and Thornton preserves

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. Since 1960, ACRES Land Trust has worked hand-in-hand with private landowners to permanently protect 7,300 ...

  • 09/01/2022
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ACRES completes headquarters improvements

Recent improvements to our headquarters have increased our capacity to do even more! Thanks to your generous support, ACRES is pleased to announce the completion of its headquarters expansion at the Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve! The project took two years to complete and includes a newly-constructed maintenance barn, improved lane access, new signs, ...

  • 08/29/2022
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Ways to help

ACRES protects land, stewards preserves and provides free and low-cost programs and events throughout the year. Have you ever wondered what you can do to help? Here are a few ideas: Financial Support More ideas for providing financial support… Make a gift to the ACRES fund at your local community foundation Include ACRES in your ...

  • 08/12/2022
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We Can Do More!

One-time donations to ACRES have ranged from $1 to over $3,000,000, and many amounts in between. We need and appreciate each of these donations. As ACRES continues to nurture growth, increasing the amount of money donated is a necessary part of this growth in capacity. Listed below are some of the impacts possible through donations ...

  • 07/22/2022
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ACRES Stands Out with New Signs

You may have noticed that ACRES preserve signs have a new look! As part of our ongoing efforts to improve visitor amenities, we are replacing wooden preserve signs with aluminum signs. In addition to being better able to withstand the elements over time, the new signs also increase visibility and strengthen the ACRES brand. The ...

  • 07/11/2022
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Volunteering at an ACRES preserve

By ACRES Outreach Manager Reena Ramos ACRES is able to offer trails thanks to Trail Monitors and Preserve Stewards. Here’s what they do and how you can get involved as a preserve volunteer. How do volunteers help ACRES maintain preserves for visitors? Volunteers make ACRES trails possible. Because ACRES mission is to protect local land, ...

  • 07/09/2022
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Welcome, Summer 2022 Interns!

ACRES welcomes three stewardship interns this season. Learn about what we have in store for them and scroll down to read their bios. As always, there is a lot on the summer to-do list, beginning with invasive species management on 200 acres along Cedar Creek. Over the next three years, these 200 acres will be ...

  • 06/10/2022
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