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Lee family shows respect for nature
KCP Media
Antique plant pressings returning to Germany
KCP Media
ACRES Land Trust Protects First Michigan Property
Inside INdiana Business
ACRES Land Trust expands to Michigan
KCP Media
Indiana winter may be daunting to some, but one hardy group continues its mission to hike on
The Huntington County TAB
ACRES planning site renovations
KCP Media
Winter Fun
The Herald Republican
More work ahead to preserve threatened/endangered species in state
Kokomo Tribune
Audubon debuts statewide birding trail
The Herald Republican
Neighbors fret over proposed housing project
The Journal Gazette
ACRES Land Trust starts capital campaign to grow headquarters
WANE TV
A look back at the last decade in Steuben County
The Herald Republican
Find new activity this season
The Journal Gazette
LaGrange County Community Foundation awards $126,836 in grants
The Goshen News
ACRES raising money for barn, office upgrade
KCP Media
ACRES Land Trust Launches Capital Campaign
Inside INdiana Business
ACRES Adds to Quog Lake Nature Preserve
WTHD LaGrange Indiana Radio
ACRES and Oak Farm Montessori School establish roots
KCP Media
ACRES Land Trust program to be held at library Wednesday
The News Banner
Dam Nuisance (ACRES work on Cedar Creek Dam)
21 Alive
Natural Resources Commission creates new nature preserve
Chesterton Tribute
ACRES sees surprises in land management
KCP Media
New Nature Preserve Approved for Steuben County
Inside INdiana Business
Waterfalls in northeast Indiana? Discover hidden treasures on ACRES Land Trust preserves
Input For Wayne
ACRES Celebrates Cedar Creek Acquisition
Inside INdiana Business
New website, booklet focus on Cedar Creek Corridor
KCP Media
ACRES embraces Hoosier landscape
“Discover ACRES” column for KCP Media
ACRES acquires most of Eby Bog
Journal Gazette
Eby Bog in Elkhart County gains more protection, but common plants elude botanist
Indiana Economy Digest
Bog near Bristol gains more protection with nonprofit’s land purchase
South Bend Tribune
Northern Ind. Lakes Festival Drew Thousands To Kosciusko County
Times Union Online
Conservation group reforests 100-plus acres of farmland
Agri News
Time, money invested in helping ACRES preserve our land are well spent
News-Sentinel
Dancing in the Street, Dior, Doug the Pug: News from around our 50 states
USA Today
High Fives
KPC Media
Conservation group reforests 100-plus acres of farmland
San Francisco Chronicle
ACRES plants trees at record pace
KPC Media
ACRES sets new reforesting mark: Nonprofit planted 55,000 saplings on 106 acres in region
Journal Gazette
ACRES donor finds joy in purposeful giving
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
NIPSCO pays it forward for environmental action
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
Local organizations receive grants from NIPSCO for Environmental Projects
The LaPorte County Herald-Argus
Spring blooms in Fort Wayne
InFortWayne
Shrinking wetlands getting help: Work being done to save threatened habitat for ducks
Journal Gazette
For the love of trees
The Herald Republican
Adopt-A-Tree Festival
The Herald Republican
Five Questions for Jason Kissel, Executive director, ACRES Land Trust
Journal Gazette
ACRES acquires 23-acre preserve in Huntington
Journal Gazette
ACRES acquires Philip and Jean Ross Preserve
The Huntington County TAB
ACRES Acquires Huntington Preserve
Inside INdiana Business
Victory Noll Education Center to close June 30
Journal Gazette
ACRES seeks use of barn for events
Journal Gazette
Squirrel issue hits local syrup makers
Journal Gazette
Tire cleanup planned at ACRES’ Brammall preserve March 31
KPC Media
Waiting for land pays off for trusts
Outdoor Indiana
Bundle Up: Go the extra mile in the cold (PDF)
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
The Nature of Americans: Bridging the Gap (PDF)
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
Spoiler Alert: Seeing green in fall may ruin your ACRES visit (PDF)
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
ACRES Nature Preserves open to public, free (PDF)
Senior Life, Allen County, page 2
Allen County to observe World Wetlands Day
KPC Media
Winter hike
KPC Media
Elkhart Bog to open next year
South Bend Tribune
ACRES Saves Land With Swift Purchase
Inside INdiana Business
ACRES Land Trust Adds Land From Three Counties
Inside INdiana Business
Recent Acquisition Adds To Existing ACRES Preserve
Ink Free News
ACRES Land Trust Acquires Four Preserve Expansions
WBOI NPR
WFYI
Indiana Public Radio
“How can we afford to wait any longer?” Janet Canino on preserving land as a family
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
ACRES explores shared spaces idea
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
Time to hit the trails!
The Herald Republican
4 nonprofits receive Foellinger Foundation grants
Journal Gazette
ACRES Expands Nature Preserve Near Warsaw
Inside INdiana Business
ACRES’ Neighbors, Funders Expand Wildwood Preserve South Of Warsaw
Ink Free News
Color your world
Glo Magazine (pg. 20)
It’s simply in our nature
Journal Gazette
The fine points of birds
The Huntington County TAB
Your Guide to Fall Foliage in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Visit Fort Wayne
ACRES summer interns managing land with spirit
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
Merit Scholar finalist builds a bridge
Butler Bulletin
Mackel family gift adds to Cedar Creek preserve
The Star
DeKalb County ACRES Land Trust nature preserves
KPC
Eagle Scout builds industrial strength bridge at preserve
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
6 Midwest road trips to feed your fix for fall colors
Chicago Tribune
Scout heads project to replace bridge
The Star
Here are 22 Indiana waterfalls worth exploring
IndyStar
Up to their knees in science
Journal Gazette
ACRES as an ecosystem: Deeply Mapping motivations for protecting land
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
New hikes await in Fort Wayne and Allen County for the 2018 Allen County Trailblazers program
News Sentinel
Trailblazers take to Metea Park: Program aims to get people outdoors across Allen County
Journal Gazette
Teens learn to cope while being outdoors
Journal Gazette
Bird Blitz brings birders closer to northeastern Indiana species
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
ACRES purchase expands Cedar Creek holdings
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
Swensons were part of the picture: Innkeepers donated Wing Haven Nature Preserve
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
Bequest allows ACRES to grow
Inside INdiana Business
ACRES Land Trust seeking public’s help with bird species monitoring study in Fort Wayne area
News Sentinel
Rotary Club of Fort Wayne honors four local residents for their dedicated community service
News Sentinel
Outdoor Adventures: River too high to paddle?
South Bend Tribune
ACRES to host second annual Bird Blitz
KPC Northwest News
ACRES Encourages Citizen Science with Second Annual Bird Blitz, Bird-Watching Workshop
Ink Free News
Adopt-A-Tree brings many to art studio
The Herald-Republican
Adopt a Tree includes unveiling of art
KPC
Connecting With The Natural Heritage Of Indiana
Ink Free News
Endangered native plants and critters flourish on Grass Lake marl flat
KPC
Fort Wayne Area’s ACRES Land Trust adds unique property to its conservation holdings
News Sentinel
Area Organizations Receive Arrow Head Grants
Ink Free News
Free, year-round hiking in Fort Wayne Area
The Communicator
Land Trust looking to replenish tapped fund
Journal Gazette
Cedar Creek Corridor property now protected
Inside Indiana Business
ACRES Land Trust acquires land appraised for $3 million
WANE TV
Fort Wayne-area’s ACRES Land Trust adds 193 acres in Cedar Creek watershed with appraised value of $3 million
News Sentinel
More Cedar Creek land preserved
Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Indiana conservation group seeks to replenish exhausted funds
Seattle Times
Land trust gets land along Cedar Creek, looks for funds
WANE TV
Program features ACRES Land Trust
KPC News
ACRES reaches 7,000 acre milestone
Ink Free News
Caprarotta Family Nature Area, first family-donated property in county to ACRES
Elkhart Truth
Land trust sizes up its successes, challenges
Journal Gazette
Preservation Organization Hits Milestone
Inside Indiana Business
ACRES expands, adds to Wabash protected lands
Wabash Plain Dealer
A peaceful corner of Wells County
Bluffton News-Banner
Family donates 29-acre farm to state land trust
Goshen News
Family gives land for preserve
The Farmer’s Exchange
Food and Fun in the Fort
Destinations & Desserts
Some colorful places to run
Journal Gazette
Resources for your backyard and neck of the woods
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
Think about Conservation Today
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
200-year project starts at Wing Haven
KPC Media
Envisioning Forever: 200 years at Wing Haven
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
ACRES Launches 200 Year Ecological Reflections Art & Science Project
NE Indiana & Fort Wayne News
ACRES Land Trust plans 200-year art, science study at its Wing Haven Nature Preserve
News Sentinel
Defiance commissioners discuss Preston Island’s use
The Crescent-News
Into the Woods: Are you Ready?
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
Victory Noll sisters, ACRES close on deal to preserve natural area in Huntington
News Sentinel
107 acres added in Huntington- Land to be called Victory Noll Acres
Journal Gazette
Allen County Trailblazers program starts Saturday
News Sentinel
After a growth spurt, ACRES reflects on what’s next
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
ACRES goal is to preserve and restore land
The Bryan Times
Nothing can replace the nature of northeast Indiana
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
‘Take your place among the living things’: concern for quality extends to the very land on which we stand
Journal Gazette Op-Ed
ACRES hosts first annual Bird Blitz
KPC Media
Wildflowers in wild places: notes on Trillium and Jack-in-the-pulpit
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
Judge establishes nature preserve
KPC Media
55 more Wells County acreage given to ACRES
Indiana Economic Digest
Federal judge protects Steuben County land with ACRES
The News-Sentinel
NIPSCO awards grants
WIMS AM 1420
Health and Wellness Center to partner with Park Board
KPC Media
Preserving area’s beauty
Journal Gazette
Spring in the woods
Journal Gazette
Northeast Indiana will host a multitude of green events
KPC Media
More Wells acreage given to ACRES
The News Banner
Summer land management internships available at ACRES
KPC Media
Huntington woman teaches benefits of forest bathing
Journal Gazette
State nature preserves program proves there’s more than cornfields in Indiana
News Sentinel
Cedar Creek corridor gains new ACRES preserve
IN Fort Wayne
Hiking group features local parks and ACRES preserves year-round
KPC Media
Protecting the land with pioneer spirit: Sam Ropchan
KPC Media
ACRES is vital link in helping state preserve its most essential nature
Journal Gazette
ACRES Land Trust plans hike in Steuben County
KPC Media Group
New ACRES preserve expands protected land in Cedar Creek corridor
The News-Sentinel
ACRES preserve gains 84 acres
The Journal Gazette
Preserving nature’s beauty: Based in Huntertown, ACRES grows with volunteer help
Megan Knowles, KPC Media Group
Take the trails: ACRES Land Trust at Acres Along the Wabash hike Feb. 4
The News-Banner
ACRES hike held in icy chill
Judy Wells, Paulding Progress
Nature bonds student volunteers
Brandy DePriest, KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Bicentennial Trust has eyes for future
Rosa Salter Rodriguez, The Journal Gazette
White walk finishes year’s exploration: month by month at Marion’s Woods
Rita Smith, KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
ACRES preserves prairie, quaking bog
KPC Media Group
ACRES Land Trust buying rare prairie site in Warsaw
The News-Sentinel
ACRES Land Trust, Warsaw prairie
Briefs, The Journal Gazette
ACRES acquisition protects Quog Lake site
KPC Media Group
ACRES invites public to workday
KPC Media Group
ACRES opens new Covell preserve
KPC Media Group
New 96-acre nature preserve debuts in northeast Indiana
Associated Press, WOWO 1190 AM
ACRES opens DeKalb County nature preserve
Lisa Esquivel Long, The News-Sentinel
ACRES debuts land preserve in DeKalb County
Frank Gray, The Journal Gazette
ACRES Land Trust announces new nature preserve in DeKalb County
The News-Sentinel
ACRES Land Trust to open first DeKalb County nature preserve
The Star, KPC News Online
Nuts about fall? It’s all about the acorn
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
Autumn peeking into Angola preserve: month by month at Marion’s Woods
Rita Smith, KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Time is ripe to hike down yonder to the paw paw patch
“Discover ACRES” column for KPC Media
Joy, gratitude on the trail
‘Discover ACRES’ column for KPC media, The Outdoor Life Page
Bicentennial Nature Trust projects cause growth spurt at ACRES Land Trust
Kevin Kilbane, The News-Sentinel
Hill Joins ACRES Land Trust
KPC Media Group, People on the Move
Growing ACRES hires land-care staffer
Dave Gong, The Journal Gazette
ACRES hires new land management specialist
Dave Gong, The Journal Gazette
Threatened box turtles are gift of pure delight
‘Discover ACRES’ column for KPC media, The Outdoor Life Page
Woods greens as summer deepens: month by month at Marion’s Woods
Rita Smith, KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Experience summer surprises in a local nature preserve
‘Discover ACRES’ column by Fred Wooley for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Canoeists explore Cedar Creek
KPC Media Group
Nature nonprofit starts area chapter
Rosa Salter Rodriguez, The Journal Gazette
Hike provides a gift of pure delight
Greg Burns, KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Michael Black Preserves Family Land With ACRES Land Trust
The Waynedale News Staff Report
ACRES Begins Fight Against Japanese Stiltgrass
Zach Bernard, 89.1 WBOI
ACRES leading battle to obliterate stiltgrass
The Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne-area man preserves his family’s land with donation to ACRES Land Trust
The News-Sentinel Staff Report
Victory Noll sisters selling portions of Huntington campus to St. Anne Communities, ACRES Land Trust
Kevin Kilbane, The News-Sentinel
ACRES joins largest trails celebration
KPC Media Group
ACRES Land Trust Invites Public To Join Nation’s Largest Trails Celebration
Waynedaler
The trumpets herald
‘Discover ACRES’ column by Fred Wooley for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Victory Noll land to be preserved
Lois Tomaszewski, Huntington Herald-Press
US sisters turn their lands over to trusts, preserving them from development
Dan Stockman, Global Sisters Report
Woods recharges the spirit
Greg Burns, KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Environmental group to plant 200 trees at Wildwood Preserve
Mackenzi Klemann, Wabash Plain Dealer
Students invite public to aid reforesting
Ink Free News
Spring unfolds in city woodlands: month by month in Marion’s Woods
Rita Smith, KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Proposed revisions in federal natural resource mitigation policy take a landscape approach to conservation
Kevin Kilbane, The News-Sentinel
Spring serenades with subtle sounds
‘Discover ACRES’ column by Fred Wooley for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Plugged into Chickadees
‘Discover ACRES’ column by Fred Wooley for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Winter freeze, with a wink
‘Discover ACRES’ column for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Allen County wildlife and nature preserve closes due to invasive plant
WPTA-TV
ACRES Land Trust Temporarily Closes Preserve
Zach Bernard, 89.1 WBOI
ACRES closes preserve
KPC Media Group
ACRES closes Cedar Creek preserve
Bob Caylor, The News-Sentinel
Invasive plant shuts preserve: Little Cedar Creek first to be closed by ACRES
Jamie Duffy, The Journal Gazette | Video by Chad Ryan, The Journal Gazette
Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run, featured video
Ray Steup, KPC Media Group, for IN Fort Wayne
Claxton Woods timber is renewable gift to ACRES Land Trust
Ink Free News
Local family donates woods to ACRES Land Trust
Churubusco News
93-acre tree farm donated to ACRES trust
Jamie Duffy, The Journal Gazette
Local resident adds property to Tel-Hy preserve
Huntington County TAB
Local man donates land to Huntington nature preserve
Frank Gray, The Journal Gazette
Land donation expands Huntington preserve
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
Tel-Hy nature preserve expanding, thanks to Phillip Smith
Ink Free News
ACRES adding to preserve in Huntington County
KPC Media Group
Alive in the dead of winter
‘Discover ACRES’ column by Fred Wooley for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
On this day, let us give thanks and praise
The Journal Gazette
Ours to enjoy: Preserves, parks and trails to make you happy, healthy
FortWayne.com City Guide
Bicentennial Nature Trust: an Indiana success story
Phil Bloom, Wild Indiana
Verbatim: Japanese stiltgrass found in Huntertown area
The Journal Gazette
Go ‘forest bathing,’ no soap needed
Jennifer Decker, Herald Republican, KPC Media Group
Marion’s Woods answers call of the wild
‘Discover ACRES’ column by Jill Noyes for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
ACRES Land Trust plans open house
KPC Media Group
BZA decision gives ACRES a permanent home
Rosa Salter Rodriguez, The Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne area places to run
Aubree Reichel, The Journal Gazette
First lady spreading word on bicentennial: Encouraging applications for official themed projects
Jamie Duffy, The Journal Gazette
Cedar Creek Corridor to benefit from $1 million funding match
KPC Media Group
My GPS always gets me home!
Lou Ann Homan-Saylor
More than dinner, movie
Keiara Carr, The Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne nature preserve offers rare sights
Lisa Ryan, 89.1 WBOI
Nature’s marks along the trail
‘Discover ACRES’ column by Jill Noyes for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
ACRES to debut new land preserve
Jeff Wiehe, The Journal Gazette
New nature preserve to open in Allen County
Decatur Daily Democrat Staff Report
ACRES Land Trust soon to welcome visitors to unique nature preserve northwest of Fort Wayne
Kevin Kilbane, The News-Sentinel
Grand opening of Spring Lake Woods and Bog
Ink Free News
Our Great Outdoors: 15 treks to fit every purpose
Bonnie Blackburn, Fort Wayne Magazine
Explore nature from the water
‘Discover ACRES’ column by Jill Noyes for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Nature preserve recess: engage your young hiking companions
‘Discover ACRES’ column by Jill Noyes for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
ACRES aims to increase nature preserves for state’s bicentennial
Mary Ann Gates, The News-Sentinel
Ponder the lily pad
‘Discover ACRES’ column by Jill Noyes for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
ACRES Land Trust upcoming guided hike at Blue Cast Springs
Paulding Progress
Family entrusts 116 acres in southwest DeKalb County to ACRES Land Trust
KPC Media Group, for Indiana Economic Digest
DeKalb County property to be preserved
Inside Indiana Business News
Family entrusts 116 acres to ACRES
KPC Media Group
ACRES adds site near Huntertown
Frank Gray, The Journal Gazette
Heinzerling Family entrusts 116 acres of Five Points memories to ACRES Land Trust
The Scoop, JG Blogs, The Journal Gazette
ACRES preserves hopping with frogs
‘Discover ACRES’ column by Jill Noyes for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Spring blooming at preserves
‘Discover ACRES’ column for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
ACRES’ Wabash County preserves bursting with wildflowers, spring celebrations
Ink Free News
Changing Weather Means Tapping into a Sweet Season
Sean Bueter, 89.1 WBOI
ACRES Receives Surprise $1 million Gift
Sean Bueter, 89.1 WBOI
Gift means stability for land trust: Photographer left ACRES $1 million
Dave Gong, The Journal Gazette
ACRES Land Trust receives $1 million from Wells County native
Mark Miller, Bluffton News-Banner, for Indiana Economic Digest
Sandhill cranes call from Wing Haven Nature Preserve
‘Discover ACRES’ column for KPC Media Group, The Outdoor Page
Retired teachers meet with ACRES Land Trust
The Star, KPC Media Group
ACRES of Wabash Winter Fun
Ink Free News
ACRES Land Trust hires outreach specialist
The Evening Star, KPC Media Group
The people behind the preserves – Edna W. Spurgeon Woodland Reserve
Terri Gorney with Introduction and Photos by Steve Sass, The Plant Press
New Plan for Allen County’s only natural lake is a ‘Win-Win’
Kevin Leininger, Associated Press
Fort Wayne celebrates bird town designation
Mark Mellinger, WANE-TV
Land Trust plans DeKalb County Preserve
Inside Indiana Business
A Force for Nature
Linda Lipp, Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
ACRES Land Trust developing farm ground, wetlands into new 140-acres nature Preserve
Carson Gerber, Kokomo Tribune, for Indiana Economic Digest
ACRES preserve will be forever forested
Neil A. Case, KPC Media Group
Former teacher Richie facilitates nature preserve in husband’s name
Jeff Kenney, The Pilot News
4-H project snowballs into big things for local youth
Joni Knott, Huntington County Tab
Indiana congregation dedicates nature preserve in memory of one of their own
Emily Mullins, United Church of Christ
Forks of the Wabash adds nature preserve in Huntington
Craig Brosman, Huntington Herald-Press, for Indiana Economic Digest
The Nature Principle in your neighborhood: Is there a Button Park in your future?
Richard Louv, The Richard Louv Blog
The Little River Wetlands Project and ACRES Land Trust close sale
Huntington County TAB
Bridgett Hernandez
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