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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

Hiking fun for all ages
KPC

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

ACRES marks milestone
KPC

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