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Cedar Creek | View from the Canopy

Editor’s note from Carol Roberts, ACRES Quarterly editor and board vice president: Tom was my friend, neighbor, mentor in the natural world. I cared more about nature after seeing it more closely through his eyes. He fought passionately and persevered ...

10/02/2017
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Fall back and slow down | Hiking local

Every fall we all set our clocks back, but we each approach the extra hour differently, some sleeping in, others simply appreciating the luxury of extra “found” time. I see autumn as a slowing of pace, the perfect time for ...

09/27/2017
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Time is ripe to hike down yonder to the paw paw patch

Deer and hikers are foraging deep into ACRES Land Trust woodlands across the area to gather … tropical fruit. Yup, the paw paws are ripe and dropping sweetly. Ripe paw paws are yummy, mushy fruit with a banana-pineapple-mango taste (if ...

09/20/2017
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Hurb and Francis Fuller Woods honors family, Renews Hoosier History of the Land

Kristie Fuller’s recently donated 56-acre Wells County farm and forest, named for her father, Francis Fuller, and her grandfather, Hurb Fuller, tells her family’s story on the land. Fuller’s tale is a firsthand account of a larger narrative of Hoosier ...

09/13/2017
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Invest in the Hoosier state’s blue Environmental License Plate

Want to help turn your $40 into $4 million in ACRES’ protected land? Purchasing a license plate for your new vehicle? Or renewing your plates? How can your $40 Environmental License Plate help ACRES? You may be surprised to learn ...

09/06/2017
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Into the Woods | Are you ready?

Heading into the woods, wetlands or prairies for your first, or first-in-a-long-time hike? Are you wondering what to bring, wear or what you’ll see or do in an ACRES preserve? What to bring? You really only need to bring your ...

08/30/2017
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Revisiting ‘Conservation Today’

What would change if we understood natural lands as more important to us than electricity and cell phones, as crucial to us as clean water and air? Dear Friends, While most people view ACRES’ work positively, they may also consider ...

08/22/2017
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ACRES launches 200 year Ecological Reflections art & science initiative

ACRES Land Trust kicks off a 200-year Ecological Reflections art and science initiative with a celebration, 2 pm, Saturday, August 12 at Wing Haven, located at 180 W 400 N, Angola, IN 46703. Indiana’s oldest and largest local land trust ...

08/09/2017
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Protecting Biodiversity: Managing Invasive Species

“Biodiversity that should be there, and has potential to be there, is lost when a non-native species takes a foothold.” While some people can walk through the woods, take in the lush, green views, and be at peace, Casey Jones, ...

07/25/2017
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2019 Annual Meeting Voting Information

2020 – 2022 Board of Directors Ballot ACRES’ Board of Directors is comprised of 18 members. Board members serve three-year terms. The Nominating Committee has selected the six nominees below to serve as board members for the 2020–2022 term. There ...

07/21/2017
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