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ACRES Interns: Where Are They Now?

Thanks to support from the Olive B. Cole Foundation, ACRES hand-selects several students to accompany the stewardship crew on their summertime endeavors. These young minds learn the ways of conservation and form relationships with field professionals. At the end of ...

07/04/2024
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Summer 2024 Road Trip

Are you looking to get out of the house this summer and hit the road? We’ve got you covered! This day trip takes you along I-69 and has you hiking in both Indiana and Michigan. Greenhurst Commons 1740 North Main ...

06/21/2024
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Little Wabash River Nature Preserve: The Place That Keeps On Giving

Article and photos by Tessa Aby-Kruger and Joanna Stebing ACRES Land Trust protects a variety of properties with diverse habitats, plants and animal communities. While some preserves offer public access, many are closed for various reasons and under permanent protection. ...

06/03/2024
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Live Like Karlie

People appreciate being in ACRES preserves for different reasons. For Andie LaComb, what began as a simple way to enjoy nature’s beauty morphed into a deep motivation to help the dogs she loves enjoy every moment of their lives. LaComb ...

05/22/2024
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The Challenge Of An Ever-Changing Landscape

By Evan Hill As an avid hiker and backpacker, I love hiking trails, but as a natural resource professional, it’s also important that I keep an eye on where lines should be drawn on trail installation and upkeep. Having grown ...

04/25/2024
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a close-up of two acorns leaning against each other on the grass

What Will Your Legacy Be?

Perfectly aligned with ACRES’ long-term approach to thinking and planning, planned giving allows you to plant seeds of change that will grow into a lasting benefit for future generations. Former Board President Steve Hammer and his wife, Lila, lifetime members ...

03/27/2024
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view of the creek at Heinzerling Family Five Points Nature Preserve

Visiting Preserves: Guests In Someone Else’s Home

“We live here — please respect our home!” is the unspoken understanding when visiting someone’s home. We quickly catch cues about taking off shoes, where we can go, which doors and cabinets we shouldn’t open. We know the range of ...

03/06/2024
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looking upstream at the Kokiwanee waterfall

Kokiwanee: Celebrating 20 Years

Twenty years ago, ACRES acquired Kokiwanee from the Girl Scouts who had operated the property as a camp from 1945 to 1996. Before that, the property was a farm, and before that, it was a forest. Before the forest, it ...

03/05/2024
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Expanding Habitat for Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species

It’s a great feeling knowing that ACRES protects and stewards many areas that rare, threatened and endangered species call home. However, the number of plants and animals listed as rare is unsettling. Between 2016 and 2023, two species were removed ...

02/14/2024
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aerial view of a cornfield against a group of trees

ACRES Protects the Stevens Family Farm and Forest Reserve

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 family since the 1930s. When it was time to plan ...

01/30/2024
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