Closed Preserves & Protected Land

While the majority of the preserves are open, ACRES members also protect land that is not open to the public.

Most closed preserves are life estates, where a land donor lives and retains land use rights. Some preserves are closed to protect sensitive areas or natural features, or because trail installation is not possible.

Allen County

Name	Acreage
Cedar Creek Bottoms Nature Preserve	36
Cedar Creek Nature Preserve	58
Chuck and Sharon Bodenhafer	8
D and J Eel River	22
Dorothy and Ray Garman Nature Preserve	84
Ellenwood Nature Preserve	4
Emanuel M. Popp Nature Preserve	76
Emilian Woods	11
Founders Forest	210
James M. & Patricia D. Barrett Nature Preserve	67
Jessie’s Woods Nature Preserve	30
Little Cedar Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Nature Preserve	19
Mackel Nature Preserve	28
Maumee River Overlook	1
Mills-Black Nature Preserve	11
Orion Woods	30
Raymond and Mildred Wetter Nature Preserve	40
Shure Acre	1

Blackford County

Name	Acreage
Kenneth Goble Nature Preserve	98

Defiance County, Ohio

Name	Acreage
Preston Island	23

DeKalb County

Name	Acreage
Claxton Woods	93
James M. & Patricia D. Barrett Oak Hill Nature Preserve	140
Sliger Protected Land	18

Elkhart County

Name	Acreage
Caprarotta Family Natural Area	29
Eby Bog	10

Fulton County

Name	Acreage
Steve Richie	36

Huntington County

Name	Acreage
Doerman Nature Preserve	38
Little River Landing	53
Victory Noll Acres	107

Kosciusko County

Name	Acreage
Wayne Township Property	48

Lagrange County

Name	Acreage
Draper	32
Grass Lake	102
Indian River Nature Preserve	29
Marsh Wren Nature Preserve	50
Martin Lake Nature Preserve	5
Quog Lake	126
Raber	32

Miami County

Name	Acreage
Walter H. and E. Marie Myers Nature Preserve on Flowers Creek	157

Noble County

Name	Acreage
Clock Creek	35
Kate M. Raber and James R. Johnson	62
Little Lake	24
Nevin Nature Preserve	99
Sauga Swamp	68
Tamarack Nature Preserve	10

Paulding County, Ohio

Name	Acreage
Black Swamp Audubon Sanctuary	74
Dunakin Woods	26

St. Joseph County

Name	Acreage
Motts	57

Steuben County

Name	Acreage
Koch Forest	24
Lee Family Perfect Lake Nature Preserve	84
Woodland Bog	20

Wabash County

Name	Acreage
protected land	96

Wells County

Name	Acreage
Hurb and Francis Fuller Woods	56
Peace Farm Nature Preserve	24

Whitley County

Name	Acreage
Kessler Nature Preserve	1
Richey Woods Nature Preserve	135

Williams County, Ohio

Name	Acreage
Montpelier Woods	14