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Eby Bog to thrive with permanent protection by ACRES Land Trust

BRISTOL, Ind., June 18, 2019 – ACRES Land Trust recently acquired a 23 acre addition to Eby Bog, north of Bristol, bringing a total of 33 acres, or about 95% of the bog under the organization’s permanent protection. With member support, ACRES protects 7,117 acres of forest, wetland, native prairie, unique natural features and working ...

  • 06/18/2019
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Challenging Steps Stewarding Land: Walking Quog Lake with Botanist Scott Namestnik

Scott Namestnik’s eagerness to explore Quog Lake last summer was quickly replaced with trepidation. “It has to be the most challenging site on which I’ve ever conducted a survey,” he said of the ACRES Land Trust property in LaGrange County. Namestnik works for Orbis Environmental Consulting, which ACRES hired to conduct a “floristic quality assessment” ...

  • 06/18/2018
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ACRES Land Trust, Indiana’s oldest and largest local land trust, protects 7,269 acres of natural and working lands on more than 100 properties in the tristate area, forever. More than 2,000 ACRES members make it possible to keep these vital places safe and offer trail systems, open dawn to dusk daily.

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