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Expanding Empathy

Written by ACRES member, Joanna Stebing “To meet all things with recognition and empathy” This line from a podcast I listened to recently has stuck with me, and I think it’s a fitting way to start an article about “unloved” or underappreciated species. We might be apprehensive toward these plants and animals for a variety ...

  • 06/16/2023
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Restoring land to protect ecosystems

“In the last three years, ACRES has planted 65,000 native hardwood trees, reforesting 100 acres, while battling non-native invasive plants on over 700 acres. In the next three years, while managing this ongoing restoration, I’ll begin the work on an additional 300 acres.” – Casey Jones, Director of Land Management In land conservation, we sometimes ...

  • 03/28/2018
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Land Preservation, Conservation, and Succession

Ecological oases are isolated postage stamps of biological richness surviving in a vast landscape of monocultures controlled by blade or plow. As we locate and preserve these remaining oases—these hidden gems, we realize they have progressed for years through a dynamic ecosystem striving to protect itself from periodically emerging environmental impacts. Conserving land by preserving ...

  • 03/14/2018
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