ACRES members gathered with three generations of the Heinzerling family to celebrate the Heinzerling Family Five Points Nature Preserve, south of Garrett, with a hike on Sunday, February 19. Thank you, Heinzerling Family, for protecting your land with ACRES. Thank you, ACRES members, for making it possible. Black Creek runs through the preserve, feeding into …

Joan Garman honors husband, donates 84 acres of forest, wetlands and farm ground Terry Garman always knew the 84 acres of vibrant woods, wetland and farmland his parents, Ray and Dorothy Garman, purchased in the Cedar Creek Corridor in the ’40s and ’50s was special and worth preserving. “When I moved here, I thought I’d …

ACRES Land Trust welcomes its 93rd preserve: 115.8 acres filled with memories of the Heinzerling siblings and the promise of new memories for visitors to the southwest DeKalb County property, Heinzerling Family Five Points Nature Preserve. “ACRES will develop preservation plans, including restoration plans for the property,” said Jason Kissel, executive director of the 5,717-acre …