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Revisiting ‘Conservation Today’

What would change if we understood natural lands as more important to us than electricity and cell phones, as crucial to us as clean water and air? Dear Friends, While most people view ACRES’ work positively, they may also consider land preservation as optional. What would change if we understood natural lands as more important ...

  • 08/22/2017
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ACRES Land Trust instrumental in bold 50-year legacy of Indiana’s Nature Preserves Act

2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Indiana’s Nature Preserves Act that protects more than 50,000 acres of Hoosier natural heritage in 70 of the state’s 92 counties.  The legislation created the Division of Nature Preserves of the Department of Natural Resources which partners with nonprofits and other agencies. ACRES Land Trust’s founders wrote and helped ...

  • 03/23/2017
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ACRES Land Trust

ACRES Land Trust is a member-supported nonprofit dedicated to protecting natural and working lands in northeast Indiana, southern Michigan and northwest Ohio. More than 2,000 ACRES members make it possible to protect these areas and offer trail systems for free public use, open dawn to dusk daily.

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© 2023 ACRES Land Trust | Photos: Garden blooms along the trail at Robb Hidden Canyon in Steuben County by Thomas Sprunger | Giant ichneumon wasp at Beechwood Nature Preserve in Steuben County by Jay Solomon