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ACRES Land Trust seeks summer interns

ACRES Land Trust is seeking applications for four full-time land management internships for the 2021 summer season. The program, now in its 11th year, is supported by the Olive B. Cole Foundation to help northeast Indiana retain workforce talent. “The internship program helps ACRES put boots on the ground, and it helps the interns explore ...

  • 03/26/2021
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ACRES Land Trust adds newly protected land, history in LaGrange County

LAGRANGE, Ind., November 26, 2019 –ACRES Land Trust recently expanded its Quog Lake preserve, part of a priority conservation area south of LaGrange, by 12 acres. The property houses two historic school buildings, one of which serves a congregation that has met on the site since the mid-1800s. ACRES, Indiana’s oldest and largest local land ...

  • 11/26/2019
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Rare bog acquisition expands scenic corridor in LaGrange County

ACRES Land Trust has acquired a 126-acre property surrounding Quog Lake in LaGrange County, ensuring permanent protection of a rare quaking bog and its notable ecology. “It’s a significant natural area that needs to be preserved,” said Mike Metz, LaGrange County’s parks and recreation director.  “It’s great that ACRES has taken on doing that.” Metz ...

  • 11/21/2016
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