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Take a Winter Road Trip with ACRES

Thanks to member and volunteer support, ACRES offers many places to explore throughout our region. Each preserve is unique, featuring diverse landscapes. If you’re looking for some new-to-you trails, why not make a day of it? In this winter edition of our road trip series, we’re sending you to Steuben County to enjoy some cold ...

  • 12/23/2021
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2020–2021 Winter Photo Contest Winners

For ACRES Winter Photo Contest, we challenged you to take to the trails and capture photos that celebrate our forever-protected places. Your submissions truly reflected the beauty of these natural areas and the joy they bring visitors. Members of ACRES board and staff selected five winners from the following categories: Wildlife, People on Preserves, Selfie, ...

  • 01/31/2021
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Being in Winter | A two part love story

Nancy: My first glimpse of the world came during an Indiana blizzard blowing a foot of fresh snow over the ground. I have felt at home in the winter landscape ever since. Although Mother Nature feigns sleep at this time of year, undercover she is alive with activity. She beckons into her wondrous, quiet world ...

  • 12/06/2017
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Fall back and slow down | Hiking local

Every fall we all set our clocks back, but we each approach the extra hour differently, some sleeping in, others simply appreciating the luxury of extra “found” time. I see autumn as a slowing of pace, the perfect time for us to take note of nature, to take stock of what happened during the busy ...

  • 09/27/2017
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