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Capturing Changing Seasons

Local artist Gwen Gutwein has gifted ACRES with four oil paintings depicting the changing seasons at Mackel Nature Preserve in Allen County’s Cedar Creek Corridor. The paintings capture the confluence ...

  • 11/11/2021
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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. ...

  • 03/26/2021
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Fantastic Fireflies

Fluttering white-fire insects! Wavering small-fire beasts! Wave little stars about my bed! Weave little stars into my sleep! — Ojibway chant Sunlight fades, midsummer stars appear. The air fills with ...

  • 06/30/2020
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Summer Solstice 2020: Staff Outing

For staff development, relationship building … and fun! …  the ACRES staff enjoys seasonal outings for each equinox or solstice. We aim to stay close to the land and the ...

  • 06/22/2020
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Season send-off: summer wrap-up

We had a busy and delightful summer chocked full of community events, news, and happenings. Thank you for joining us. Let’s have more fun over the rest of 2018! In ...

  • 09/19/2018
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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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  • 1802 Chapman Road
    PO Box 665
    Huntertown, Indiana 46748
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© 2025 ACRES Land Trust | A silver-spotted skipper drinks nectar from the flower of a prairie blazing star | Photo by Joanna Stebing. Photo spread on pages 10 – 11: The prairie at Wildwood erupts in a symphony of color during the summer months. Vibrant greyheaded and purple coneflowers dance alongside wild bergamot. This living tapestry offers visitors a spectacular seasonal display.