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Virtual tour of ACRES first Michigan property

December 9, 2020 Blog, Featured, Nature & Wildlife, News, Uncategorized 1 Comment
ACRES newest trail system opened to the public Nov. 21. Enjoy a virtual tour of our first Michigan property. ACRES Land Trust acquired Kauffman Nature Sanctuary for permanent protection in 2019. Located in rolling Hillsdale County, the 78-acre preserve features approximately 1.15 miles of trails that wind through meadow, restored wetlands and forest. Sedges, willows ...
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Raising Our Standards: Quality over Quantity

November 22, 2020 News, Uncategorized 4 Comments
The core of ACRES mission—to protect local land—drives everything we do. Protecting land is possible only when people participate by volunteering, donating and sharing ACRES with others. Because more people participating means more land protected and better cared for, our current strategic plan focuses on building capacity: increasing the number of people supporting this meaningful ...
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We’re so much more: seeing beyond ACRES trails

July 2, 2019 Blog, Field Notes, Land Management 2 Comments
Each time ACRES acquires a new property, we send “preserve postcards” to our members. Like birth announcements, the postcards welcome new land to our trust and thank our members for making this work possible. It’s a fun way to celebrate our newly protected places with our supporters. Recently, a few ACRES members and preserve enthusiasts ...
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Home in the Heartland | Inhabiting your place with local artists and writers Bonnie Fortune, Brett Bloom and family

October 25, 2017 Blog, Your Stories No Comments
In 2015, Brett Bloom and his wife, Bonnie Fortune, began posting Instagram photos of their family’s ACRES hikes. Their fun, frequent images and notes reveal deep connections to place and deep thinking about land use. To better understand their perspectives, writer Teresa Vasquez and her son Miles (6) recently explored Vandolah Nature Preserve with Bonnie, ...
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