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Flowers Creek Tire Clean Up: Complete!*

January 9, 2020 Blog, Land Management, Volunteering No Comments

We did it! Last weekend ACRES held our final tire cleanup at the Walter H. and E. Marie Myers Nature Preserve on Flowers Creek. In total, with five years with volunteer, staff and intern effort, our teams have heaved 1,751 tires from this Miami County preserve. Caption, left: In 2020, warmer temperatures made for a ...

Fighting for the Forest: Volunteers battle autumn olive on the Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve

October 24, 2019 Blog, Field Notes, Land Management, Volunteering No Comments

Did you know that autumn olive was once planted by many conservationists, including Tom and Jane, to provide wildlife habitat? Today, this invasive shrub is a prime target for removal on ACRES preserves and on managed land across the U.S. Why? Because its beautiful brush (with sweetsmelling spring blooms, signature silver-backed leaves and red berries) ...

Member Volunteer Profile: Sue Diefenbach

April 9, 2019 Blog, Volunteering, Your Stories 1 Comment

“I feel like I’ve made a difference, and it’s been fun,” said Sue Diefenbach, reflecting on serving as ACRES’ recording secretary for the past 12 years. Prior to retiring from her volunteer position at the end of 2018, Sue attended 71 board meetings, taking minutes and producing a near transcript of all conversations. New board ...

Building a Bridge: Eagle Scout Graham Seiler supports Bicentennial Woods, connects community

October 17, 2018 Land Management, Volunteering, Your Stories No Comments

Graham Seiler took the path less traveled. Given options for volunteer work toward earning Eagle Scout status, Seiler chose to replace a slippery, weathered bridge at Bicentennial Woods near Huntertown, Indiana. Wanting something that would last—that his grandchildren might see—Graham, now a senior at Eastside Junior-Senior High School in Butler, chose steel rather than simply ...

Welcome Natasha Manor, ACRES Office and Volunteer Manager

August 2, 2018 Blog, Volunteering, Your Stories 3 Comments

“My appreciation and passion for natural places did not take hold until adulthood. I was not an outdoorsy child or adolescent! I think my love of nature began with plants, indoors. My mother has always been a collector and committed caretaker of houseplants. She shared that hobby with my sister and me and to this ...

2018 Bird Blitz Results

June 13, 2018 Blog, Nature & Wildlife No Comments

Ahoy, bird-lovers! Did ya bird blitz with ACRES last week? If you were perched in a preserve, binoculars fervently scanning the canopy, the brush, or waterside for a tail, a flutter, even a hint of feathered frenzy, you were not alone. Logo by Yonder Clothing Co. 76 volunteer backyard birders and life-long bird watchers pitched ...

Autumn Olive Project Update | A bold goal and call for help

May 23, 2018 Land Management, Volunteering 2 Comments

Are you looking for a rewarding service project on the land? ACRES is putting out a new call for help. Last year, volunteers started the process of completely removing Autumn Olive from the Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve. It was a bold goal, and the work continues. With many hands, we can beat this ...

Office and Volunteer Manager Tina Puitz says goodbye | Now Hiring

May 16, 2018 Blog No Comments

It comes with much joy and sadness that I am leaving the staff of ACRES. The past nine years have been fun, challenging and rewarding. I was blessed to work with some amazing people over the years. Amazing staff members who made me laugh and cry through good times and bad, but at the end ...

ACRES Welcomes New Board Members

March 7, 2018 Blog, Volunteering No Comments

ACRES Land Trust’s newest board members will govern the organization as it enters a new strategic plan: Janel Rogers of Columbia City, Bob Hake of Fort Wayne and Marc Levy, also of Fort Wayne. Not Pictured: Stan Moore of North Manchester. Non-profit organizations cannot function without dedicated, engaged board members. Giving back through board service is ...

Where The Wild Things Are: Pam George’s Story

May 18, 2017 Blog, Volunteering, Your Stories No Comments

“The colors, sounds and scents of the wild are exhilarating. They instill in me a feeling of order, purpose and wonder. If I can instill that sense in others, it’s been a successful day!” Pam George, an active lifelong educator, taught elementary students, supported teachers as a principal, teaches future teachers at IPFW, volunteers for several Allen County nature organizations, co-coordinates ...

When you love a place, you take care of it: Heather DeLorenzo’s story

April 25, 2017 Blog, Volunteering, Your Stories No Comments

By Heather DeLorenzo “When you love a place, you take care of it.” My name is Heather DeLorenzo and my story with ACRES Land Trust began about three years ago in 2014 when I first discovered the organization and became interested in supporting their mission. Since then, a few ACRES properties in Wabash County have ...

In all weather: Workday volunteers share laughter, hard work & satisfaction

February 1, 2017 Blog, Land Management No Comments

In below-freezing temperatures, this past Saturday, January 28, ACRES volunteers showed up and dug in for our Preserve Workday. Eight volunteers gathered with staff members on the Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve near Huntertown to fight the non-native invasive Vinca plant, commonly known as Periwinkle. The vine-like plant is a tenacious ground-cover, hence its ...

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