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Wing Haven: Studying Long-Term Change

How do you comprehend and measure a timespan of 200 years? In familial terms, 200 years spans eight generations. In 200 years, someone’s great, great, great, great, great-grandchildren will be ...

  • 07/18/2024
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Summer 2024 Road Trip

Are you looking to get out of the house this summer and hit the road? We’ve got you covered! This day trip takes you along I-69 and has you hiking ...

  • 06/21/2024
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close up of artist Josie Quack's artpiece for the Wing Haven project.

Documenting Wing Haven: Year 6 of 200

ACRES launched the Ecological Reflections project in 2017 at Wing Haven with the goal of compiling a body of work to better understand how a particular place changes through time. ...

  • 09/26/2023
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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 ...

  • 12/23/2021
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ACRES Protects Two Steuben Properties

ACRES Land Trust recently acquired two properties in Steuben County for permanent protection. Together, these properties add 62 acres to the land we protect in the region, bringing ACRES total ...

  • 12/15/2021
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Celebrate Earth Day by restoring local land

“Restore Our Earth” is the theme of Earth Day 2021, and you have an opportunity to do just that here in your community! Together with our members, ACRES Land Trust ...

  • 04/16/2021
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ACRES Land Trust’s picks for leaf peeping spots in northeast Indiana this fall

Arrr, there be gold in them there hills, matey! If you’re looking for treasure this fall, look no farther than your local nature preserve. The trees are awash in golden ...

  • 10/26/2018
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The Next 199 Years

Something life-changing happened to Indiana native Kevin McKelvey in 2006 in Costa Rica. After a frustrating search for an elusive bird, he returned to the United States with a new ...

  • 04/11/2018
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Winter Fun

Others may think of cold, biting wind and want to curl up with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate. No matter what winter brings this year, think ...

  • 01/24/2018
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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 ...

  • 09/27/2017
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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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© 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.