ACRES | ACRES Preserves

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Preserve & Township	Year Acquired	Acres	Trails (Miles)	Access to Preserve	Special Features
Adams County (Back to top)
Munro Nature Preserve Hartford Township	1994	25.6	0.5	Parking Lot	Site of the Brushwood school house Preserve Guide
Allen County (Back to top)
Barrett (James M. & Patricia D.) Nature Preserve Perry Township (& Dekalb Co.)	1995	87	N/A	Closed to Public	Life Estate
Bicentennial Woods Nature Preserve Perry Township	1994	79	2.6	Parking Lot	Willow Creek, Arnolds Oaks (over 200 years old) Preserve Guide
Cedar Creek Bottoms Nature Preserve Perry Township	1984	36	N/A	Closed to Public	Cedar Creek
Cypress Meadow Nature Preserve Lafayette Township	2004	19	0.6	Parking area	Cypress trees, pond Preserve Guide
Dustin (Tom & Jane) Nature Preserve Perry Township	2005, 2004, 1991	71.8	1.1	Parking Lot	ACRES Office, Cedar Creek Preserve Guide
Fogwell Forest Nature Preserve Lafayette Township	2002, 1976	61.3	0.6	Parking Lot	Older growth forest Preserve Guide
Fox Fire Woods Nature Preserve Cedar Creek Township	1974	7.9	0.5	Parking area	Named for fungus that glows in the dark Preserve Guide
Hammer (Herman F.) Wald Nature Preserve Springfield Township	1989	70	0.8	Parking Lot	Beech - Maple and successional forest Preserve Guide
Johnson (Robert C. and Rosella C.) Perry Township	2004	12.35	0.6	Parking Lot	Adjacent to Dustin and Whitehurst N.P.’s Preserve Guide
Jessie's Woods Nature Preserve Perry Township	1996	30	N/A	Closed to Public	Limited access
Little Cedar Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Nature Preserve Perry Township	1997	19	0.9	Parking Lot	Little Cedar Creek, floodplain forest Preserve Guide
Little Wabash River Nature Preserve Lafayette Township	2004	24.3	0.6	Parking Lane	Variety of trees, pond - Closed November 1st thru January 31st for permitted hunting Preserve Guide
Maumee River Overlook Maumee Township	1976	0.9	0.1	Parking area	Maumee River Preserve Guide
McNabb-Walter Nature Preserve Springfield Township	1982	192.2	1.3	Parking Lot	St. Joseph River, former maple sugar camp Preserve Guide
Mengerson Nature Preserve St. Joseph Township	1989	36.2	1.0	Parking Lot	Within Allen Co. city limits, successional forest Preserve Guide
Popp (Emanuel M.) Nature Preserve Cedar Creek Township	1996	40	N/A	Closed to Public	Reserved Life Estate
Raymond and Mildred Wetter Nature Preserve Maumee Township	2012	40	N/A	Closed to Public	Reserved Life Estate
Vandolah Nature Preserve Perry Township	1989	47	1.5	Parking Lot	Cedar Creek Preserve Guide
Whitehurst Nature Preserve Perry Township	1991	4	0.1	Parking Lot	Adjancent to Dustin and Johnson N.P.'s Preserve Guide
Yellow River Road Property Lake Township	2004	4	N/A	Closed to Public	Farm Lease
Blackford County (Back to top)
Kenneth Goble Nature Preserve	2009	97.64		Closed to public	Life Estate, Salamonie River
Dekalb County (Back to top)
Parts of Barrett N.P. (Allen Co.)				Closed to Public	Life Estate
Fulton County (Back to top)
Ruth Kern Woodland Preserve Richland Township	2007	149.3	1.6	Parking Lot	Tippencanoe River - Closed from October 15th thru January 15th due to permitted hunting Preserve Guide
Huntington County (Back to top)
Doermann (Paul E. & W. Ernestine) Nature Preserve Huntington Township	2004	36.2	N/A	Closed to Public	Life Estate
Pehkokia Woods Nature Preserve Huntington Township	2012	100	2.0	Parking Lot	Natural Spring
Tel-Hy Nature Preserve Huntington Township	1997, 1994	39.4	1.1	Parking Lot	Wabash River, Outhouse collection Preserve Guide
Jay County (Back to top)
Bibler Nature Preserve Madison Township	1992	104.5	1.7	Parking Lot	Inspired the book Back Home Again by Lois Bibler Preserve Guide
Madison Township School Nature Preserve Madison Township	1994	27.3	0.9	Parking Lot	Site of Madison Township School Preserve Guide
Kosciusko County (Back to top)
Bock Nature Preserve Prairie Township	2007	46.83	1.1	Parking Lot	Glacial till pond, native grasslands Preserve Guide
Glennwood Nature Preserve Prairie Township	2003	36.7	0.8	Parking Lot	Willetts Lake, circum-neutral bog Preserve Guide
Wildwood Nature Preserve Lake Township	2002	237.8	4.8	Parking Lot	Vernal pools, wetlands and prairie Preserve Guide
LaGrange County (Back to top)
Culp (G. Richard & Mary H.) Nature Preserve Newbury Township	2003	20	0.5	Parking Lot	pond, wildflowers, topography Preserve Guide
Fawn River Nature Preserve Greenfield Township	1997, 1996	135.2	1.0	Parking Lot	Fawn River, former sugar maple camp, kettle ponds Preserve Guide
Indian River Nature Preserve Clearspring Township	1999	29.2	N/A	Canoe Access Only	Indian River
Maplewood Nature Preserve Bloomfield Township	1990	29.6	2.2	Parking Lot	Adjacent to Maplewood County Park Preserve Guide
Marsh Wren Nature Preserve Johnson Township	2000	50	0.3	Parking Lot	The Spreads on the Elkhart River Preserve Guide
Martin Lake Nature Preserve Johnson Township	1983	5	N/A	Closed to Public	Limited Access
Stark (Jack L.) Nature Preserve Lima Township	2004	41.2	Yes	Parking Lot	Pigeon River Preserve Guide
Miami County (Back to top)
Seven Pillars Nature Preserve Butler Township	1992	147.3	1.1	Parking Lot	Mississinewa River Preserve Guide
Seven Pillars of the Mississinewa Landmark Butler Township	1982	1	0.1	Parking Lot	Mississinewa River, 25 foot limestone pillars Preserve Guide
Noble County (Back to top)
Badger (Florence) Nature Preserve Swan Township	2002	36.0	0.4	Parking Lot	Wooded
Bender (Lloyd W.) Memorial Forest Nature Preserve York Township	1966	116.3	1.3	Parking Lot	Elkhart River wetlands Preserve Guide
Detering Nature Preserve In Kendallville	1994	54	0.7	Parking Lot	Round Lake Preserve Guide
Gates (Ralph F.) Nature Preserve Noble Township	1977	1	0.1	Parking Lot	Access thru IDNR Crooked Lake N.P.
Hammer (Art) Wetlands Nature Preserve Elkhart Township	1986	373	0.5	Parking Lots	Waldron Lake, wetlands Preserve Guide
Lonidaw Nature Preserve Wayne Township	1979	30.2	0.8	Parking Lot	Little Whitford Lake Preserve Guide
Nevin (Scott & Mary Frances) Nature Preserve Green Township	2003	99.3	N/A	Closed to Public	Life Estate
Spurgeon (Edna W.) Woodland Reserve Elkhart Township	1964, 1961	65	1.2	Parking Lot	Sandy Kames (The Knobs) Preserve Guide
Tamarack Property Orange Township	2003	9.8	N/A	Closed to Public	Limited Access
Pauling County (Ohio) (Back to top)
Flat Rock Creek Nature Preserve Washington Township	2008	50	0.8	Parking Lot	Upland and floodplain forest Preserve Guide
Steuben County (Back to top)
Ball Lake Nature Preserve Otsego Township	1995	27	0.3	Roadside Parking	Ball Lake Preserve Guide
Beechwood Nature Preserve Jamestown Township	2000, 1964	89.8	1.7	Parking Lot	Adjacent to Pokagon State Park, Oak - savanna restoration Preserve Guide
Brammall (Terry & Nancy) Nature Preserve Scott Township	2004	80	1.6	Parking Lot	Pigeon Lake Preserve Guide
Foster (Charles J.) Nature Preserve Jamestown Township	2000	2.7	0.1	Walk-in Only	Access from Beechwood N.P., Little Otter Lake Preserve Guide
Manjeri (Muriel C.) Nature Preserve Jamestown Township	2000	0.8	0.1	Walk-in Only	Access from Beechwood N.P., Little Otter Lake Preserve Guide
Robb Hidden Canyon Nature Preserve Otsego Township	1995	65	1.3	Parking Lot	Fish Creek, canyons Preserve Guide
Ropchan Memorial Nature Preserve Millgrove Township	1973	79	1.0	Parking Lot	Part of Ropchan Cooperative Project Preserve Guide
Ropchan (Sam & Adeline) Wildlife Refuge Fremont Township	1976	184	3.4	Parking Lot	Cemetary Lake, adjacent to IDNR wetland conservation area Preserve Guide
Wing Haven Nature Preserve Pleasant Township	1983	262.5	1.9	Parking Lot	Seven Sisters Lakes, 19th century log buildings Preserve Guide
Woodland Bog Nature Preserve Scott Township	1965	20	0.6	Roadside Parking	Swamp forest, ferns Preserve Guide
Wabash County (Back to top)
Asherwood Environmental Center Noble Township	2010	160	N/A	Parking Lot	Asher Creek, Maple Sugar Operation, Aviary, and Nature Center
Hanging Rock Lagro Township	2009	3.93	0.1	Parking Lot	Register of national natural landmarks Trail Map
Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run Lagro Township	2007	72	1.8	Parking Lot	Ross Run, exposed bedrock streambed, waterfall Preserve Guide
Kokiwanee Nature Preserve Lagro Township	2003	139.5	5.3	Parking Lots	Salamonie Gorge formations, waterfalls Preserve Guide
Mary Thornton Nature Preserve Lagro Township	2008	15.0	0.5	Parking Lot	Flat woods forest Preserve Guide
Wells County (Back to top)
Acres Along the Wabash Nature Preserve Lancaster Township	1973	86.7	2.5	Parking Lot	Wabash River, Limited mobility trail, interpretive geology panel Preserve Guide
Hammer (Anna Brand) Nature Preserve Jefferson Township	1982	40	0.5	Parking Lot	Tree hike signs Preserve Guide
Whitley County (Back to top)
Dygert (Evelyn & Wendell) Nature Preserve Thorncreek Township	2001	134	2.2	Parking Lot	Ravines, wildlife Preserve Guide
Kessler (Savoy & Agnes) Nature Preserve Thorncreek Township	2000	1.3	N/A	Closed to Public	Potential to expand
Richey Woods Nature Preserve Union Township	2001	80.6	N/A	Closed to Public	Life Estate