- One does not need to be a member of ACRES Land Trust or
have any special talent to be an ACRES Angel, just be willing to
go the extra measure for us while visiting our nature preserves.
There are many tasks that need done which you do not need
special permission to do. Periodically we will post in
Announcements one of these tasks. If you are willing to
help, you are one our Angels. If we call for our ACRES
Angels, we are calling on you.
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- Here are several tasks we have for our ACRES Angels to
do:
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- Litter patrol.
If you spy a discarded can or other piece of litter on or near
the trail as you hike, please pick it up and take it out with
you. Litterbugs are a reality and we can't seem to prevent
littering. Our Angels help keep the litter under control.
Some even carry small plastic grocery bags with them to put
litter in.
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- Invasives control.
Most important in maintaining our preserves is protecting
the native Indiana species in them. Non-natives plant
species grow alongside our native plant species and that is
fine. But some non-natives will out-compete or harm the
natives. These aliens species are "invasives." We
don't want them in our preserves. They must be removed.
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- We have a list of invasive plants that any visitor to our
preserves may pull up when such plants are seen alongside the
trails. The ideal time to pull these particular plants are
when they are about 18" tall and the soil is relatively moist.
It is then easiest to pull the plants out roots and all.
Here are the invasives that can be pulled when found in any
preserve: autumn olive, honeysuckle, garlic mustard and multiflora rose.
The plants can be pulled and left lying where they are at.
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- There are other invasive species, and at times we may call
on an invasives pull for a particular plant in only a certain
area of one particular preserve in order to control a localized
problem.
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- Report conditions of
preserves. Report any trees lying on the
trails, damaged signs or fences, horse tracks or tire marks in
the preserve or people misusing the property to Land Management
Specialist Ethel McClelland.
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- If you would like to share sightings of unusual birds or
interesting display of wildflowers at a preserve, e-mail our
webmaster
webmaster@acreslandtrust.org about having it reported in our Notes From
the Field web page.
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- If you have taken pictures of any animals or plants or
interesting activities in our preserves and are willing to allow
us to use them in our ACRES Quarterly publication, they can be
left at our office for our editor Susan Britton.
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