About ACRES & Cedar Creek
To date, with the support of our members, ACRES Land Trust permanently protects over 1,000 acres within the Cedar Creek Corridor, north of Fort Wayne. ACRES’ name will always be on the deed for this land; it will never be sold, transferred or developed. Our partners protect an additional 500 acres.
Over decades, as families and neighbors recognized the value of their land here, they entrusted this living legacy with ACRES. This place tells the story of what’s possible when a community comes together to protect land.
There’s so much more to do. On Cedar Creek and beyond. Will you join us?
About ACRES Land Trust
Founded in 1960 by twelve people who each pitched in $5, ACRES Land Trust is Indiana’s oldest and largest nonprofit land trust. ACRES permanently protects more than 7,000 acres on over 100 properties in the tristate area. You can explore ACRES preserves on 56 trail systems from dawn to dusk, daily, at no charge thanks to support from our members.
ACRES offers hikes, concerts and unique outings to celebrate our community of support and welcome new members. Our organization is growing at a phenomenal pace – and you can help. With your participation, we will protect more of the places people love, right here at home.
Would you like to know more about ACRES?
These buttons will take you to our website where you can explore our news, find our preserve trails and see how you can participate. Many thanks – and happy trails!
Buy the booklet | Cedar Creek Corridor: Changes in the Land by local author Ryan Schnurr
“Imagine, for a moment, you’re suspended high above Allen County, Indiana—maybe you’re in an airplane, or maybe you’re hovering digitally. Looking toward the earth, trace your eyes northeast from downtown Fort Wayne, ten miles or so, along the St. Joseph River, and hang a left—to the northwest—at the mouth of Cedar Creek. Almost immediately the landscape changes: most obviously, there are many, many more trees. The ground is steeper too, and the flora shifts, but you probably don’t notice. From above, you see only a wooly-green swath of land following the creek upstream, from Leo-Cedarville to beyond North County Line Road. This dark crowd of vegetation represents the most significant tract of undeveloped land in Allen County: The Cedar Creek Corridor.”