Bicentennial Woods - ACRES Land Trust

05/10/2022

A friendly reminder that foraging for plants (mushrooms, flowers, berries, etc.) is prohibited on ACRES nature preserves. Please enjoy, but take only pictures.

Thank you for helping us keep these habitats undisturbed! 🍄🌼🌱

11/24/2021

Thank you for helping us keep these habitats undisturbed!

Hey folks,

Tomorrow is National Take a Hike Day, and we wanted to take this opportunity to remind visitors to stay on the trails while visiting ACRES nature preserves. Staying on the trail helps protect the habitat and prevent the spread of non-native invasive species. It also keeps our visitors safe from hazards like steep slopes, poison ivy or sharp debris like old barbed wire. This includes pets. Dogs are welcome at ACRES preserves, but they must be kept on a leash at all times. Thank you for helping us keep these habitats undisturbed!

Thanks to member and volunteer support, ACRES maintains trails at many preserves for free public use. We invite you to explore these special places and join us in our mission to protect them forever.

Happy trails,

The ACRES team

11/09/2021

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10/26/2021

Please be advised that commercial photography is prohibited at ACRES preserves. Thank you!

With fall soon approaching, many folks are making plans for family photos, engagement pics and senior portraits. Please consider this friendly reminder that commercial use of the preserves is prohibited, including commercial and portrait photography. (We do occasionally make exceptions. For instance, we purchase the stunning preserve photos taken by Thomas Sprunger in order to help inspire others to help support and protect these special places.)

The State of Indiana also adds another layer of protection by prohibiting commercial for-profit use in state dedicated preserves, like Bicentennial Woods and Wildwood.

Photos taken for personal enjoyment, that will not be copied, distributed or offered for payment are perfectly acceptable. These types of photos (and litter!) are the only things we encourage people to take from the preserves.

Please remember that stepping off-trail to snap that perfect pic is prohibited. Sticking to the trails helps protect sensitive areas. You never know what you're trampling so please do your part to keep the critters and plants safe.

These places are made possible due to the generosity of the families who donate land, and to the ongoing support of our members and donors. Enjoy your time at the preserves, but don't treat them as your personal place of business.

(Fawn River Nature Preserve, by Thomas Sprunger)

04/21/2021

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03/27/2021

As the weather warms and more people are visiting ACRES preserves, please be sure to park only within the designated lot. If the lot is full, we encourage you to visit a nearby preserve instead. Find one at acreslandtrust.org/trails.

Parking anywhere else on preserve property, our neighbor’s property, or in the adjacent right of ways is prohibited and may result in your vehicle being ticketed or towed. Thank you for keeping these habitats and our neighbors undisturbed!

The health and safety of our ACRES family is paramount, as is the public health of our communities. Please check the event page or contact the ACRES office for the status of an event. The ACRES office will be open in a limited capacity. Staff will be on hand to assist you from 9 am ...

02/23/2021

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09/18/2020

A friendly reminder!

With fall soon approaching, many folks are making plans for family photos, engagement pics and senior portraits. Please consider this friendly reminder that commercial use of the preserves is prohibited, including commercial and portrait photography. (We do occasionally make exceptions. For instance, we purchase the stunning preserve photos taken by Thomas Sprunger in order to help inspire others to help support and protect these special places.)

The State of Indiana also adds another layer of protection by prohibiting commercial for-profit use in state dedicated preserves, like Bicentennial Woods and Wildwood.

Photos taken for personal enjoyment, that will not be copied, distributed or offered for payment are perfectly acceptable. These types of photos (and litter!) are the only things we encourage people to take from the preserves.

Please remember that stepping off-trail to snap that perfect pic is prohibited. Sticking to the trails helps protect sensitive areas. You never know what you're trampling so please do your part to keep the critters and plants safe.

These places are made possible due to the generosity of the families who donate land, and to the ongoing support of our members and donors. Enjoy your time at the preserves, but don't treat them as your personal place of business.

(Fawn River Nature Preserve, by Thomas Sprunger)

02/07/2017

Love Bicentennial Woods? How well do you know this place and its inhabitants? Are you ready to take responsibility for helping to protect it? Read on and enjoy. Happy trails!

By Kim Bowers In “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening,” Robert Frost stops to watch someone’s “woods fill up with snow.” He stands there for a long time but must leave because his obligations to society pull him back and because the woods do not really belong to him. With a shake of ...