Land trust acquires 38 acres near Middlebury

Apr. 9—MIDDLEBURY — The nature preservation nonprofit ACRES Land Trust has acquired 38 acres along the Little Elkhart River through a donation from Karen Wesdorp. As a result, the area was named the Wesdorp Nature Preserve.

Wesdorp's father, Clarence Wesdorp, was vice president and general manager of Krider Nurseries, a business that helped put the town on the map. She grew up near the nursery, her childhood home, surrounded by fields of nursery stock.