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Lilly-Dickey Woods
The 550-acre Lilly-Dickey Woods is located in Brown County approximately 20 miles from the IU Bloomington campus. It was donated to Indiana University in 1942 by the Lilly family for botanical research and art studies. While there were no legal stipulations at the time of the gift, former Chancellor Herman B Wells stated that it was clearly understood by the university that the area was to be kept "natural." True to this statement, Lilly-Dickey Woods has remained a natural area and is completely undeveloped except for some trails maintained by Outdoor Education Activities, Inc., which has a long-term lease with IU to use this trail system. |
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Forest Dynamics of Lilly-Dickey Woods: We've established a 25-hectare section of Lilly-Dickey Woods as a long-term forest research area with initial plans of gaining a better understanding of natural tree regeneration dynamics and carbon storage in this old-growth chestnut oak forest. Our dataset is directly comparable to datasets of other established research forests worldwide. [Read more. >>] |
Quick Facts
| Driving time from
campus: 25-30 min. |
Date Acquired by IU: Donated
to IU in 1942 for use as a botanical and artisitic
preserve |
| Nearby Public Land: Department
of Natural Resources and Nature Conservancy properties |
Current Land Use: Natural
area used as a botanical and artistic preserve;
completely undeveloped except for limited trail
system |
| Land Forms:
Norman Upland physiographic region;
flat-topped elongate ridgetops; rugged, highly ravined
slopes; unbroken natural character of the original
pre-settlement landscape. |
| Vegetation:
Heavily forested; mature Oak-Beech-Maple
forest varying with topographic position and exposure;
diverse array of herbaceous species given diversity
of habitats; rare species in the region include
the green adder's mouth orchid, the large whorled
pogonia, the trailing arbutus, and the yellowwood
tree. |
| Geology:
Harrodsburg limestone on ridgetops
and Borden siltstone/shale in valleys; exposure
in deep ravines; unglaciated thin soils |
| Access: The
Lilly-Dickey Woods site is not available to the
public. |
Relevant Publications
- Clay, K., Shelton, A., and Winkle, C. 2008. Differential susceptibility of tree species to oviposition by periodical cicadas. Ecological Entomology (in press).
- Afkhami, M.E., and Rudgers, J.A. 2008. Symbiosis lost: imperfect vertical transmission of fungal endophytes in grasses American Naturalist 172: 405-416.
- Lindsey, A.A., Schmelz,
D. V. and S. A. Nichols.
1969. Lilly-Dickey Woods. pp. 190-192 in Natural
Areas in Indiana and Their Preservation. Indiana
Natural Areas Survey, Lafayette, Indiana.
View more RTP-related publications
Dickey house |
The sign reads: Bear Wallow. Many years ago when bears were common in these parts, they used this wallow to cool their hot bodies in summer. It was drained in 1913. |
A patch of pawpaw trees |
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