Location
Jennings County

Ecoregion
Interior Low Plateau

Size
63 Acres (Guthrie Woods)
31 Acres (Tribbett Woods)

Dedicated
State Nature Preserve, 1999 (Tribbett Woods)

Owned & Managed By
The Nature Conservancy & Division of Nature Preserves

Partners 
Nature Study Club 

How to Prepare for Your Visit
Although no trail exists, the easy terrain is perfect for long strolls amongst the trees, flowers and birds that make thier home in either Guthrie or Tribbett Woods. Please keep the Conservancy's Preserve Visit Guidelines in mind no matter where you go to hike and enjoy nature.

Directions
To Guthrie Woods: From Columbus, travel south on S.R. 7 to Vernon. Continue on S.R. 7 for another 6 miles to County Line Road and turn left (east). Travel roughly 1.1 miles to the southwest corner of the preserve. No parking lot exists but you may park on the side of the road.

To Tribbett Woods: From Seymour, travel south of I-65 to S.R. 250. Continue east on S.R. 250 for roughly 4.2 miles to C.R. 700 W. Turn left (north) and travel approximately 2 miles to C.R. 750 S. Turn right (east) and travel 0.5 mile to the southwest corner of the preserve.

What to See: Plants and Animals
Guthrie Woods:  America beech, swamp chestnut and white oak make up this flatwoods forest. Sweet gum, red maple and tulip trees are also present as well as various plant species that make up the understory. Watch out for poison ivy, rare dwarf ginsen and the state-threatened sweet violet that can be found in this beautful preserve.

Tribbett Woods: Great big beech and oak trees can tower up to 150 feet over luch understory. The near-virgin forest is often filled with the songs of numerous bird species and the pecking of woodpeckers.

What The Nature Conservancy is Doing/has Done 
Protecting the Guthrie and Tribbett Woods preserves the few remaining examples of old-growth forest in Indiana for generations to come.

For More Information
Indiana's Department of Natural Resource's Division of Nature Preserves