Finley Forest
Finley Woods is located in the Southwestern Lowlands natural region in Clay County. In the past, overgrazing and erosion has occurred on site. Between 1923-1940, roughly 15,000 trees were planted by the previous landowners, the Finley’s. The tree planting, in combination with a few timber harvests, has developed this stand into roughly even-aged with multiple different age classes and a limited understory. There is still a faint “F” visible from aerial views in the northwest corner of the property as it was formed from planted conifers.
Property Statistics
- Acres: 40
- Acquired: 1959
More About Finley Woods
- Continued data collection of CFI (Continuous Forest Inventory) plots to measure development of stand over time
- Successfully reforested prior to Purdue University’s acquisition
- “F” in planted conifers in the northwest corner of the property
Please contact the property manager for a copy of this property’s management plan.
Property Manager:
Don Carlson
Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center (SEPAC)
4425 East 350 North
Butlerville, IN 47223
Cell: 812.798.2764
Email:carlsode@purdue.edu
2004 harvest using a knuckle boom to move logs onto the truck. Photo by Don Carlson. 
Opening created to allow sunlight to reach the forest floor. This is to support natural oak regeneration establishing. Photo by Don Carlson. 