Hawk Woods

Dale and Jackie Riddle State Nature Preserve
Riddle State Nature Preserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Mossy decaying logs in the preserve.
Map showing the location of Dale and Jackie Riddle State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Dale and Jackie Riddle State Nature Preserve
Location within Ohio
Map showing the location of Dale and Jackie Riddle State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Dale and Jackie Riddle State Nature Preserve
Hawk Woods (the United States)
LocationAthens County, Ohio
Nearest cityAthens, OH
Coordinates39°20′37″N 82°04′28″W / 39.343633°N 82.074483°W / 39.343633; -82.074483
Area189 acres (76 ha)
Established2003
Governing bodyCity of Athens, Ohio

Hawk Woods is an old-growth forest located in central Athens County, Ohio, United States, outside the city of Athens. The forest comprises 106 acres (0.43 km2) of foothills in the Allegheny Plateau region.[1] Adjacent to Strouds Run State Park, the woods now are included in a state nature preserve named the Dale & Jackie Riddle State Nature Preserve.[2]

  1. ^ McCarthy, Brian C.; Hammer, CA; Kauffman, GL; Cantino, PD (1987). "Vegetation patterns and structure of an old-growth forest in Southeastern Ohio". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 114 (1). Torrey Botanical Society: 33–45. doi:10.2307/2996387. JSTOR 2996387.
  2. ^ "Dale & Jackie Riddle State Nature Preserve". Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 26, 2014.