Edward J. Meeman Biological Station

Photo of a pond and surrounding forest at Meeman_Shelby Forest State Park
A pond at the adjacent Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park (GNU-FDL T.R. Machnitzki)

General Information

Location: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Managed by: University of Memphis
Area: 252 hectares (623 acres) and 149 hectares (367 acres)
Established: 1968
Housing: Yes

Ecology

Habitats: Freshwater, Terrestrial
Ecoregions: I: Eastern Temperate Forests
II: Southeastern USA Plains
III: Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
IV: Bluff Hills; Loess Plains

Contact

Website: memphis.edu/meeman
Address: 1250 Cuba-Millington Road, Millington, Tennessee 38053
Telephone: +1-901-678-3406
Email: ekbowers@memphis.edu
Director: Kieth Bowers

Resources

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Overview

The Meeman Biological Station consists of two separate sites: the Meeman site and the Brunswick site. The larger Meeman site is located on the forested bluff hills above the Missississippi River adjacent to Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park north of Memphis, Tennessee, whereas the Brunswick site is located 20 miles to the east and consists of streams, fields, and swamps in bottomlands along the Loosahatchie River. Both sites are located on the Mississippi Embayment, and inland extension of the Gulf Coastal Plain.

Meeman Biological Station has a conference center, research laboratory, dormitory with a kitchen, and outdoor camping areas for researchers at the Meeman site.