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Monday 8am - 4pm Tuesday 8am - 4pm Wednesday 8am - 4pm Thursday 8am - 4pm Friday 8am - 4pm

Murray State University Hancock Biological Station (HBS)

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A Year-round facility that provides a wide range of field opportunities for students/researchers.

11/02/2026

‼️ Navico Group has contracted with SimpleSpatial, LLC to complete a hydrographic survey of Lake Barkley using unmanned survey vessels (USVs) or “drone” boats. This work will take place during the month of November. Please do not interfere with these boats as they are operating on a programmed course. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact the Lake Barkley Resource Manager’s Office at 270-362-4236. ‼️

11/02/2026

It's not too late to sign up for our quarterly newsletter! Our newest issue comes out next Monday! See the comments for the link to sign up!

10/27/2026

Perfect day for cruise #743!

10/26/2026

New hiking trail in the works 🎉🎉

Not to be confused with our nature trail which is also still in progress!

10/13/2026

We're so excited to see Andrew defend his thesis, which involved research that he completed at HBS! 🎉

You should come too!!!

10/12/2026

Cruise # 742 is in progress!

10/06/2026

EES Alumni Seminar 2026 is right around the corner!

10/05/2026

Volume on, you can hear that some were having better luck than others. 😂

10/05/2026

The Wildlife Technique's class spent the afternoon at HBS gaining hands on experience sampling Eastern Newts (𝘕. 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴). They learned about capturing and swabbing techniques.

To learn more about what they were swabbing for, check out our upcoming newsletter on NOV 10th! Click the link on our pinned posts to make sure you are subscribed!

Address

561 Emma Drive
Murray, KY
42071

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Website

http://www.murraystate.edu/qacd/cos/hbs/hbs.htm

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