Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research
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Job Announcements
The Southern Research Station's, Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research is currently advertising three scientist positions. They are: 1) research hydrologist; and, 2) research ecologist (seed biologist) with duty stations in Thompson Hall, on the campus of Mississippi State University; and, 3) research forester (forest regeneration) duty stationed at the Southern Hardwoods Lab, Stoneville, Mississippi. Learn more.
Spotlights
Chinese Delegation Visits Stoneville
 | Dr. Qing Xu, Dr. Chengfang Zhou, and Mr. Yuanqi Cheng visited the Southern Hardwoods Lab during their recent tour of the Delta. Learn more about their visit. |
2008 Wings Across the Americas Award for International Cooperation
 | El Grupo Cerúleo, a subcommittee of the Cerulean Warbler Technical Group, was recently awarded the 2008 Wings Across the Americas Award for International Cooperation. CBHR's Dr. Paul Hamel, Chairman of el Grupo Cerúleo, accepted the award from Joel Holtrop, Forest Service Deputy Chief, National Forest Systems, during the 73rd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference on March 27th. Article and photo courtesy of FS Today. |
 | We've all heard of counting a tree's rings to determine its age, but did you know a similar procedure is used to determine the age of mussel shells? CBHR technician Mickey Bland takes us through the process using a technique known as thin sectioning. Also, learn about Dr. Wendell Haag's upcoming publications related to shell rings. |
USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 181
 | Management and Inventory of Southern Hardwoods (USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 181) by John A. Putnam, George M. Furnival, and J. S. McKnight, originally published in 1960, is now available on-line in PDF format (11.1 MB). |
 | An interview with CBHR's own Dr. Paul Hamel, a wildlife biologist in Stoneville,MS is featured in issue #9 of Compass. |
