Since its inception in 1927, the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary has built a legacy based on integrating conservation, research and community outreach. The Sanctuary staff, throughout the past 90 years, has been instrumental in ... Read More
Archives for 2018
Study on fog carrying coastal microbes inland featured in The Atlantic
A collaborative study by KBS assistant professor Sarah Evans, KBS graduate student Robert Logan, Cary Institute researcher Kathleen Weathers and Bard College professor Eli Dueker exploring the biology of fog was recently featured in The ... Read More
Gross ends role as KBS director; Conner steps in
Katherine (Kay) Gross has stepped down as KBS Director after 14 years in that position, and over 30 years total spent at KBS. Her leadership has brought KBS immeasurable gains, and we appreciate all she has done for our ... Read More
Moving forward in the dark: Sean Griffin and his bees
Science is often a series of failures that teach us how to succeed. After a first field season riddled with messes, graduate student Sean Griffin is making a beeline toward his research on pollinators in his second year of field ... Read More
Wetzel comes to KBS to conduct research on plant-insect relationships
Will Wetzel, an assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Entomology, has been coming to KBS to conduct field research for the past two years. He and his team of students and postdoctoral researchers are interested in understanding ... Read More
A change of scenery: From community college to climate change
Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) 2018 undergraduate summer researcher, Jessica Waters, left MiraCosta College in California for a summer at KBS. She wrote about her KBS Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) project working with ... Read More
New signs honor the history of the Kellogg Estate
On May 21, three official historical signs were installed on KBS's campus, honoring the history of W.K. Kellogg's estate and educating guests. The signs tell the stories of three places at KBS: the Caretaker's Cottage the Carriage ... Read More
Rotational grazing mitigates greenhouse gas emissions
According to data from the United Nations, livestock generate 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and cattle are responsible for more emissions than any other livestock species. Using rotational grazing is one way livestock farmers ... Read More
KBS alumni update: Mridul Thomas
In 2007 Mridul Thomas arrived in Hickory Corners from India to pursue a Ph.D. in Elena Litchman’s lab. Since earning his Ph.D. in Zoology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior from MSU, Thomas spent almost three years as a ... Read More
KBS summer students from 2017 awarded SEEDS Fellowships
The SEEDS program (Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability) of ESA annually gives travel awards to undergraduates to attend the ESA annual meeting. This year, two 2017 KBS summer students, Torel Beard (Michigan State ... Read More
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