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Home | 2021 | August 2021

Archives for August 2021

A trio of brown bats huddle on a stone surface.

September-October | Trails and Tales: Bats

08.18.21

The popular Trails and Tales program will continue at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, with new storylines. Together with the Richland Community Library, the Sanctuary will have new themes for the storybook walk and activities this summer ... Read More

A view of fungi sampled from rain through a microscope, appearing as dark blue blotches and squiggles against a light blue circle.

Follow the fungi: New research explores how rain and seeds help grow fungal communities

08.11.21

The fungi that live in the seeds and in the leaves of plants play a part in the overall health and productivity of their host plants. That role isn't well-defined despite big implications of that understanding for farmers and other land ... Read More

Cheyenne Cope, wearing a pink baseball cap, smiles at the camera while standing in a wooded area.

Hungry geese and hidden birds: A summer at Kellogg Bird Sanctuary

08.10.21

If there’s one word Cheyenne Cope would use to describe her summer at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, it would be corn. Cheyenne is the visitor experience intern at Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. For this internship, she greets visitors to ... Read More

Head shot photo of Ashlynn Toles wearing an MSU T-shirt against a grey background.

Care and conservation: A summer for the birds

08.10.21

Many students gain valuable experience spending the summer at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. This is especially true for intern Ashlynn Toles. Ashlynn is a rising senior at Michigan State University, studying environmental biology and ... Read More

Headshot portrait of Dr. Kadeem J. Gilbert.

KBS welcomes esteemed plant biologist as newest faculty member

08.06.21

He's well-acquainted with the tropical plants and landscapes of Southeast Asia. But for Dr. Kadeem J. Gilbert, sandhill cranes visiting an agricultural field after a corn harvest counts as an unusual sight. Not for long, however. The ... Read More

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