It is rare to find a person who is willing to have an hourlong conversation about mushrooms with you. However, at KBS I easily found multiple people willing to do just that. When I showed up at KBS, I had no idea what to expect and was ... Read More
Archives for December 2021
Tuesday, Jan. 25 | Out of Bounds Birds course begins
Birds not usually seen in Michigan show up here on occasion. But why? Learn about rare birds—sometimes called vagrant birds—and how migration affects rare sightings in a three-week, online course with the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Out of ... Read More
Dec. 24 through Jan. 4 | Bird Sanctuary winter closure
The W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary will be closed beginning Friday, Dec. 24, through Tuesday, Jan. 4, for a winter break. The Sanctuary will reopen at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5. Winter hours Winter hours of operation are in effect until ... Read More
An introvert’s guide to a KBS summer research experience
When I was accepted as a Research Experiences for Undergraduates—REU—student for this summer, I was absolutely thrilled. For a while. Then, I was nervous. As an introvert, and someone who had just spent the past year-plus interacting with a ... Read More
‘Of Bombs and Butterflies’ with Nick Haddad
The largest population of endangered St. Francis' Satyr butterflies lives in a seemingly inhospitable environment: wetlands in the middle of active artillery ranges at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.But as ecologist and KBS Long-term Ecological ... Read More
$3.4M grant helps Basso, collaborators to quantify benefits of Conservation Reserve Program
When an unproductive swath of farmland is planted with row crops, it results in environmental damage with little to no yield. Instead, farmers can cultivate native plants in those spaces that improve soil health and support other native ... Read More
Former KBS director Kay Gross honored with Distinguished Alumni award
Dr. Katherine "Kay" Gross, Michigan State University distinguished professor emeritus of plant biology and a W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher for more than three decades, has been honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from ... Read More
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