What makes something a frog, and why does it look and live differently than a bird? All life is related to each other in some way, but living things vary in myriad ways. Explore this variety of life with W.K. Kellogg Biological Station ... Read More
Archives for 2021
October | Southwest Michigan Cultural Membership Exchange
Six local institutions will again offer free admission during the month of October to one another's members. In addition to the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary and W.K. Kellogg Manor House, participating organizations in the Southwest ... Read More
Sunday, Oct. 3 | Family Photos at the Manor House
Take family photos worth treasuring forever this fall or winter season amidst the splendor of the W.K. Kellogg Manor House and grounds. About The Manor House is offering two sessions this year—one in October, one in December—in ... Read More
KBS joins multi-state effort to increase the adoption of prairie strips across the Midwest
Before there were the gently rolling hills of farmland and forest we see today, southwest Michigan’s landscape included large areas of prairie habitat. Dominated by wildflowers, grasses, and sedges, these habitats were maintained by ... Read More
September-October | Trails and Tales: Bats
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
Follow the fungi: New research explores how rain and seeds help grow fungal communities
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
Hungry geese and hidden birds: A summer at Kellogg Bird Sanctuary
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
Care and conservation: A summer for the birds
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
KBS welcomes esteemed plant biologist as newest faculty member
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
Long-term data, ‘fortuitous’ event key to establishing link between zebra mussels and toxic algae
A trove of long-term data on zebra mussels and a type of blue-green algae in Gull Lake turned a mass die-off of the invasive shellfish into a research opportunity for W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researchers. Zebra mussels (Dreissena ... Read More
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