In 2010, undergraduate student Stephanie Kong, traveled far from her California hometown to spend a season at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary as a raptor and waterfowl care intern. She worked at the Sanctuary from January to April ... Read More
Archives for June 2022
Integrated approach to land management unexpectedly boosts U.S. climate mitigation capacity
Nature-based climate solutions like storing carbon in trees and soil are key climate change mitigation strategies, as is bioenergy coupled with geologic carbon storage. A new study from KBS faculty member and Michigan State University ... Read More
June 29: Wild Wednesdays – Bald Eagles
Families with children 7 and under are invited to this summer’s Wild Wednesday series. Join a W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary naturalist along the trail for a fun, interactive activity, then enjoy a nature-themed craft or more chances to ... Read More
Month of June | Storybook Walk at the Bird Sanctuary
Reading on the trails is back at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, with new storylines for May and June. Together with the Richland Community Library, the Sanctuary will have new themes and activities for storybook walks this spring. The ... Read More
April-June | Birds and Coffee Chats
The basics Time: 10 to 11 a.m. Dates: Wednesdays, April 13, May 11 and June 8 Audience: Adults, families Fee: Free Register. Share your latest bird sightings and learn more about some of the bird species commonly spotted ... Read More
Conner among small cohort of 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award honorees
Jeffrey K. Conner, professor of plant biology in Michigan State University's College of Natural Science, resident faculty researcher at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, and former interim director at KBS, has been honored with a 2022 ... Read More
Monday, June 20 | Summer Algae Science Institute
Teachers: Join us for the Summer Algae Science Institute, or SASI! Summer Algae Science Institute This is an intensive hands-on workshop to experience the Algae Foundation's Algae Academy curriculum. The Algae Academy is a free K-12, ... Read More
Sunday, June 19 | Father’s Day at the Bird Sanctuary
Celebrate the dads in your life by visiting the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary on Father's Day, Sunday, June 19. Dads enjoy free admission that day when visiting with their families from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The basics Date: 9 a.m. to 5 ... Read More
Genetic rescue to the rescue: Conservation and education in action
"Genetic rescue" is a term that might sound at home in a sci-fi fantasy novel to the unfamiliar. On the contrary, it’s a technique quite grounded in real-world science and is a management strategy that can be used to conserve ... Read More
LTER artist-in-residence program continues KBS’s exploration of art-science collaborations
This spring marks the return of an artist to the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Long-term Ecological Research program site to examine the intersections of art and science. The new program, titled Farmscapes to Forests, will welcome artists ... Read More
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