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Home | 2022 | July 2022

Archives for July 2022

Manor House volunteers pose outside the front door of the manor.

Sunday, Aug. 28 | Lakeside Concert & Free Admission Day

07.29.22

Enjoy a late summer afternoon of music surrounded by the rich history of W.K. Kellogg’s former home and estate. The W.K. Kellogg Manor House's annual Tours and Lakeside Concert event returns after a two-year hiatus from noon to 5 p.m. ... Read More

Head shot of Cinnamon Mittan standing on a beach.

KBS postdoc Mittan wins 2022 W.D. Hamilton Award of the Society for the Study of Evolution

07.26.22

A recent talk by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station postdoctoral research associate Cinnamon Mittan has garnered praise and an award for outstanding work. Mittan's talk,"Adaptation during range expansion: A phylogenetic, population ... Read More

Close-up image of a painted turtle (Chrysemys picta), a widespread North American species of freshwater turtle. Credit to Beth Reinke

Wide-ranging study explores ‘evolution’s solutions to growing old’

07.26.22

The most comprehensive study of aging and longevity to date showed that turtles, salamanders and crocodilians (an order that includes crocodiles, alligators and caimans) have particularly slow aging rates and extended lifespans for their ... Read More

A yellow, black and blue swallowtail butterfly feeds on wildflowers at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary.

Month of August | Storybook Walk at the Bird Sanctuary

07.23.22

Reading on the trails is back at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, with new storylines for July and August. Together with the Richland Community Library, the Sanctuary will have new themes and activities for storybook walks this ... Read More

Jake Nalley, wearing an "I love algae" T-shirt, looks on as four people seated at a table use droppers to add liquid to milk jugs.

KBS K-12 Summer Institute a homecoming for KBS alum Jake Nalley

07.22.22

Area educators gathered at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station on June 20 to learn all about algae. Dr. Jake Nalley, a KBS alumnus who once studied algae at the Station, returned to co-lead the program. The Summer Algae Science Institute ... Read More

Participants in a past Field Botany course stand on a deck overlooking a wetland area.

Wednesday, Aug. 3 | Field Botany Course begins

07.22.22

Take the guesswork out of identifying plants and broaden your knowledge of plant distribution by joining the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary and local experts for a six-week, hybrid course beginning Wednesday, Aug. 3. The basics Time and ... Read More

A summer 2022 KBS students sits in the eagle nest display at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary.

Students teaching students at Kellogg Bird Sanctuary

07.22.22

On June 30, 2022, three of this summer's W.K. Kellogg Biological Station interns were able to lead their fellow students around on a tour of the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Summer researchers carpooled over to the Sanctuary after-hours to be ... Read More

Alex Sills smiles at the camera, wearing a backpack with picked flowers tucked into the shoulder strap.

Working and learning through a KBS summer: Alex Sills

07.18.22

Alex Sills is the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station’s external communications intern for summer 2022. She is a senior at Michigan State University earning dual degrees in zoology (zoo and aquarium science) and environmental biology (zoology) ... Read More

Black and white dairy cows graze in a pasture at Kellogg Farm.

Tuesday, July 19 | Pasture Dairy Open House

07.13.22

You're invited to join the W.K. Kellogg Farm at its annual Pasture Dairy Open House from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19. The open house will take place rain or shine. The basics Time and date: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July ... Read More

Close-up of a rusty-headed Trumpeter Swan on Wintergreen Lake.

Saturday, July 16 | Guided Bird Hike

07.13.22

Guided birding walks are back at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary! Join Sanctuary staff and fellow bird enthusiasts from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16, to practice identification skills by sight and sound on a walk through the ... Read More

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