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An autumn scene at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, with silhouettes of swans and geese against Wintergreen Lake.

October-December | Birds and Coffee Chats

10.31.24

Share your latest bird sightings and learn more about some of the bird species commonly found during autumn in southwest Michigan during monthly Birds and Coffee chats, offered by the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. All events begin at 10 a.m. ... Read More

A holiday arrangement featuring evergreen boughs, pine cones and tree ornaments with a birch bark candle in the center.

Wednesday, Nov. 13 | Evergreens by Candlelight Workshop

10.30.24

Design a centerpiece for your holiday table this season with Sherri Snyder, local artist and owner of Green Goddess Farms. The basics About The workshop, Evergreens by Candlelight Arrangement, will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. ... Read More

MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz speaks to the group from the inaugural Spartan Bus Tour, who are sitting on straw bales in the foreground, at the KBS Long-term Agroecosystem Research site.

Last but not least: Inaugural Spartan Bus Tour concludes with a visit to Kellogg Biological Station

10.30.24

Michigan State University’s first-ever Spartan Bus Tour kicked off on Monday, Oct. 21, for a three-day, whirlwind tour of MSU locations throughout Michigan’s western Lower Peninsula. The goal of the tour was to build community connections ... Read More

A field at the KBS Long-term Ecological Research site, dotted with open-top chambers, is part of a study exploring how plant communities respond to stress.

What’s bugging you? Long-term impacts of warming and insect herbivory on plant communities

10.29.24

The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station was home to part of a multiyear ecology project examining the combined and discrete impacts of warming and leaf herbivory on plant communities.  The KBS Long-term Ecological Research site, or KBS ... Read More

Ducks fly just over Wintergreen Lake during autumn at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Credit to Roy Van Loo Jr.

Sunday, Nov. 3 | Fall Migration Celebration

10.28.24

The W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary’s annual Fall Migration Celebration is set for 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, with free admission from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The basics About Fall is when waterfowl migrate to warmer waters, and hundreds ... Read More

Close up photo of a smiling Kirsten Salonga.

KBS-based NSF Research Experiences for Teachers educator wins national award

10.02.24

When Kirsten Salonga next returns to the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, she’ll be bringing the prestige of the Robert E. Yager Exemplary Teaching Award from the National Science Teaching Association with her. Salonga, an educator at ... Read More

Floral arrangement of red, orange and pink flowers using a small pumpkin as a vase.

October 9 and 29 | Fall Craft Classes with the Manor House

09.29.24

Create a beautiful autumn flower arrangement at one of a pair of upcoming events offered at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. The basics About Classes are led by Sherri Snyder, local artist and owner of Green Goddess Farms, ... Read More

Head shot portrait of Jeffrey K. Conner.

Conner named interim director of KBS

09.27.24

Dr. Phil Duxbury, dean of Michigan State University's College of Natural Sciences, and Dr. Matthew Daum, interim dean of the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, recently announced the selection of Dr. Jeffrey Conner to serve ... Read More

Two people peer through binoculars at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary.

Oct. 12 and 17 | Birding with Bird Sanctuary Staff and Volunteers

09.27.24

Join W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary staff and fellow bird enthusiasts for a pair of birding events in October. The basics Guided bird hike A guided bird hike is set for from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, to practice ... Read More

Student Cassius Caldwell, holds an eagle feather and gives a thumbs-up in front of the eagle enclosure at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary.

Kellogg Bird Sanctuary’s resident bald eagles renamed by students in MSU’s Michigan Indian Leadership Program

08.30.24

The two bald eagles that reside at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary recently were honored with new names, chosen collaboratively by Native American students participating in the 2024 Michigan Indian Leadership Program, or MILP. The new ... Read More

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