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Home | KBS History
Richard Harwood, seated, smiles while looking away from the camera.

Bur Oak tree a long-term tribute to KBS researcher Richard Harwood

02.19.21

The memory of a treasured colleague of many at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station will endure here in arboreal form. Last November, KBS grounds staff and faculty planted a Bur Oak tree (Quercus macrocarpa) near the KBS Long-term Ecological ... Read More

Close-up view of a hand holding a painted turtle.

Study gives a long-term glimpse into the ecology of a southwest Michigan marsh

06.28.20

Some of the turtles residing in Garside (formerly Sherriff's) Marsh, a tract of private land near the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, were there long before dial-up internet, having already lived through the tenures of at least five U.S. ... Read More

Don Hall in a plaid shhirt and brown jacket.

Don Hall, freshwater ecologist and early champion of KBS, dies at 84

06.27.20

The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station lost a great friend with the passing of Donald Hall, Michigan State University professor emeritus of zoology, on Saturday, June 13, 2020, in East Lansing, Michigan. He was 84. Don Hall Hall was a ... Read More

Profile headshot of Fredric Janzen.

Kellogg Biological Station welcomes new director

06.02.20

The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community is excited to welcome Dr. Fredric Janzen. Janzen assumed the role of KBS director effective June 1, 2020. He is internationally recognized for his work in the fields of ecology and evolution. ... Read More

A volunteer feeds the fire at the Kellogg Forest sugar shack.

Maple syrup production and research has deep roots at MSU, Kellogg Forest

01.30.20

When Michiganders insert taps into maple trees in late winter, as the days are growing longer and sunnier while the nights remain frigid, we continue a centuries-old tradition of extracting tree sap to use as a sweetener. Written accounts ... Read More

Black-and-white portrait of W.K. Kellogg.

KBS puts history to paper, celebrates publication of long-awaited book

11.26.19

A project years in the making has completed its final chapter. The book, “In the Founder’s Footprints: A History of Michigan State University’s W.K. Kellogg Biological Station,” was published in October. The project was a collaborative ... Read More

A guard stands at the gate of the W.K. Kellogg estate during the World War II years.

Kellogg Manor House’s ties to second World War run deep

08.27.19

Community members gathered Aug. 18 at KBS for the annual day of free tours and outdoor concert offered by the W.K. Kellogg Manor House. This year, guests were treated to an exhibit that outlined the role of the Kellogg estate during the ... Read More

George H. Lauff, former KBS director, dies at 92

08.12.19

The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community is saddened to share that George H. Lauff, KBS’s first year-round resident director, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, at age 92 George Lauff came to study at MSU but was only able to stay for one year ... Read More

Graduate student Sean Griffin explains the bee condo

The Bird Sanctuary’s history of conservation

09.11.18

Since its inception in 1927, the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary has built a legacy based on integrating conservation, research and community outreach.  The Sanctuary staff, throughout the past 90 years, has been instrumental in ... Read More

Celebrating George Lauff’s 90th birthday

03.20.17

This year, we are celebrating 90 years since W.K. Kellogg donated the first lands that became KBS, but this week, we are also celebrating George Lauff’s 90th birthday. Lauff was the director of KBS from 1964 until he retired in 1989, and ... Read More

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