When an unproductive swath of farmland is planted with row crops, it results in environmental damage with little to no yield. Instead, farmers can cultivate native plants in those spaces that improve soil health and support other native ... Read More
Former KBS director Kay Gross honored with Distinguished Alumni award
Dr. Katherine "Kay" Gross, Michigan State University distinguished professor emeritus of plant biology and a W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher for more than three decades, has been honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from ... Read More
MSU College of Natural Science recognizes Conner as outstanding faculty
Jeffrey Conner, Michigan State University professor of plant biology and past interim director of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, has been honored with an Outstanding Faculty Award by MSU's College of Natural Science. He was one of ... Read More
KBS welcomes new postdoctoral researcher to Fitzpatrick Lab
The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community is excited to welcome Dr. Cinnamon Mittan, who has joined the Fitzpatrick Lab as a postdoctoral research associate. Cinnamon Mittan Cinnamon Mittan comes to KBS from Cornell University, where ... Read More
Friends of Kellogg Bird Sanctuary help improve trail accessibility for all
As anyone familiar with Michigan winters knows, our weather is inhospitable to concrete and asphalt. It's no different at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, where the 3/4-mile Paved Path—the main artery of the Sanctuary's trail system—is ... Read More
KBS welcomes new postdoctoral researcher to Fitzpatrick Lab
The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community is excited to welcome Dr. Jessica Judson, who is joining the Fitzpatrick Lab as a postdoctoral research associate. Jessica Judson Jessica Judson comes to KBS from Iowa State University, ... Read More
A murky question: What does groundwater have to do with lake algal blooms?
The causes of troublesome lake algae are not always clear, but an interdisciplinary research project with W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher Elena Litchman and a colleague from Michigan State University have identified one factor: ... Read More
Into the microbiome: KBS researchers at forefront of exploring microbial communities
Microscopic communities are the foundation for all ecosystems and essential to plant, animal and human well-being, yet their interactions and relationships aren’t well understood. With that in mind, a community of pioneering scientists ... 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
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
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