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Image of a piece of sun print art that features the outline of a face in profile, the words Science is Art, and natural objects such as a feather and a flower bloom.

Science and art prove to be a natural pairing at KBS

08.16.23

Science interwoven with art is part of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station story. Whether you notice the chalkboard sketches that announce visiting seminar speakers, or recognize a familiar KBS face at a Kalamazoo Art Hop site, a ... Read More

BioBlitz participants walk along a grassy trail at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Photo by Sarah Roy.

Inaugural KBS BioBlitz draws naturalists of all ages

06.30.23

W.K. Kellogg Biological Station students, faculty and staff joined members of our local community for a day of exploring the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary at the first-ever public BioBlitz event. Held over two sessions on Saturday, June 17, the ... Read More

Trevor Grabill working in the Flat Mountain Press studio.

KBS community welcomes Trevor Grabill, the 2023 KBS LTER artist-in-residence

06.16.23

A Kalamazoo woodcut printmaker and teacher is the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Long-term Ecological Research program’s 2023 Artist-in-Residence. Trevor Grabill from Flat Mountain Press arrived at KBS June 12 and will spend a week ... Read More

A green five-gallon bucket is shown with several sunfish on ice inside.

Bird Sanctuary fishing day, lunch with area students and volunteers returns after three-year hiatus

06.01.23

A long-running, beloved program at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary returned this May after three years of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-day program, dubbed “Catch ‘em, Clean ‘em, Eat ‘em,” brings together students ... Read More

A rainout shelter stands over a portion of a cornfield at the KBS Long-term Ecological Research site on a summer day.

Ecologists to gather at KBS for US LTER Science Council meeting

05.09.23

Principal investigators from research sites in the Long-term Ecological Research—LTER—program are gathering at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station this week for an LTER annual meeting. The 2023 Science Council meeting will take place at the ... Read More

The back side of Maggie’s Barn is shown with a few long pieces of siding missing from the structure.

Changes coming to ‘Maggie’s Barn’ near Pasture Dairy Center

01.30.23

Visitors to the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station’s Pasture Dairy Center may notice some changes in the coming months along B Avenue near 39th Street. The large white barn located along the north side of B Ave., known as Maggie’s Barn, is ... Read More

Sofie Iwamasa holds a turtle while sitting in a canoe on a sunny day.

Beans and best friends: A KBS summer in the Evans Lab

01.13.23

I heard of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station from a friend who was an undergraduate research assistant, or URA, last year and highly recommended the program. I added it to my summer applications list and thought nothing of it. ... Read More

Snowy view of the Sanctuary's foot bridge and Wintergreen Lake, with waterfowl in the foreground.

Classes and memberships make great holiday gifts

12.21.22

Give the gift of an experience this season! Memberships to the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary or Manor House make great presents. Shopping for a loved one who's already a member? Check out some of our upcoming classes — accessible online ... Read More

Autumn view of the Academic Building at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.

Meet the 2023 KBS Science Education and Outreach Fellows

09.12.22

Meet the team that will work together over the next year to develop programs like the KBS K-12 Partnership, Exploring with Scientists and more! The focus of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Science Education and Outreach Fellows is to ... Read More

Portrait of Joelyn de Lima.

Visiting home: Joelyn de Lima on her enduring connections to KBS

08.19.22

For me, becoming a visiting researcher at KBS was like visiting home. In addition to having a professional connection to KBS, I have a deeply personal connection as well. My husband was a graduate student here, and so this was where I ... Read More

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