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Home | classes
Participants in a past Field Botany course stand in a prairie with yellow flowers in the foreground.

Wednesday, July 30 | Field Botany Course Begins

06.17.25

How often do you notice a plant in your backyard or along a road, trail or stream, and wonder what it is? Take the guesswork out of identifying plants and broaden your knowledge of plant distribution by joining the W.K. Kellogg Bird ... 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

A Kirtland’s Warbler sings while perching on a tree branch. Credit to Josh Haas.

Wednesday, April 3 | Field Ornithology Course Begins

03.05.24

Bird lovers can choose their own adventures with the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary’s annual Field Ornithology course, which returns as a hybrid series with multiple ways to participate. The basics About The course will consist ... Read More

Close-up photo of several colors of dyed yarn laid on a tabletop.

Saturday, March 9 | Natural Plant Dye Workshop

02.22.24

This workshop has been canceled due to low enrollment. See the plants around you in a new light as you learn about the art of creating natures dyes from native plants. The basics About A Natural Plant Dye workshop is set for ... Read More

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

Wednesday, Sept. 27 | Pumpkin Arrangement Class (Full)

08.21.23

Registration is full for this event.  Learn new crafting skills and enjoy the fruits of your efforts through an upcoming make-and-take event offered at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. The basics Time and date: 6:30 to ... Read More

Close-up view of someone holding a piece of a Cyperus flavescens, or yellow flatsedge

June 23-24 | Canceled: Sedge Identification Class

06.06.23

Note: The Sedge ID class has been canceled due to low enrollment. Join the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary to learn more about the wonderful, subtle beauty of sedges and rushes in a two-day, in-person class, slated for 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ... Read More

Exterior view of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station’s Carriage House on a late fall day.

Wednesday, Nov. 16 | Winter Porch Arrangement Workshop with the Manor House

11.01.22

Learn new crafting skills and enjoy the fruits of your efforts through a number of upcoming make-and-take events offered at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. The basics Time and dates: 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 16 and 21, Dec. 1 and ... Read More

Supplies used for block print projects along with some finished items lie on a table.

Wednesday, April 27 | Block Cut Prints on Fabric Workshop

04.13.22

Learn a new craft and take home a useful example of your work at an upcoming class with the W.K. Kellogg Conference Center and Manor House and instructor Mary Arkush. The basics Date: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 Audience: ... Read More

The sun rises behind a stand of deciduous trees on a snowy ridge.

Canceled: Saturday, Feb. 12 | Winter Twig ID Workshop

01.05.22

Hit the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary trails this February and learn how to identify trees in their winter form. Join Dr. Danielle Zoellner of Idle Awhile Farm & Forage for a Winter Twig ID workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. ... Read More

A wreath made of boxwood boughs and adorned with a red ribbon sits against a white background.

Thursday, Nov. 18 | Boxwood Wreath Class

10.15.21

Update: Because the Nov. 18 class filled to capacity, a second Boxwood Wreath class has been added for Wednesday, Dec. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. To register, call (269) 671-2160 or write to conference@kbs.msu.edu. Hone your creative skills and ... Read More

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