Michigan State University scientists plan to build a first-of-its-kind outdoor lab to study how solar panels placed alongside crops could save water, improve soil health and support ecosystems, all while boosting farmers’ bottom line and ... Read More
Recent paper from KBS graduate students, undergrads, faculty, examines the lives of wild radish-visiting pollinators in slow-mo
A paper that used slow-motion videos of pollinators to study why wild radish flowers have four long plus two short pollen-producing stamens, was published in September 2025 in the journal Royal Society Open Science. The paper, titled ... Read More
A country without butterflies? New study raises the possibility
A sweeping new study published in the journal Science tallies, for the first time, butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: From 2000 to 2020, the total butterfly abundance fell by 22% ... Read More
Paintbrushes, plants, and Pieris rapae: Combining art and science through mural painting at Kellogg Bird Sanctuary
As I advanced toward the last year of my Ph.D. at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary Grounds Manager, Lisa Duke, approached me about creating a mural on the property. The location was determined to be a blank ... Read More
What’s bugging you? Long-term impacts of warming and insect herbivory on plant communities
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
KBS K-12 Summer Institute a homecoming for KBS alum Jake Nalley
Area educators gathered at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station on June 20 to learn all about algae. Dr. Jake Nalley, a KBS alumnus who once studied algae at the Station, returned to co-lead the program. The Summer Algae Science Institute ... Read More
Wednesday, Aug. 3 | Field Botany Course begins
Take the guesswork out of identifying plants and broaden your knowledge of plant distribution by joining the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary and local experts for a six-week, hybrid course beginning Wednesday, Aug. 3. The basics Time and ... Read More
New faculty member to continue a long tradition of aquatic research at KBS
The legacy of critical research in aquatic ecology is well-poised to continue for years to come at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. The KBS community is excited to welcome Dr. Alisha A. Shah to Michigan State University and to ... Read More
Should we stay or should we go? KBS researchers study guppies to discover motivations for travel
“Traveling can be dangerous and it takes energy. Given all the risks, why do things move around at all?” The question posed by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher and Michigan State University assistant professor Sarah ... Read More
Thursday, Feb. 17 | Nature Journaling course begins
Basics Dates: Feb. 17, 24, March 3, 10 Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Location: Online Fee: $60 for Sanctuary members, $70 for non-members Audience: Adults, older children Register Learning how to keep a nature journal of your ... Read More
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