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Karina Cortijo-Robles smiles while sitting at a desk with a laptop computer.

An unusual engagement: Presenting and networking virtually at the ESA annual meeting

10.02.20

This summer was a whirlwind of unusual virtual meetings, from participating in a remote Research Experience for Undergraduates program to presenting at the 2020 Ecological Society of America, or ESA, from my living room. Remote research ... Read More

Seedlings emerge through last year's corn debris in an agricultural field.

Study on no-till practices highlights the importance of long-term research

07.31.20

A recent paper by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station scientists and others suggests that the best time to transition to no-till farming practices may have been decades ago. The second-best time may be now. The study's results speak to the ... 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

Logo for EcoReads book club, featuring a sketch of an open book.

New book club shines a light on environmental literature

12.20.19

Members of the Richland-area community have a new way to combine a love of nature and reading. The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station has partnered with Richland Community Library to form the EcoReads Book Club, with the first event slated for ... Read More

Aerial satellite image of habitat corridor plots.

Long-term study: Habitat corridors pay ever-increasing dividends for biodiversity

10.08.19

Development of land for agriculture and other purposes has turned once-vast areas of wildlife habitat into disconnected patches. Habitat corridors—strips of undeveloped land that link isolated habitats—have long been eyed as ways to boost ... Read More

Up-close photo of native grasses.

New study suggests grasslands are resilient in the face of climate change – to a point

09.13.19

Dr. Katherine Gross, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station plant ecologist, co-authored a recently published paper that looks at how human activities are affecting grassland species. Gross and her colleagues analyzed 105 grassland experiments ... Read More

Wide-angle view of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center plots. Photo credit: Kurt Stepnitz Photography

New study uncovers missing pieces in understanding rates of carbon storage in soil

08.06.19

Hickory Corners, Mich.—Minimizing soil disturbances and increasing additions of plant biomass to soil are well-known practices for increasing the carbon storage potential of soil, which is an important tool in stemming the rise of global ... Read More

On data and reverie: A farmer and writer-in-residence at the KBS LTER

06.07.19

A blooming redbud tree flashed a profusion of pink outside the large windows in the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station’s Terrace Room. Inside, vases of freshly-picked plants spiffed up the small tables set around the room: milkweed, wood ... Read More

My opportunity of a lifetime

04.10.19

Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) 2018 undergraduate summer researcher, Samantha Turner, is a junior at Michigan State University (MSU) and a Human Biology major, with aspirations of becoming a physician. She wrote about ... Read More

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