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
Meet the 2020-21 KBS Science Education and Outreach Fellows
Welcome to the 2020-2021 academic year--starting off like no other! We'd like to introduce this year's cohort of Science Education and Outreach Fellows: Joelyn de Lima, Kyle Jaynes, and Elizeth Cinto Mejia. As a team, we will go ... Read More
Nature Challenge 2020: Join us on social media to share spring observations
Can we use technology to help us explore nature and connect with others to share our curiosity? Let’s find out! Though we’ve had to cancel KBS public events this spring to help reduce the impact of COVID-19, we hope to reschedule many of ... Read More
KBS’s Rutkoski selected for national leadership award focused on public policy
A member of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station research community is headed to Washington D.C. this spring to share her thoughts on science policy. Corinn Rutkoski, a graduate student in the Evans Lab, has been selected to receive a ... Read More
Veterans’ beekeeping program topic of upcoming Dessert with Discussion talk
This event has been rescheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, you can participate via live webinar by registering here: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m94zzGVcRJu3MD-CatHJkg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What do ... Read More
New book club shines a light on environmental literature
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
Join the KBS community for a celebration of art and science
What happens when one combines science and art? Scientists and other members of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community have spent the past several months exploring this question, and are gathering next month to showcase and celebrate ... Read More
$2 million NSF grant furthers KBS science education, research efforts
The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station has long been involved in offering professional development opportunities to held area educators to enhance their curricula with science-based, outdoor learning. Thanks to continued support from the ... Read More
KBS, Klotz wrap up another summer of successful outreach programs
This summer, on every other Wednesday in June and July, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Community Outreach Assistant Misty Klotz carted her supplies into the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Among them: construction paper, crayons, glue, clothespins ... Read More
KBS educational, professional development efforts fueled by outreach fellows
KBS science education and outreach fellowships are generously funded by the Michigan State University Graduate School. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station's mission is to provide outreach programs that ... Read More
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