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Cherith Pickett stands in a corn field holding a soil sampling tool.

The best field trip since elementary school

08.14.25

Earlier this summer I went to a farmers market in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where I bought some ancient grains from Shady Side Farms. Little did I know that my summer job would bring me back to that farm. Initially, when I knew I would be ... Read More

A small-eyed sphinx moth (Paonias myops) on a white sheet with a colored pattern.

Shining a light on moths

08.11.25

When I first arrived at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, I was greeted by thousands of mayflies. This may be your nightmare, but to me, it was thrilling.   Some would say my study species for the summer, the monarch ... Read More

The Shah Lab’s Postdoctoral Research Associate Rosemary Martin holding an eastern red-spotted newt from inside the KBS pond lab.

Inside the Pond Lab: Studying climate change through aquatic species at KBS

07.23.25

At Michigan State University’s W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Dr. Alisha Shah and her team conduct hands-on fieldwork to better understand how climate change affects aquatic related organisms. On June 3, 2025, members of the Shah Lab, ... Read More

Phil Robertson is 1 of 3 MSU faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2025

06.30.25

Phil Robertson, University Distinguished Professor of ecosystem science at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station and in Michigan State University’s Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, has been elected to the National Academy of ... Read More

A BioBlitz participant takes a close-up photo of an oak seedling. The phone containing the image of the seedling is visible in the photo.

Saturday, June 14 | KBS BioBlitz at the Bird Sanctuary

05.28.25

Join the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station on Saturday, June 14, to kick off the third annual KBS BioBlitz at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. KBS naturalists and local scientists will be on hand to explore and document the diversity of life, ... Read More

A Florida scrub jay perches on a tree branch.

Conservation focusing on birds of a feather may have mixed results, MSU- and KBS-led study shows

05.27.25

Conservation strategies are turning back the doomsday clock in threatened Florida Scrub-Jays – but not without caveats, a new study published in Current Biology shows.  In the early 2000s, conservationists proposed a plan to move ... Read More

Data Nuggets Fellow Samson Stynen speaks to a room full of educators seated at round tables.

Science communication and data literacy: Reflections on a Data Nuggets fellowship

05.19.25

As a first-year graduate student moving from Reno, Nevada, I had some hesitation about whether I’d find connections in Michigan or at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. I never expected that one of my strongest connections would be with ... Read More

A single cow stands in the pasture at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Pasture Dairy Center.

KBS Pasture Dairy Center wraps up 15 years of innovation

03.28.25

Starting in 2009, the Pasture Dairy Center at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station pioneered automatic robotic milking combined with data-driven intensive rotational grazing methods for dairy cattle. After 15 years of innovation and ... Read More

Close-up photo of a zebra longwing butterfly, a brown butterfly with yellow stripes, perched on a green leaf.

A country without butterflies? New study raises the possibility

03.28.25

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

Portrait of Dr. Asia Dowtin, seated in a forested area with trees and shrubs in the background.

Thursday, April 10 | Dessert with Discussion featuring Dr. Asia Dowtin

03.05.25

Join the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, for a talk on stormwater reduction and how biodiversity can play a role. The basics About The presenter for the spring 2025 Dessert with ... Read More

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