Nature-based climate solutions like storing carbon in trees and soil are key climate change mitigation strategies, as is bioenergy coupled with geologic carbon storage. A new study from KBS faculty member and Michigan State University ... Read More
Genetic rescue to the rescue: Conservation and education in action
"Genetic rescue" is a term that might sound at home in a sci-fi fantasy novel to the unfamiliar. On the contrary, it’s a technique quite grounded in real-world science and is a management strategy that can be used to conserve ... Read More
KBS researchers show that bacteria don’t need to be alive to spread antibiotic resistance in soil
Recent research from W.K. Kellogg Biological Station scientists showed that dead bacteria can spread antibiotic resistance in soil after their demise, through a process called horizontal gene transfer. The paper, published in the journal ... Read More
May 18 | Dessert with Discussion: Health of Migratory Birds in the Face of a Changing Landscape
Join the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, for the spring Dessert with Discussion talk. The basics Date: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2022Locations: KBS Academic Building Auditorium, 3700 E. ... Read More
KBS, MSU alums establish new endowment to support research equipment at KBS
Wilson Cunningham spent three years doing research at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station decades ago, but impressions of that time have been long-lasting. Drawing from those experiences, he and his spouse, Jane A. Carstairs, have created a ... Read More
Tuesday, March 1 | Exploring with Scientists
The basics Dates: Tuesdays, March 1, 8, 15 and 22, and April 5 and 12 Time: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Location: Online (Zoom) Fee: Free Audience: Upper-elementary and middle-school students Register. Elementary and ... 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
KBS alum receives presidential honor for career in public service
James Grace, a senior research scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey—USGS—has received a President Rank Award, one of the most distinguished honors for federal civil service. The award, given by the President of the United States, ... Read More
‘Of Bombs and Butterflies’ with Nick Haddad
The largest population of endangered St. Francis' Satyr butterflies lives in a seemingly inhospitable environment: wetlands in the middle of active artillery ranges at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.But as ecologist and KBS Long-term Ecological ... Read More
$3.4M grant helps Basso, collaborators to quantify benefits of Conservation Reserve Program
When an unproductive swath of farmland is planted with row crops, it results in environmental damage with little to no yield. Instead, farmers can cultivate native plants in those spaces that improve soil health and support other native ... Read More
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