By 1933, only 69 individual trumpeter swans remained in the continental United States. Today, in Michigan alone, their population is estimated at 3,000 to 5,000 individuals. Read about how the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary was instrumental in the species' recovery. buff.ly/T9KM76b

Good morning from the Conservation Lands Experiment - our field-scale prairie reconstruction experiment at @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social

It's natural to want to help wildlife like birds during a heat wave, but is it possible? Read some advice from MSU experts, including Kellogg Bird Sanctuary Manager Lisa Duke:

People aren’t the only ones hit by heat. What to do if you see wildlife affected by hot temperatures

As Europe scorches under extreme heat, people aren’t the only ones impacted by the high temperatures and humidity.

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For the past 10 years, Kara Haas has coordinated the K-12 Partnership here at @kbslter.bsky.social! Earlier this summer she successfully defended her dissertation! With @llseedsull.bsky.social and a team of teachers, Dr. Haas will work to create a distributed research network in schoolyards!

Poulamee Chakraborty of MSU has received the 2026 Jennifer L. Reed Bioenergy Science Award for her research on soil structure and sustainable bioenergy cropping systems. Read more: www.glbrc.org/news/zooming...

Happy to see our new paper led by @marangureng.bsky.social on metabolic signatures of high temperature adaptation in diatoms published! 🎉 In collaboration with @suleles.bsky.social, Angel Diz, María Huete-Ortega, Andy Allen and Naomi Levine.

M. Aranguren-Gassis@marangureng.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New paper out! Very exciting results! How do marine diatoms evolve heat tolerance? @gob-uvigo.bsky.social @cimuvigo.bsky.social @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462...

There are still a few spots available in our two-day Aquatic Plant Identification Course at MSU's Kellogg Biological Station! Come join us as we take a deep dive into aquatic plant life in the field and classroom, June 17-18. www.canr.msu.edu/news/explore... @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social

Come join us for a deep dive into Michigan's aquatic plants!

MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams@msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 3mo ago

There are still a few spots available in our two-day Aquatic Plant Identification Course at MSU's Kellogg Biological Station! Come join us as we take a deep dive into aquatic plant life in the field and classroom, June 17-18. www.canr.msu.edu/news/explore... @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social

Sifting through cross-site @uslter.bsky.social data, researchers found plots with greater biodiversity were more resistant to extreme climatic events. But the key dimensions of biodiversity that helped them cope in wet years weren’t the same as those for dry years. eeb.msu.edu/news/from-de...

Join us in person or online Wednesday, April 29, to hear from our new director, Dr. Bryan Foster, at our spring Dessert with Discussion talk! Register for free: bit.ly/kbs-DwD-spri...

The sounds were sublime and the science was savvy. Thanks to all who joined us last night for the @msuscifest.bsky.social Sound and Science event, featuring Jordan Hamilton on cello and KBS scientists speaking about their research. We'll do it again at the Robin Theatre in Lansing on April 30!

Keep up with KBS! Read the April newsletter: bit.ly/4dfmPMt

Our new paper on antifragility in ecology and evolution is out in @asn-amnat.bsky.social: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Jonas Wickman@jonaswickman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We propose that ‘antifragility’, coined by Nassim Taleb, is a great high-level concept for ecologists of all kinds for parsing and communicating the effects of environmental variability. An antifragile property benefits from variability. We explore its use in two mathematical models. (2/4)

Congrats to Brandon Kristy, grad student in @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social Evan's lab, who will go to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to study the "unseen" partners of sustainable bioenergy. natsci.msu.edu/news/2026/20...

At the 2026 Michigan Craft Beverage Summit today in Muskegon! Representing @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social, Brook Wilke on a regenerative agriculture panel, hosted by MDARD. At KBS we study questions like, How do we minimize risk and get the benefits out of regenerative agricultural practices?

Come learn aquatic plants with us! We'll be at @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social June 17-18. Our 2-day immersive workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and combines fieldwork, lab sessions, & expert instruction. Enrollment limited to 20 people. www.kbs.msu.edu/events/aquat... #MacrophyteMonday

Thank you to the Evans lab and @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social for being such fantastic hosts! And for the amazing #SciArt on my seminar topic. I’ll always be a Michigander at heart. ❤️

MSU Extension launching “Testing Ag Performance Solutions” (TAPS) program, an interactive, farm management competition to challenge participants in making practical, data-driven decisions throughout the growing season. Hosted at @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social! www.michiganfarmnews.com/msu-launches...

There are still spots available, Michigan botanists! #MacrophyteMonday

MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams@msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Explore the rarely seen world of freshwater plants! We're teaching a 2-day lab and classroom course in Aquatic Plant Identification at Kellogg Biological Station, June 17-18. Join us! www.canr.msu.edu/news/explore... #MacrophyteMonday

There are still spots open to come learn aquatic plants with Erick Elgin, Jeremy Hartsock, and me! #MacrophyteMonday

MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams@msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Come learn aquatic plants with us! We'll be at @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social June 17-18. Our 2-day immersive workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and combines fieldwork, lab sessions, & expert instruction. Enrollment limited to 20 people. www.kbs.msu.edu/events/aquat... #MacrophyteMonday

KBS is hiring! We're looking for someone to join us as a human resources coordinator. It's a full-time position with a possible hybrid work schedule. Check out the listing, and please share with anyone who might be a good fit. careers.msu.edu/jobs/unit-hu...

Unit Human Resources Coordinator - Hickory Corners, Michigan, United States

Position Summary The Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) is seeking a Unit Human Resources Coordinator to join the KBS Administrative Team, be a key contributor in a dynamic office environment, and…

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Congrats to Tayler Ulbrich, associate director for engagement for the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Long-Term Agroecosystem Research program—LTAR —has received an Outstanding Extension Specialist Award from the Michigan Association of Extension Agents! www.kbs.msu.edu/2026/01/ulbr...

Join us in #Kalamazoo for Green Drinks on February 24th, and meet @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social scientists as they review exciting findings about field crops ecology and environmental conservation after decades of research done in our backyard! nowkalamazoo.org/event/green-...

Green Drinks: Highlights from Long-Term Sustainable Agriculture Research at the Kellogg Biological Station - NowKalamazoo

About this event: Since the mid-1960s, the Kellogg Biological Station has been facilitating and conducting research in ecology, evolution, sustainable agriculture, and conservation biology. Join scien...

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Get to know a KBS research lab! This week we're highlighting the members of the Kozakiewicz Lab. Check out what postdoc Bradley Scholten studies and why.

Get to know a KBS research lab! This week we're highlighting the members of the Kozakiewicz Lab. Check out what master's student Hannah Rothkopf studies and why.

We’re in Frankenmuth today for the 8th annual Underground Innovations, hosted by MiAA with support from @kbslter.bsky.social! We’re excited to share this two day journey with over 100 farmers and other ag professionals!

Get to know a KBS research lab! This week we're highlighting the members of the Kozakiewicz Lab. Check out what postdoc Luisa M. Diele-Viegas studies and why.

Get to know a KBS research lab! This week we're highlighting the members of the Kozakiewicz Lab. Check out what Ph.D. student Cori Conlon studies and why.

Get to know a KBS research lab! This week we're highlighting Dr. Chris Kozakiewicz and his lab. Check out what Dr. Kozakiewicz studies and why.

Congratulations to @kbslter.bsky.social graduate student, Rachel Drobnak, has been awarded the MSU Graduate School’s Graduate Award in Science Outreach & Communication for her exemplary efforts to translate and communicate scholarly research to the general public! www.canr.msu.edu/news/graduat...