Kellogg Biological Station

08/26/2026

The Kellogg Biological Station's Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) site and Michigan State University Extension will co-host the fourth annual LTAR Field Day on Thursday, September 3. The event will highlight five years of regenerative agriculture research focused around integrating perennials into row crop systems, adopting no-till and tracking changes in profitability. Learn more here: http://spr.ly/6183B1waVT

08/25/2026

Researchers at Michigan State University have helped pull one of the world's rarest butterflies back from the brink of extinction.

🟢At one point during the recovery effort, more Poweshiek skipperlings lived in captivity than existed in the wild.

🟢Michigan has become one of the world's last refuges for several endangered butterflies.

🟢This research connects conservation, habitat restoration, climate change, pesticide use and ecosystem collapse.

Working alongside many partners including John Ball Zoo, Minnesota Zoo, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the team transformed one of North America's most vulnerable butterflies into a growing conservation success.

“We were actually able to save that species from extinction,” says David Pavlik, research assistant at MSU's Kellogg Biological Station and John Ball Zoo, who has spent years helping lead the recovery effort. “We released 102 butterflies in 2022 and more than 1,300 butterflies in 2025.”

Read the full story: https://msunatsci.info/skipperling

08/11/2026

And that’s a wrap! The GALS did an amazing job on their 2-week adventure and came back with some hilarious memories and lots of science knowledge.

07/29/2026

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.

https://buff.ly/T9KM76b

07/28/2026

Jordan Hamilton and collaborator The Lasso joined Cara Lieurance to listen to his newest release, which uses field recordings from the Kellogg Biological Station and cello and synth layers that add up to magical experience. Link in the comments.

07/23/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 KBS summer undergraduate students, who presented posters on their research and professional projects today at our annual summer symposium. Every single person did an incredible amount of work in the 10 short weeks they've been at KBS.

We're proud of you all!

07/22/2026

We're so excited to announce that we'll be premiering our mini documentary, Rehab Through Recreation, during our Lakeside Concert Tours on August 16 from 12:00–3:00 p.m.

Join us as we celebrate this special project, created by our talented intern, Ethan Viaches, whose dedication and hard work have beautifully preserved and honored this important piece of our history.

Come experience the story, explore the grounds, and enjoy an afternoon by the lake. We can't wait to share it with you! https://conference.kbs.msu.edu/events/free-manor-house-tours-and-lakeside-concert-2/

07/21/2026

07/17/2026

Change of location: The Farmscapes to Forests art exhibit reception has been moved to the KBS Academic Building Auditorium, located at 3700 E. Gull Lake Drive, Hickory Corners.

Join us anytime between 4 and 7 p.m. to see the art created by the three KBS LTER 2025 artists-in-residence.

Due to the poor air quality today, we have some schedule updates for July 17, 2026:
🦆 Waterfowl feeding from 10 am to Noon is CANCELED
🌻 The art event scheduled to start at 4 pm has RELOCATED to the Kellogg Biological Station Auditorium at 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr. Hickory Corners MI 49060.
Thank you for your understanding!