W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
@kelloggbiostn.bsky.social
Hub for research in ecology, evolutionary biology & sustainable ag. Home of the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, Kellogg Farm, Kellogg Conference Center & Manor House, KBS LTER and KBS LTAR. kbs.msu.edu
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Congratulations to @nickhaddad.bsky.social, co-Director of the @kbslter.bsky.social, and Phoebe Zarnetske on the KBS LTER Executive Committee - they are both on @michiganstateu.bsky.social Main Campus today accepting Outstanding Faculty Awards from The College of Natural Science!
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Congratulations to @nickhaddad.bsky.social, co-Director of the @kbslter.bsky.social, and Phoebe Zarnetske on the KBS LTER Executive Committee - they are both on @michiganstateu.bsky.social Main Campus today accepting Outstanding Faculty Awards from The College of Natural Science!
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"These important functional groups of prairie strip people – scientists, students, and specialists – each contribute to the success of prairie strip research in complementary and compounding ways." - @dirtylittleworms.bsky.social!
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The functional groups of prairie strip people - LTER
Prairie strips bring not only plant diversity to croplands, but many groups of people too. Rachel Drobnak introduces the human side of prairie research at Kellogg Biological Station LTER.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"These important functional groups of prairie strip people – scientists, students, and specialists – each contribute to the success of prairie strip research in complementary and compounding ways." - @dirtylittleworms.bsky.social!
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The Beal seed experiment at @michiganstateu.bsky.social, plus several of our fellow LTER Network sites mentioned in this article about long-term experiments!
www.snexplores.org/article/long... @hubbardbrook.bsky.social @davidlowry.bsky.social @uslter.bsky.social
www.snexplores.org/article/long... @hubbardbrook.bsky.social @davidlowry.bsky.social @uslter.bsky.social
These ultra-long experiments outlive their scientists — on purpose
To study phenomena that unfold over decades or even centuries, scientists may launch long-running projects they may never see finished.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The Beal seed experiment at @michiganstateu.bsky.social, plus several of our fellow LTER Network sites mentioned in this article about long-term experiments!
www.snexplores.org/article/long... @hubbardbrook.bsky.social @davidlowry.bsky.social @uslter.bsky.social
www.snexplores.org/article/long... @hubbardbrook.bsky.social @davidlowry.bsky.social @uslter.bsky.social
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Kaitlin Gattoni (and coauthors Rachel Drobnak and @sprunger.bsky.social) demonstrate the positive spillover effect of prairie strips on nematode abundance and trophic diversity, and overall soil health. #canvas25
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Kaitlin Gattoni (and coauthors Rachel Drobnak and @sprunger.bsky.social) demonstrate the positive spillover effect of prairie strips on nematode abundance and trophic diversity, and overall soil health. #canvas25
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For over three decades, researchers at Michigan’s Kellogg Research Station have measured yield, profitability, soil aggregation, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and soil moisture in both tilled and no-tilled fields.
www.no-tillfarmer.com/blogs/1-cove...
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30-Year Study Showcases No-Till Benefits
For over three decades, researchers at Michigan’s Kellogg Research Station have measured yield, profitability, soil aggregation, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and soil moisture in bot...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
For over three decades, researchers at Michigan’s Kellogg Research Station have measured yield, profitability, soil aggregation, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and soil moisture in both tilled and no-tilled fields.
www.no-tillfarmer.com/blogs/1-cove...
www.no-tillfarmer.com/blogs/1-cove...
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Check out the feature on @kbslter.bsky.social! At MSU, some discoveries take decades — even centuries — to unfold. The university’s roster of long-term experiments includes our MCSE exploring how farming methods affect the environment and the food supply.
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7 long-term MSU projects shape how we see the world
Learn about a few of the project and experiments at MSU that span years, decades and even centuries.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Check out the feature on @kbslter.bsky.social! At MSU, some discoveries take decades — even centuries — to unfold. The university’s roster of long-term experiments includes our MCSE exploring how farming methods affect the environment and the food supply.
msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/11...
msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/11...
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Thank you @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social's Theoretical Ecology Section for the Best Theory paper award for our @science.org paper on eco-evo emergence of macroecological scaling!
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November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Awesome aerial photo of our switchgrass harvest at the @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social by Ruben Ulbrich. You can see the progression of the harvest from right to left: cut plants to tied plants to soon to be tied plants. @msupri.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Awesome aerial photo of our switchgrass harvest at the @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social by Ruben Ulbrich. You can see the progression of the harvest from right to left: cut plants to tied plants to soon to be tied plants. @msupri.bsky.social
Learn about seed dispersal, enjoy a cash bar, free desserts, visit informational booths all at our FREE Dessert with Discussion event, Nov. 6. Doors open at 6:30. Register today!
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Learn about seed dispersal, enjoy a cash bar, free desserts, visit informational booths all at our FREE Dessert with Discussion event, Nov. 6. Doors open at 6:30. Register today!
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The great switchgrass harvest of 2025 has begun at @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social.
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The great switchgrass harvest of 2025 has begun at @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social.
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Check out this awesome blog for the @uslter.bsky.social, written by our very own Rachel Drobnak @dirtylittleworms.bsky.social. Rachel shares stories about the research and outreach surrounding prairie strips done at @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social!
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The functional groups of prairie strip people - LTER
Prairie strips bring not only plant diversity to croplands, but many groups of people too. Rachel Drobnak introduces the human side of prairie research at Kellogg Biological Station LTER.
lternet.edu
October 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Check out this awesome blog for the @uslter.bsky.social, written by our very own Rachel Drobnak @dirtylittleworms.bsky.social. Rachel shares stories about the research and outreach surrounding prairie strips done at @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social!
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The annual Arts and Eats tour is this weekend! And once again, the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary is a central venue, hosting seven artists Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18-19, the Kids Makers Market on Saturday, and the usual avian crew, of course. More info: bit.ly/3J8BYCr
October 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The annual Arts and Eats tour is this weekend! And once again, the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary is a central venue, hosting seven artists Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18-19, the Kids Makers Market on Saturday, and the usual avian crew, of course. More info: bit.ly/3J8BYCr
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Now out in the September issue of @journal-evo.bsky.social!
- Pop-level thresholds between male/female development (Tpiv) correlate with mean incubation temps among species, but temp variability within species
- Threshold variation within pops (TRT) is more complex and confounded by study design
- Pop-level thresholds between male/female development (Tpiv) correlate with mean incubation temps among species, but temp variability within species
- Threshold variation within pops (TRT) is more complex and confounded by study design
Proofs are up for my latest pub in @journal-evo.bsky.social! It’s a big ol’ analysis of how sex-ratio reaction norms vary with local climates within and among turtle species with TSD. Check it out here:
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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The tortoise and the air: climate shapes sex-ratio reaction norm variation in turtles
Abstract. For some species, gonadal sex determination relies on environmental cues and thus ought to match local conditions, which can be accomplished thro
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October 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Now out in the September issue of @journal-evo.bsky.social!
- Pop-level thresholds between male/female development (Tpiv) correlate with mean incubation temps among species, but temp variability within species
- Threshold variation within pops (TRT) is more complex and confounded by study design
- Pop-level thresholds between male/female development (Tpiv) correlate with mean incubation temps among species, but temp variability within species
- Threshold variation within pops (TRT) is more complex and confounded by study design
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Dr. Jenkins sits down with Drs. Eric Hileman and Meaghan Clark for an in-depth look at the Eastern Massasauga. Their studies reveal concerning levels of inbreeding, which are linked to reduced survival and lower breeding rates.
October 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Dr. Jenkins sits down with Drs. Eric Hileman and Meaghan Clark for an in-depth look at the Eastern Massasauga. Their studies reveal concerning levels of inbreeding, which are linked to reduced survival and lower breeding rates.
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MSU Entomology professor Dr. Rufus Isaacs and former graduate student Dr. Gabriela Quinlan collaborated with a team of 80 researchers on a global study examining pollinator habitat needs in agricultural landscapes!
Read more: www.canr.msu.edu/news/spartan...
#Entomology #Ecology #Conservation 🧪🌎🍁
Read more: www.canr.msu.edu/news/spartan...
#Entomology #Ecology #Conservation 🧪🌎🍁
Spartan scientists contribute to global examination of pollinator habitat
MSU Entomology professor and former graduate student collaborate with team of 80 researchers to examine global pollinator landscape needs
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October 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
MSU Entomology professor Dr. Rufus Isaacs and former graduate student Dr. Gabriela Quinlan collaborated with a team of 80 researchers on a global study examining pollinator habitat needs in agricultural landscapes!
Read more: www.canr.msu.edu/news/spartan...
#Entomology #Ecology #Conservation 🧪🌎🍁
Read more: www.canr.msu.edu/news/spartan...
#Entomology #Ecology #Conservation 🧪🌎🍁
Kellogg Bird Sanctuary Manager Lisa Duke was recently interviewed about fall bird migration. Read on ⬇️
Fall bird migration is in full swing
First Alert meteorologist Justin Bradford meets with an expert to discuss the bird migration across Michigan this fall.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Kellogg Bird Sanctuary Manager Lisa Duke was recently interviewed about fall bird migration. Read on ⬇️
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In Michigan, the final generation of Monarch butterflies are beginning their migration south to spend the winter in California, Florida or Mexico. Many are stopping by the @kbslter.bsky.social for resting and feeding along their journey! [Photo credit: Jamie Smith]
September 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In Michigan, the final generation of Monarch butterflies are beginning their migration south to spend the winter in California, Florida or Mexico. Many are stopping by the @kbslter.bsky.social for resting and feeding along their journey! [Photo credit: Jamie Smith]
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Excited to announce our new paper "Testing adaptive hypotheses for an evolutionarily conserved trait
through slow-motion videos of pollinators", published in Royal Society Open Science: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251127. Thanks to co-authors Sally Song, Nicholas Bhandari, & @jeffreyconner.bsky.social!
through slow-motion videos of pollinators", published in Royal Society Open Science: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251127. Thanks to co-authors Sally Song, Nicholas Bhandari, & @jeffreyconner.bsky.social!
September 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Excited to announce our new paper "Testing adaptive hypotheses for an evolutionarily conserved trait
through slow-motion videos of pollinators", published in Royal Society Open Science: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251127. Thanks to co-authors Sally Song, Nicholas Bhandari, & @jeffreyconner.bsky.social!
through slow-motion videos of pollinators", published in Royal Society Open Science: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251127. Thanks to co-authors Sally Song, Nicholas Bhandari, & @jeffreyconner.bsky.social!
Visiting the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary is something every Spartan (and non-Spartan!) should do.
A trip to the Sanctuary was included in the MSU Must-dos list. Read the 50 experiences picked to represent being a Spartan:
A trip to the Sanctuary was included in the MSU Must-dos list. Read the 50 experiences picked to represent being a Spartan:
MSU must-dos
A list of must-do Spartan experiences
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September 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Visiting the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary is something every Spartan (and non-Spartan!) should do.
A trip to the Sanctuary was included in the MSU Must-dos list. Read the 50 experiences picked to represent being a Spartan:
A trip to the Sanctuary was included in the MSU Must-dos list. Read the 50 experiences picked to represent being a Spartan:
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Millions of currently farmed acres hold opportunities for biodiversity conservation that are hidden in plain sight!
Satellites and Drones Are Unlocking Benefits ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ in Michigan
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September 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Millions of currently farmed acres hold opportunities for biodiversity conservation that are hidden in plain sight!
“If I can do something that creates better yield and costs me less, and, oh, by the way, it has an environmental potential benefit, why not?”
Read about how research by KBS and MSU scientist Bruno Basso is being applied with success on Michigan farmlands: nyti.ms/46i3dU2
Read about how research by KBS and MSU scientist Bruno Basso is being applied with success on Michigan farmlands: nyti.ms/46i3dU2
September 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
“If I can do something that creates better yield and costs me less, and, oh, by the way, it has an environmental potential benefit, why not?”
Read about how research by KBS and MSU scientist Bruno Basso is being applied with success on Michigan farmlands: nyti.ms/46i3dU2
Read about how research by KBS and MSU scientist Bruno Basso is being applied with success on Michigan farmlands: nyti.ms/46i3dU2
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Great story! Learning to identify butterflies is in reach. Counts by thousands of people make up the best long term data 🦋 And there are practical means to forestall rapid butterfly decline. Thank you @margaretrenkl
Opinion | How to Count Butterflies
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September 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Great story! Learning to identify butterflies is in reach. Counts by thousands of people make up the best long term data 🦋 And there are practical means to forestall rapid butterfly decline. Thank you @margaretrenkl
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New research from Michigan State University, led by agricultural systems scientist Bruno Basso, addresses a major problem in agricultural carbon markets: how to set an accurate starting point, or “baseline,” for measuring climate benefits.
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MSU team develops scalable climate solutions for agricultural carbon markets
MSU scientists develop a scalable, science-based system for agricultural carbon markets that improves climate impact accuracy, builds trust in carbon credits, and supports regenerative farming across ...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
New research from Michigan State University, led by agricultural systems scientist Bruno Basso, addresses a major problem in agricultural carbon markets: how to set an accurate starting point, or “baseline,” for measuring climate benefits.
msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/07...
msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/07...
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Another year of NutNet in the books @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Another year of NutNet in the books @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social
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This workshop should be extremely useful for experimental ecologists! Both @mridulkthomas.bsky.social and @raviranjan.bsky.social are pros at connecting experiments with theory.
@raviranjan.bsky.social & I are teaching a free online workshop with on experimental design for environmental scientists on the 23rd.
We'll focus on using simulations to evaluate how well different experimental designs help achieve your goals.
Please sign up & share! forms.gle/MZTxeQs4UpMr...
We'll focus on using simulations to evaluate how well different experimental designs help achieve your goals.
Please sign up & share! forms.gle/MZTxeQs4UpMr...
September 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This workshop should be extremely useful for experimental ecologists! Both @mridulkthomas.bsky.social and @raviranjan.bsky.social are pros at connecting experiments with theory.