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Address:
W. K. Kellogg Biological Station, 3700 East Gull Lake Drive, Hickory Corners, Michigan, MI 49060, USA
Opening Hours:
8 - Sunset daily
Contact:
info@kbs.msu.edu
Phone: +12696715117
Links:
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
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Description:
Cereal magnate W. K. Kellogg was an early 20th century entrepreneur who believed that people should use their gifts and knowledge to help others. He was also an environmentalist who understood the importance of preserving the land and its resources.
Kellogg established, and later donated to Michigan State College, several important facilities that became part of what is now Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station (KBS).
KBS is Michigan State University's largest off-campus education complex and one of North America's premier inland field stations. The Station is administered through the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the College of Natural Science.
Located between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, Michigan (about 65 miles or 105 km from the main campus), the 4,065-acre (1626 hectares) station includes Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, Kellogg Farm, the Kellogg Biological Laboratories, the KBS Conference Center, Extension and Outreach offices and the Lux Arbor Reserve.
The nearby Kellogg Experimental Forest is closely affiliated with KBS.
World renowned for its contributions to ecological science and evolutionary biology, the Station is home to one of the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research sites, and is committed to science and ecology education, conservation of natural resources and sustainable agriculture research and demonstration.
KBS' mission is to develop programs in research, education and extension directed toward a comprehensive understanding of natural and managed ecosystems and the conservation of natural resources.
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