KBS offers opportunities for research in a variety of natural and managed environments.  Visiting scientists and campus-based MSU faculty are welcomed and encouraged to establish new research programs at KBS and to contribute to the stimulating research environment.

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Nearly 1,650 ha of forests, fields, ponds and lakes are contained within the KBS boundaries.  Additional state lands and preserves are located nearby and provide an enormous diversity of natural aquatic and terrestrial habitats.  This breadth of habitats, adjacent to modern laboratory, greenhouse, library, and computing facilities creates an unparalleled environment for ecological and evolutionary research.

KBS also offers several unique opportunities for research on natural and managed ecosystems, including long-term ecological studies in  agricultural ecology (LTER),  and numerous well-studied aquatic and terrestrial field sites.  

The station provides a wonderful sabbatical environment for individuals  wishing to write, conduct data analysis, or simply interact with a community of scientists broadly encompassing the disciplines of evolution, population, community and ecosystem ecology.

 This resident community of faculty, postdoctoral associates, and graduate students maintains a year-round research and seminar program.