
Contact Us
For general inquiries, please call 828.526.2602.
Administration
265 North 6th St.
Highlands, NC 28741
828.526.2602
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Foundation
P.O. Box 580
Highlands, NC 28741
828.526.2221
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Garden
265 North 6th St.
Highlands, NC 28741
828.526.0188
Open 7 days a week from dawn to dusk
Nature Center
930 Horse Cove Rd.
Highlands, NC 28741
828.526.2623
Spring hours: Friday-Saturday 10:00am-4pm (Reservations required. Click HERE)
Outreach
265 North 6th St.
Highlands, NC 28741
828.526.4123
Programs offered September-May
Our Staff
Dr. James T. Costa, Executive Director | costa@wcu.edu or 828.787.1712
Jason Love, Associate Director | jlove@wcu.edu or 828.787.2820
Charlotte Muir, Executive Director, Highlands Biological Foundation | charlotte@highlandsbiological.org or 828.526.2221
Sonya Carpenter, Project Coordinator, Highlands Biological Foundation | sonya@highlandsbiological.org or 828.526.2221
Paige Engelbrektsson, Education Specialist, Highlands Nature Center | paige@highlandsbiological.org or 828.526.2623
Katie Cooke, Business Officer | kfcooke@wcu.edu or 828.526.2602
M. Patrick Brannon, Outreach Education Specialist | pbrannon@wcu.edu or 828.526.4123
Rachel Martin, Horticulturist | rmartin@wcu.edu or 828.526.0188
Mike McMahan, Maintenance Supervisor | mrmcmahan@wcu.edu or 828.526.0188
Winter Gary, Communications & Events Coordinator, Highlands Biological Foundation | winter@highlandsbiological.org or 828.526.2221
Directions
Our address is: 265 North Sixth Street, Highlands, NC 28741
- From Cashiers, NC: Take Hwy 64 W to Highlands and turn left onto Main St. Continue straight through town. Turn left onto Sixth St. and make a right turn into the Station driveway.
- From Franklin, NC: Take Hwy 64 E (the Gorge Road) to Highlands. Road becomes Main Street. Continue straight through town. Turn left onto Sixth St. and make a right turn into the Station driveway.
- From Walhalla, SC: Take Hwy 28 to Highlands and turn right onto Main Street. Continue straight through town. Turn left onto Sixth St. and make a right turn into the Station driveway.
- From Dillard, GA: Take Hwy 106 to Highlands and turn right onto Main Street. Continue straight through town. Turn left onto Sixth St. and make a right turn into the Station driveway.