Contact Us

For general inquiries, please call 828.526.2602. If you notice a problem with the website, please email jrhew@wcu.edu.

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

Jacqueline Rhew, Program Assistant | jrhew@wcu.edu or 828.526.2602

Mike McMahan, Maintenance Supervisor | mrmcmahan@wcu.edu or 828.526.0188

Heather Kiser, Horticulturist | hkiser@email.wcu.edu or 828.526.0188

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.