Highlands Biological Station is open to visitors. Masks are still required in the Nature Center, but are no longer required on campus, including the Botanical Garden. Highlands Biological Station is offering academic and public programming this summer. For the safety of the HBS summer community, before being permitted to work or study at HBS prospective summer students, teaching faculty, and researchers must provide documentation of (1) having received a Covid-19 vaccine or (2) a negative Covid-19 test taken within 3 days of planned arrival.

2021 Summer Course Schedule

2021 Summer Course Schedule

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HBS currently intends to run Summer Courses for 2021. As per WCU policy, HBS will assess and if necessary adjust or cancel course offerings due to the impacts of Covid-19. HBS offers several courses each summer at the advanced undergraduate/graduate levels...

Summer 2020 at HBS

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There is no better place for students seeking to understand the special biological features of the southern Appalachians than the Highlands Biological Station. Undergraduate/graduate level students hoping to gain research and field experience while earning credits may...
2021 Summer Course Schedule

2020 Summer Course Schedule

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All courses have been canceled for the 2020 summer season. We hope to have a similar course line- up summer 2021. See courses below.   The Station offers several courses each summer at the advanced undergraduate/graduate level dealing with the ­special biological...