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SUMMARY:Zahner Lecture 8
DESCRIPTION:Lecture 8 – Archaeoastronomy in Southwestern North Carolina\n\nFeatured Speakers: Jane M. Eastman\, Ph.D.; Associate Professor; Anthropology and Sociology Department; Western Carolina University\n& Brett Riggs\, Ph.D.; Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies; Western Carolina University \nDate: Thursday\, August 3rd\nTime: 6pm – 7pm\nCost: FREE \nSponsored by Suzanne & Don Duggan\, Julie Farrow\, Florence & Tom Holmes\, Ruthie & Franko Oliver\, Adele & Nick Scielzo\, and Margaret Waters. \nIn ancient Cherokee perspective\, the matters of this world\, the Above World and the Beneath World intertwine\, and Cherokee peoples constructed ritual landscapes to engage the beings and forces of these realms. Recent investigations in the Little Tennessee River Valley have revealed one such landscape that marks astronomical phenomena and bespeaks sophisticated systems for measuring calendrical time and the cycles central to Cherokee life. These patterns indicate complex observational sciences that guided functions of indigenous societies long before European contact.
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/zahner-lecture-8/
LOCATION:Highlands Nature Center\, 930 Horse Cove Rd.\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zahner Lecture
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SUMMARY:Zahner Lecture 9
DESCRIPTION:Lecture 9 – South Carolina’s Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area\n\nFeatured Speaker: Tim Lee; Interpretive Ranger/Naturalist; Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area \nDate: Thursday\, August 10th\nTime: 6pm – 7pm\nCost: FREE \nSponsored by Martha & Michael Dupuis\, Monte & Palmer Gaillard\, and Melanie & Tom Mauldin. \nLocated in an area along the Blue Ridge Escarpment\, the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area provides a habitat for a diversity of biological communities adapted for life along the Blue Ridge Escarpment. With high average rainfall\, diverse topography\, and miles of streams and rivers many species found there are rare within the state and some are found in few other places in the world.
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/zahner-lecture-9/
LOCATION:Highlands Nature Center\, 930 Horse Cove Rd.\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zahner Lecture
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SUMMARY:Weird and Underappreciated Arthropods of North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:Zahner Conservation Lecture 1\nFeatured Speaker\nDr. Matt Bertone\, Entomologist and Director\, NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (NCSU) \nDate: Thursday\, June 11\nTime: 6pm – 7pm\nCost: FREE | No registration required \nLearn more: https://highlandsbiological.org/foundation/events/zahnerlectures/#arthropods \nSponsored by Vicki and Donny Ferguson\nOrganized by Highlands Biological Foundation
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/weird-and-underappreciated-arthropods-of-north-carolina/
LOCATION:Highlands Nature Center\, 930 Horse Cove Rd.\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zahner Lecture
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SUMMARY:Story: Red-cockaded Woodpeckers\, Conservation\, and the Science Inside the Nest
DESCRIPTION:Zahner Conservation Lecture 2\nFeatured Speaker\nLauren D. Pharr\, Ph.D.\, Postgraduate Researcher\, North Carolina State University \nDate: Thursday\, June 18\nTime: 6pm – 7pm\nCost: FREE | No registration required \nLearn more: https://highlandsbiological.org/foundation/events/zahnerlectures/#woodpeckers \nSponsored by Jennie Stowers\nOrganized by Highlands Biological Foundation
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/story-red-cockaded-woodpeckers-conservation-and-the-science-inside-the-nest/
LOCATION:Highlands Nature Center\, 930 Horse Cove Rd.\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zahner Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Blue Wall: What we know--and don't know--about southern Appalachia's enigmatic weather-making landform
DESCRIPTION:Zahner Conservation Lecture 3\nFeatured Speaker\nPhilip S. Prince\, Ph.D.\, Project Geologist\, Appalachian Landslide Consultants\, PLLC\, Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences \nDate: Thursday\, June 25\nTime: 6pm – 7pm\nCost: FREE | No registration required \nLearn more: https://highlandsbiological.org/foundation/events/zahnerlectures/#blue-wall \nSponsored by Suzanne & Don Duggan\, Ruthie & Franko Oliver\, Margaret Waters\, Adele & Nick Scielzo\, and Florence & Tom Holmes\nOrganized by Highlands Biological Foundation
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/the-blue-wall/
LOCATION:Highlands Nature Center\, 930 Horse Cove Rd.\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zahner Lecture
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SUMMARY:Southern Appalachian Freshwater Resilience and Recovery Post-Hurricane Helene
DESCRIPTION:Zahner Conservation Lecture 4\nFeatured Speaker\nJulie DeMeester\, Ph.D.\, Director of Freshwater and Coastal Programs\, The Nature Conservancy\, North Carolina Chapter \nDate: Thursday\, July 9\nTime: 6pm – 7pm\nCost: FREE | No registration required \nLearn more: https://highlandsbiological.org/foundation/events/zahnerlectures/#freshwater \nSponsored by Martha & Michael Dupuis\, Monte & Palmer Gaillard\, and Melanie & Tom Mauldin\nOrganized by Highlands Biological Foundation
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/southern-appalachian-freshwater-resilience-and-recovery-post-hurricane-helene/
LOCATION:Highlands Nature Center\, 930 Horse Cove Rd.\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zahner Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Venomous Snakes of Western North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:Zahner Conservation Lecture 5\nFeatured Speaker\nCarlton Burke\, local naturalist and wildlife rehabilitator\, Carolina Mountain Naturalists \nDate: Thursday\, July 16\nTime: 6pm – 7pm\nCost: FREE | No registration required \nLearn more: https://highlandsbiological.org/foundation/events/zahnerlectures/#snakes \nSponsored by Gayle Watkins & Andy Chmar\nOrganized by Highlands Biological Foundation
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/the-venomous-snakes-of-western-north-carolina/
LOCATION:Highlands Nature Center\, 930 Horse Cove Rd.\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zahner Lecture
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SUMMARY:André Michaux in North America: Revealing the Botanical Treasures of the Carolinas
DESCRIPTION:Zahner Conservation Lecture 6\nFeatured Speaker\nDana Beach\, Founder and former Executive Director\, SC Coastal Conservation League\, Board Member\, Butler Parklands \nDate: Thursday\, July 23\nTime: 6pm – 7pm\nCost: FREE | No registration required \nLearn more: https://highlandsbiological.org/foundation/events/zahnerlectures/#andre-michaux \nSponsored by Ruthie & Berry Edwards\nOrganized by Highlands Biological Foundation
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/andre-michaux-in-north-america/
LOCATION:Highlands Nature Center\, 930 Horse Cove Rd.\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zahner Lecture
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CREATED:20260504T185319Z
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SUMMARY:Connecting Appalachia: Wildlife Connectivity\, Corridors\, and Road Crossings
DESCRIPTION:Zahner Conservation Lecture 7\nFeatured Speaker\nLiz Hillard\, PhD\, Senior Wildlife Biologist-Appalachian Region for Wildlands Network \nDate: Thursday\, July 30\nTime: 6pm – 7pm\nCost: FREE | No registration required \nLearn more: https://highlandsbiological.org/foundation/events/zahnerlectures/#connecting-appalachia \nSponsored by Lori & Ed Heys\nOrganized by Highlands Biological Foundation
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/connecting-appalachia-wildlife-connectivity-corridors-and-road-crossings/
LOCATION:Highlands Nature Center\, 930 Horse Cove Rd.\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zahner Lecture
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SUMMARY:Plastic Pollution on the Plateau: An Overview of Microplastics Research in the Southern Appalachians
DESCRIPTION:Zahner Conservation Lecture 8\nFeatured Speaker\nJason Love\, Associate Director of Highlands Biological Station\, Western Carolina University \nDate: Thursday\, August 6\nTime: 6pm – 7pm\nCost: FREE | No registration required \nLearn more: https://highlandsbiological.org/foundation/events/zahnerlectures/#plastic-pollution \nSponsored by Paul Manos & Diane Lennox\nOrganized by Highlands Biological Foundation
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/plastic-pollution-on-the-plateau/
LOCATION:Highlands Nature Center\, 930 Horse Cove Rd.\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zahner Lecture
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