Mushrooms of the Carolinas with Alan & Arleen Bessette, and Mike Hopping September 14th – 19th This course will focus on the varied mycological diversity of North & South Carolina. Macro and micro-morphological features will be emphasized to aid students in identifying specimens to Family, Genus & Species. Activities will consist of lectures on topics […]

Join us for a Cajun celebration on Sunday, October 4th, at “Highlands on the Half-Shell” to support the Highlands Biological Foundation. Feast on steamed oysters, gumbo, and jambalaya under a canopy of flame-colored leaves. Tickets required.

There is always something changing in the Highlands Botanical Garden! Take a guided tour to see what’s new in our demonstration gardens and among the hundreds of species that call our campus home. Tours are on the 1st Monday of every month from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Tours are weather dependent. This tour will […]

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Celebrate Halloween the natural way! Free, guided tours of the botanical gardens will lead you trick-or-treating around the trail to meet some native animal characters. This event is weather dependent. For more information, call (828) 526-2623. Highlands Biological Station, a multi-campus center of Western Carolina University

There is always something changing in the Highlands Botanical Garden! Take a guided tour to see what’s new in our demonstration gardens and among the hundreds of species that call our campus home. Tours are on the 1st Monday of every month from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Tours are weather dependent. This tour will […]

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Kick off your holidays by making decorations from natural materials! Drop by the Highlands Nature Center on December 5th to create twigs stars, pine cone ornaments, and more. It will be held rain or shine at the Highlands Nature Center, 930 Horse Cove Road, part of the Highlands Biological Station, a multi-campus center of Western […]

There is always something changing in the Highlands Botanical Garden! Take a guided tour to see what’s new in our demonstration gardens and among the hundreds of species that call our campus home. Tours are on the 1st Monday of every month from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Tours are weather dependent. This tour will […]