Holiday Creations
Highlands Nature CenterKick 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 […]
LIVESTREAM: A Garden in Every Season Tour
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 […]
Nature Center opens for spring hours (reservations required)
Highlands Nature CenterAfter more than a year of closure, the Highlands Nature Center will be opening its door to visitors once more beginning Friday, April 2nd! Spring hours are Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free reservations are required to visit. To ensure the safety of our community and beyond, visiting the Nature Center […]
Grasses of the Southern Appalachians
Highlands Biological Station 265 North 6th St, Highlands, NC, United StatesGRASSES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS, with Dr. Paul Mckenzie, USFWS (Emeritus)
Sedges of the Blue Ridge
Highlands Biological Station 265 North 6th St, Highlands, NC, United StatesSEDGES OF THE BLUE RIDGE with Dr. Dwayne Estes, Austin Peay University
Cliff & Rock Outcrop Communities of the Southern Appalachians
Highlands Biological Station 265 North 6th St, Highlands, NC, United StatesCLIFF & ROCK OUTCROP COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS with Ms. Laura Boggess, Mars Hill University and Mr. Gary Kauffman, USFS
Salamander Meander
Highlands Nature CenterSalamander Meander Dates: June 1st, June 29th, & July 27th Time: 9pm-10pm Ages: All ages welcome Cost: FREE Kick off Highlands Nature Center’s summer season searching for salamanders in the Botanical Garden! Discover strange and fascinating facts about our slimy amphibian friends, then join naturalists on a walk through the gardens to find local species. […]
Starlight Stroll
Highlands Nature CenterStarlight Stroll Dates: June 8th & July 6th Time: 9pm-10pm Ages: All ages welcome Cost: FREE Unlock the history and mystery of the night sky as we study the stars! Hear stories from different cultures and learn to identify summer constellations. Please bring a flashlight for this adventure! This program is weather-dependent.
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