Mushrooms of the Carolinas and the Southern Appalachian Region

Highlands Biological Station 265 North 6th St, Highlands, NC, United States

Instructors: Alan and Arleen Bessette Due to this workshop’s popularity, priority will be given to those who haven’t taken the workshop before. This workshop will focus on the mycological diversity […]

Forest Ecosystems of the Southern Appalachians

Highlands Biological Station 265 North 6th St, Highlands, NC, United States

Instructors: Dr. Steph Jeffries (NC State Univesity), Dr. Alan Weakley (UNC-Chapel Hill), and Dr. Julie Tuttle (UNC-Chapel Hill) Check back later for a description and pre-requisites. For more information, visit […]

Zahner Lecture 6

Highlands Nature Center

Lecture 6 - Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication Featured Speaker: Barbara Ballentine, Ph.D.; Associate Professor; Western Carolina University Date: Thursday, July 20th Time: 6pm – 7pm Cost: FREE […]

Free

Amazing Moths

Highlands Nature Center

July 25th (Register HERE)                                  9-10 PM FREE, all ages welcome Registration required        […]

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Amazing Moths

Highlands Nature Center

July 26th (Register HERE)                   9-10 PM FREE, all ages welcome Registration required                    Celebrate […]

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Zahner Lecture 7

Highlands Nature Center

Lecture 7 - Sounds Wild and Broken Featured Speaker: David George Haskell, Ph.D.; Author and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor; University of the South Date: Thursday, July 27th Time: 6pm […]

Free

Fleshy Fungi of the Southern Blue Ridge

Highlands Biological Station 265 North 6th St, Highlands, NC, United States

Instructor: Dr. Andy Methven (Eastern Illinois University, Emeritus) Students will be introduced to the fleshy fungi (Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes) that occur on the Highlands Plateau. Emphasis will be placed on […]

Zahner Lecture 8

Highlands Nature Center

Lecture 8 - Archaeoastronomy in Southwestern North Carolina Featured Speakers: Jane M. Eastman, Ph.D.; Associate Professor; Anthropology and Sociology Department; Western Carolina University & Brett Riggs, Ph.D.; Sequoyah Distinguished Professor […]

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Writing the Appalachians

Highlands Biological Station 265 North 6th St, Highlands, NC, United States

Instructor: Dr. Sylvia Torti, University of Utah In this 5-day workshop we will explore the ways that notions of “nature” and “the self” intersect through writing, and we’ll do so […]

Zahner Lecture 9

Highlands Nature Center

Lecture 9 - South Carolina’s Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area Featured Speaker: Tim Lee; Interpretive Ranger/Naturalist; Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area Date: Thursday, August 10th Time: 6pm – 7pm Cost: FREE Sponsored by […]

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