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  • Pollinator Party Walk

    Highlands Nature Center 930 Horse Cove Rd., Highlands, NC, United States

    Sunday, May 21  |  2 - 3:30 PM  |  Registration required HERE FREE admission This Endangered Species Day, join Mainspring Conservation Trust & Highlands Nature Center for an easy stroll through the Highlands Botanical Garden to learn about some of our endangered pollinators, from bees & wasps to butterflies & moths! Meet at the Highlands […]

    Free

  • Introduction to Plant Ecophysiology in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

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

    Instructor: Dr. Howie Neufeld (Appalachian State University) A short course on basic plant ecophysiology instrumentation and techniques, designed for beginners and advanced students alike. Students will learn the operating principles behind plant gas exchange (photosynthesis and transpiration), pigment extraction, and plant-water relations. This will include measuring plant water stress and hydraulics, which is how plants […]

  • NCN: Salamander Meander (Members Only)

    Highlands Nature Center 930 Horse Cove Rd., Highlands, NC, United States

    Friday, May 26 | 9 – 10 PM Limited spaces | Registration required HERE (registration opens Monday, May 22) FREE admission, donation appreciated Kick off Highlands Nature Center’s summer season by searching for salamanders in the Botanical Garden! Discover strange and fascinating facts about our slimy amphibian friends, then join our Education Specialists on a […]

    Free

  • NatureTime StoryTime

    Highlands Nature Center 930 Horse Cove Rd., Highlands, NC, United States

    May 29 | June 12 | June 19 | June 26 10:30 AM Highlands Nature Center FREE | No registration necessary Join local storyteller Ms. KK at the Highlands Nature Center as she reads fun books and sings silly songs all about the great outdoors. After the StoryTime fun, Ms. KK will take you on […]

    Free

  • Nature Center Holiday Hours

    Highlands Nature Center 930 Horse Cove Rd., Highlands, NC, United States

    Highlands Nature Center is Open for Memorial Day Weekend! Extended Holiday Hours: Sunday, May 28, 12 – 4 PM FREE admission

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  • NCN: Salamander Meander

    Highlands Nature Center 930 Horse Cove Rd., Highlands, NC, United States

    Limited spaces  |  Registration required Tuesday, May 30  |  9 – 10 PM  | Register  HERE FREE admission, donation appreciated   Search for salamanders in the Botanical Garden! Discover strange and fascinating facts about our slimy amphibian friends, then join our Education Specialists on a walk through the gardens to find local species. Please bring […]

    Free

  • NCN: Salamander Meander

    Highlands Nature Center 930 Horse Cove Rd., Highlands, NC, United States

    Limited spaces  |  Registration required Wednesday, May 31  |  9 – 10 PM  | Register  HERE FREE admission, donation appreciated   Search for salamanders in the Botanical Garden! Discover strange and fascinating facts about our slimy amphibian friends, then join our Education Specialists on a walk through the gardens to find local species. Please bring […]

    Free

  • Southern Appalachian Mammals

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

    Instructors: Dr. Rada Petric (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Dr. Ed Pivorun (Clemson University) This course will emphasize the mammalian fauna of the Southern Appalachians. We will have traditional lectures on mammalian anatomy, evolution, orders, physiology and ecology for about 1 ½ hours every morning. Field work will emphasize live trapping techniques. Mammals tend to be nocturnal. […]

  • Owl Prowl

    Highlands Nature Center 930 Horse Cove Rd., Highlands, NC, United States

    June 6th (Register HERE)                                                          Time: 7pm – 7:45pm FREE, all ages welcome Registration required Who-oo goes there? Join Balsam Mountain Trust for a special meeting with their live […]

    Free

  • Going Batty

    Highlands Nature Center 930 Horse Cove Rd., Highlands, NC, United States

    June 7th (Register HERE)            Time: 9pm-10pm FREE, all ages welcome Discover the nocturnal mammals who take to the skies! Learn about the fascinating world of bats, then join naturalists in the Botanical Garden to seek them out. Please bring a flashlight for this adventure! This program is weather-dependent.

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