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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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SUMMARY:The Flower Hunter's Trail
DESCRIPTION:The Seminoles called him Puc Puggy — the Flower Hunter. He earned it.\n\nIn the spring of 1775\, William Bartram rode into the Cherokee mountains of western North Carolina and stayed barely two months. He never stopped writing. Travels\, the book he made of that journey\, appeared in 1791 and has been keeping readers company ever since — a young Philadelphia Quaker\, astonished at every turn\, working himself into raptures over what he called “vegetable beauties.”\n\nOn Wednesday\, August 12 at noon\, University Program Associate Liam Stiefel leads a walk down the Bartram Trail in the Highlands Botanical Gardens — a short interpretive path planted with some thirty species tied to William\, or to his father John\, the self-taught Quaker farmer whom King George III named Botanist for the Colonies.\n\nAmong them is Franklinia alatamaha. William Bartram found it on the banks of the Altamaha River in Georgia\, and never found it anywhere else — nor has anyone since. It has been gone from the wild for two centuries. Nearly every Franklin tree alive on earth today\, ours included\, grew from seed the Bartrams stopped to collect. It flowers in late summer.\n\nCome see what a sharp eye and a full notebook can save.\n\n Meet at the Highlands Nature Center Wednesday\, August 12 · 12:00 p.m.Free and open to the public
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LOCATION:Highlands Biological Station\, 265 North 6th St\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
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SUMMARY:Science on the Rocks: Darwin\, Wallace\, and the Making of The Descent of Man
DESCRIPTION:Science on the Rocks: Darwin\, Wallace\, and the Making of The Descent of Man📅 Wednesday\, August 12\, 2026 | 4:00 PM📍 Weyman\, Highlands Biological StationFree and open to the public \nJoin Highlands Biological Station as we close out the 2026 Science on the Rocks series with a special conversation featuring Dr. Jim Costa and his new book. \nIn this engaging final talk of the season\, Dr. Costa will explore the scientific\, historical\, and personal forces that helped shape Charles Darwin’s The Descent of Man. The talk will trace the intellectual world of Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace\, examining how their ideas on evolution\, natural selection\, and humanity developed\, overlapped\, and diverged. \nDrawing from his new book\, Dr. Costa will share insights into the history of evolutionary thought\, the correspondence and debates that shaped the era\, and the “mountain of facts” Darwin worked to organize into one of his most significant works. \nCome curious\, bring your questions\, and settle in for an informal evening of science\, history\, and conversation at HBS. Attendees are encouraged to bring a beverage of choice. \nPresenter: Dr. Jim CostaTopic: Darwin\, Wallace\, and the making of The Descent of ManLocation: Weyman\, Highlands Biological Station
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LOCATION:Weyman Building\, 265 N 6th St\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hemlocks & Other Old Growth Trees: Educational Walk
DESCRIPTION:Highlands Biological Station · Coker Trail · Highlands\, NC\nFree — RSVP required \nJoin the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and Highlands Biological Station for an Old Growth Forest edition of our educational hemlock walk. \nYou’ll walk the Coker Trail beneath healthy hemlocks in an HRI Hemlock Conservation Area — and stand among some of the largest and oldest trees in the Eastern United States. Spanning roughly 3.7 acres\, this rare forest remnant holds eastern hemlocks exceeding 3.3 feet in diameter\, with the largest reaching 4.2 feet. The oldest hemlock in the stand is at least 467 years old — the oldest known in the Southern Appalachians — and many others exceed 250 years. \nA relic of the primeval forest that once blanketed the Highlands Plateau\, the Coker Forest also features Northern Red Oak\, Tulip Poplar\, Yellow Birch\, and Mountain Laurel\, with Rosebay Rhododendron carpeting the understory. Now part of the Old Growth Forest Network\, it helps protect regional biodiversity and offers a glimpse into the area’s ecological past. \nWhat you’ll learn\nYour hike leaders will cover the ecological importance of hemlocks\, what’s causing their decline\, and what’s being done about it. A representative from Highlands Biological Station will teach tree species identification and share the history of the forest. \nKnow before you go\nThe walk is a short 0.5-mile out-and-back. However\, the trail receives minimal maintenance and includes steep inclines. Wear sturdy shoes and bring water. We plan to be back at our vehicles by 1:00 PM. \nIn case of poor weather\, the hike will be rescheduled to Saturday\, September 26. \nRegistration\nThe hike is free to attend\, but your RSVP is required. Please sign up by Monday\, September 14: https://savehemlocksnc.org/saturday-september-19th-2026-hemlocks-and-other-old-growth-trees-educational-walk-at-highlands-biological-station/ \nQuestions? Contact Olivia Hall at education@savehemlocksnc.org or 828-252-4783.
URL:https://highlandsbiological.org/event/hemlocks-other-old-growth-trees-educational-walk/
LOCATION:HBS North Campus\, 111 Lower Lake Road\, Highlands\, NC\, 28741\, United States
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