CANCELED: Salamander Meander (public)

Highlands Nature Center

June 2nd 9 pm-10 pm Nature Center Nights: Salamander Meander Kick off Highlands Nature Center’s summer season searching for salamanders in the Botanical Garden! Discover strange and fascinating facts about […]

Free

CANCELED: Crafty Critters Ends (Ages 4-6)

Highlands Nature Center

Find out the secrets to survival! Discover through games and art how animals hide in plain sight, forage for food, and live in strange worlds in our marvelous mountains. Registration […]

$80

CANCELED: Savvy Survivors Ends (Ages 7-9)

Highlands Nature Center

Discover what crafty creatures are all around us! Catch insects, salamanders, and more to study how they survive and learn all about their life cycles. Registration required.

$150

CANCELED: Who’s Hoo? Begins (Ages 4-6)

Highlands Nature Center

Get to know your nature neighbors! Go searching for salamanders in streams, come across caterpillars creeping through the Botanical Garden, and learn about animal life cycles. Registration required.

$80

CANCELED: Habitat Hikers Begins (Ages 7-9)

Highlands Nature Center

Spot the animals living all around us! Dig into the dirt, trek through streams, and look through your binoculars to uncover hidden habitats and the creatures that live there. Registration […]

$150

CANCELED: Starlight Stroll

Highlands Nature Center

June 9th 9 pm-10 pm Nature Center Nights: Starlight Stroll Unlock the history and mystery of the cosmos as we study the night sky! Hear stories of the stars from […]

Free

CANCELED: Bird Course Ends (1st-12th)

Biology & Conservation of Birds: June 1 - June 12 Dr. Rob Bierregaard, Drexel University & Academy of Natural Science Bird diversity is extremely high in the southern Appalachian mountain […]

CANCELED: Who’s Hoo? Ends (Ages 4-6)

Highlands Nature Center

Get to know your nature neighbors! Go searching for salamanders in streams, come across caterpillars creeping through the Botanical Garden, and learn about animal life cycles. Registration required.

$80

CANCELED: Habitat Hikers Ends (Ages 7-9)

Highlands Nature Center

Spot the animals living all around us! Dig into the dirt, trek through streams, and look through your binoculars to uncover hidden habitats and the creatures that live there. Registration […]

$150

CANCELED: Salamander Bio Course Ends (1st-13th)

Biology of Southern Appalachian Salamanders: June 1 - June 13 Dr. Ken Kozak, University of Minnesota & Dr. Joe Pechmann, WCU (download syllabus) The Southern Appalachians are renowned for the […]