Highlands Biological Foundation Members Wednesday, June 24 | 3:00 PM John 'Sto' Stowers Teaching Pavilion 111 Lower Lake Rd HBF members are invited to attend the Annual Membership Meeting of the Highlands Biological Foundation on Wednesday, June 25th at 3:00 PM. The meeting will take place in person at the John 'Sto' Stowers Teaching Pavilion […]

Science on the Rocks: Batpack AT📅 Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | 4:00 PM📍 Weyman, Highlands Biological Station Join HBS Research Assistant Nicci Barrett for a relaxed conversation about bat research and fieldwork at Highlands Biological Station. This Science on the Rocks gathering will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the tools, questions, and discoveries connected to […]

Join Highlands Biological Station and the Blue Ridge Bird Observatory for a morning of bird banding as part of the MAPS, or Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship, program. Established at HBS in 2020, the MAPS bird banding station is part of a larger effort to assess trends in avian demographics across North America. During banding […]

Wednesday, July 1, 202612:00 PMHighlands Botanical Gardens The tour will begin at the Highlands Nature Center.   Look up, lean in, and discover the remarkable trees of the Highlands Botanical Garden!   Join Dr. Paul Manos for Under the Canopy, a guided walk exploring the trees that shape our Southern Appalachian landscape. Along the way, […]

Science on the Rocks: What Trees Can Tell Us📅 Wednesday, July 1, 2026 | 4:00 PM📍 Weyman, Highlands Biological StationFree and open to the public What can trees tell us about the past? Join Liam Stiefel, University Program Associate at Highlands Biological Station, for an informal Science on the Rocks conversation focused on dendrochronology — […]

4 Credit Hours July 6–17, 2026 Instructor: Dr. Catherine Haase, Associate Professor, Department of Biology; Principal Investigator, Center of Excellence for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University Explore the remarkable diversity of mammals that call the Southern Appalachian Mountains home. This intensive field course blends lecture, laboratory, and hands-on field experiences to immerse students in […]

4 Credit Hours July 6-17, 2026 Instructors: Session 1: Dr. John Morse, Clemson University & Dr. Alexander Orfinger, Dalton State College. Session 2: Dr. John Morse, Clemson University & Dr. Kelly Murray-Stoker, Emory University This immersive, two-week course provides a comprehensive introduction to the natural history, evolution, and taxonomy of the three major aquatic insect […]