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 […]

Join Dr. Jim Costa for a free gardens tour exploring “Insects and Insect Signs in the Garden” on Wednesday, July 8 at noon. Meet at the Highlands Nature Center. Free and open to all.

Science on the Rocks: Woodland Salamanders📅 Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 4:00 PM📍 Weyman, Highlands Biological StationFree and open to the public Join Grant-in-Aid researchers David Adams and Evangeline Bradley for an informal Science on the Rocks conversation focused on woodland salamanders. David’s work integrates physiology with long-term mark-recapture data to better understand salamander population […]

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 […]