Nature Center opens for spring hours (reservations required)

Highlands Nature Center

After more than a year of closure, the Highlands Nature Center will be opening its door to visitors once more beginning Friday, April 2nd! Spring hours are Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free reservations are required to visit. To ensure the safety of our community and beyond, visiting the Nature Center […]

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Grasses of the Southern Appalachians

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

GRASSES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS, with Dr. Paul Mckenzie, USFWS (Emeritus)

Sedges of the Blue Ridge

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

SEDGES OF THE BLUE RIDGE with Dr. Dwayne Estes, Austin Peay University

Biology and Conservation of Birds

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

BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS with Dr. Rob Bierregaard, Drexel University & Academy of Natural Sciences

Biology of Southern Appalachian Salamanders

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

BIOLOGY OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN SALAMANDERS with Dr. Joe Pechmann, WCU and Dr. Ken Kozak, University of Minnesota

Salamander Meander

Highlands Nature Center

Salamander Meander Dates: June 1st, June 29th, & July 27th Time: 9pm-10pm Ages: All ages welcome Cost: FREE Kick off Highlands Nature Center’s summer season searching for salamanders in the Botanical Garden! Discover strange and fascinating facts about our slimy amphibian friends, then join naturalists on a walk through the gardens to find local species. […]

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Starlight Stroll

Highlands Nature Center

Starlight Stroll Dates: June 8th & July 6th Time: 9pm-10pm Ages: All ages welcome Cost: FREE Unlock the history and mystery of the night sky as we study the stars! Hear stories from different cultures and learn to identify summer constellations. Please bring a flashlight for this adventure! This program is weather-dependent.  

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Southern Appalachian Mammals

SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MAMMALS with Dr. Ed Pivorun, Clemson University and Dr. Rada Petric, UNC-Greensboro