Name: Connecting Appalachia: Wildlife Connectivity, Corridors, and Road Crossings
Start: 2026-07-30T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-07-30T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Highlands Nature Center

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1 event 27 1 event, 27 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Botany Bootcamp July 27 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Botany Bootcamp Botany Bootcamp July 27, 2026 \| 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Instructor: Dr. Paul Manos, Duke University Botany Bootcamp is an engaging, hands-on workshop designed to introduce participants to the remarkable diversity of plant life found on the Highlands Plateau. Hosted at the Highlands Biological Station, this immersive day blends short lectures with interactive activities to […] $100	2 events 28 2 events, 28 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Summer Soirée at Flat Mountain Farm July 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Summer Soirée at Flat Mountain Farm Join the Highlands Biological Foundation for our most anticipated night of the year — the Summer Soirée at Flat Mountain Farm — our largest annual fundraiser in support of biological research and education in the southern Appalachians. Learn more & purchase tickets here: https://highlandsbiological.org/soiree2026/ Tickets on sale in June 16th. $325, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Salamander Meander July 28 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Salamander Meander Venture out after dark in search of one of the Plateau’s most elusive amphibians! Join our Naturalists as we explore cool, damp habitats and uncover the quiet lives of salamanders and the important role they play in our forest ecosystem. All ages welcome Weather dependent REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://highlandsbiological.org/naturecenternights/#july-28 Free Nature Center programming provided by Highlands […] Free	2 events 29 2 events, 29 5:00 am - 1:00 pm MAPS Bird Banding at HBS \| July 29 July 29 @ 5:00 am - 1:00 pm MAPS Bird Banding at HBS \| July 29 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 […] Free, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Science on the Rocks: Conservation Research on Kral’s Water Plantain July 29 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Science on the Rocks: Conservation Research on Kral’s Water Plantain Science on the Rocks: Conservation Research on Kral’s Water Plantain📅 Wednesday, July 29, 2026 \| 4:00 PM📍 Weyman, Highlands Biological StationFree and open to the public Join Grant-in-Aid researcher Jake Thompson for an informal Science on the Rocks conversation about Kral’s water plantain (Sagittaria secundifolia), a threatened aquatic plant with an important conservation story. Jake’s […] Free	1 event 30 1 event, 30 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Connecting Appalachia: Wildlife Connectivity, Corridors, and Road Crossings July 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Connecting Appalachia: Wildlife Connectivity, Corridors, and Road Crossings Zahner Conservation Lecture 7 Featured Speaker Liz Hillard, PhD, Senior Wildlife Biologist-Appalachian Region for Wildlands Network Date: Thursday, July 30 Time: 6pm – 7pm Cost: FREE \| No registration required Learn more: https://highlandsbiological.org/foundation/events/zahnerlectures/#connecting-appalachia Sponsored by Lori & Ed Heys Organized by Highlands Biological Foundation Free	0 events 31 0 events, 31