Brian O’Shea

It’s a nighttime prowl in search of the Plateau’s shyest and most diminutive denizens.

Don’t let the weather’s unpredictability make you rush your visit to Whiteside Mountain. There’s majesty and mystery in equal measure all along the way.

A local inn incorporates wise conservation practices into its development plans, benefitting local plants and wildlife and sweetening life on the
Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

The incredibly diverse bounty of plants and animals proves an irresistible lure to researchers from all around the country at Highlands Biological Station.

Holcomb Creek Falls is a worthy spectacle, but it requires a wary hiker.

Though it’s often bypassed for its flashier neighbor Glen Falls, Chinquapin Mountain offers a series of spectacles and a magnificent summit.

Hard working Hummingbirds do what they can to pollinate the Plateau.

There are several species of turtles that make the Plateau their home, the most common are Snapping and Box Turtles. Other species include Painted Turtles that are found in a […]

Dragonflies are found throughout North Carolina in a large variety of colors and sizes. The state boasts 187 species of dragonflies and their smaller cousins damselflies, which are collectively in the insect […]