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Salamander Meander

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

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A Place for Learning | Highlands Biological Station

Issue: 2021/04 – April | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

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

The Trail Less Traveled – Chinquapin Mountain

Issue: 2020/12 - December | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

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

Dragonflies on the Plateau

Issue: 2020/09 – September | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

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 […]

Seductive Panthertown

Issue: 2020/07 – July | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Check out Wilderness Falls and Frolictown Falls in a gorgeous two-mile loop trek that can be done in an hour or two in Panthertown Valley’s west side. The Valley is […]

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