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Written By: Sonya Carpenter - Highlands Biological Foundation | Issue: 2016/10 - October
Many of you may remember the day when the Highlands Nature Center was known as the Clark Foreman Museum — a building filled with exhibits that focused on the rich natural heritage of the Southern Appalachians and offered a few summer camps.
Now known as the Highlands Nature Center, the building hosts an array of exhibits on the Cherokee, native plants and animals (including live ones!), geology, and the mystery and beauty of the microscopic world. Since the building’s renovation in 2001, we have been able to continue to expand what programs and displays we can offer to the community.
For 75 years, the Nature Center has been focused on furthering the mission of the Highlands Biological Station: to foster research and education focused on the rich natural heritage of the Highlands Plateau, specifically the educational aspect, through all of the programs we offer. From summer camps to special programs to the Zahner Conservation Lecture Series, there is something fun (and educational) for everyone.
For example, come celebrate Halloween the natural way with our Halloween Enchanted Forest on Friday, October 28th from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M.! Guided tours of our Botanical Garden will lead you trick-or-treating around the trail to meet some native animal characters offering candy and facts about themselves. Beware the forest in the last half hour as it will turn from enchanted to haunted and the animals will definitely be more “trick” than “treat”. When you are done trick-or-treating, join us in the Nature Center for fun activities, like face painting, and check out our bone collection. Entrance for the festivities is $1 per person.
For more information on our programs or to learn more about how you can get involved with the Highlands Biological Foundation, visit our website at www.highlandsbiological.org or call us at (828) 526-2221.
