Dana explores the remarkable legacy of 18th-century botanist André Michaux, tracing his expeditions from the Carolina coast to the Southern Appalachians and his foundational contributions to North American botany.
Meet and learn about some interesting resident wild creatures that live in the fields, forests, and other habitats here in western North Carolina.
Join Dr. Julie DeMeester from TNC’s North Carolina Chapter for an engaging discussion about mountain streams, freshwater resilience, Hurricane Helene impacts, and watershed restoration efforts.
Highlands owes its natural beauty to its location atop the Blue Ridge Escarpment, the steep, 1,500-3,000 foot topographic step defining the southeastern edge of Appalachian Mountain topography from northeastern Georgia to Roanoke, Virginia.
The red-cockaded woodpecker once faced a severe decline as longleaf pine forests disappeared across the southeastern United States.
Everyone knows butterflies, dragonflies, and praying mantises, among other popular arthropods. However, have you heard of thrips? Bark lice? Eriophyid mites?
Join us at the Nature Center to make your very own Bark Book!
Spring’s first pops of green set the stage for the ecoEXPLORE Botany Field Season kickoff, featuring a plant scavenger hunt along the Botanical Garden trails and Boardwalk where participants tackle a fun plant‑ID challenge and connect with the natural world.
Join us at the Nature Center to make your very own Bark Book!