In just a few weeks, the Highlands Biological Foundation will host a brand-new spring lecture series titled Climate Conversations! This series will showcase three field research projects here in the southern Appalachians while highlighting how […]
The Highlands-Cashiers Plateau is one of the few remaining areas with intact old growth hemlock forest. The Southern Appalachians are home to two species of hemlocks, the eastern or Canadian hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and the Carolina […]
The Plateau is home to a variety of evergreen plants ranging from towering coniferous trees like Pine, Hemlock, and Pitch; to shrubs such as the ground juniper, rhododendron, and mountain laurel; and even ground cover […]
The Village Green and Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust co-host a speaker series called the Village Nature Series (VNS), which features experts in their field presenting on wildlife, habitats, conservation, and local cultural heritage. Traditionally, these events […]
A bridge that was located along the Oak Lane section of the Highlands Plateau Greenway has been moved after it became known the bridge was built on private property. HPG President Sonya Carpenter said this […]
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 few local areas, and Bog […]
Dragonflies are found throughout the state in a large variety of colors and sizes. North Carolina boasts 187 species of dragonflies and their smaller cousins, damselflies, which are collectively in the insect order Odonata. The scientific name […]
I’ve had a bird problem. It started last summer when I went to fire my large gas kiln. After loading the kiln, I turned to access a small shed where I keep some 75 firebricks […]
Children ooo’d and ahh’d when they recently got the chance to meet a live corn snake, Sassafras, at the Hudson Library. Tori Duval, education outreach specialist at the Western North Carolina Nature Center, taught the […]