The Highlands Biological Station offers courses each summer at the advanced undergraduate/graduate level dealing with the unique biological features of the southern Appalachians and areas of study appropriate for investigation at a mountain field station. Credit for all courses is available through either UNC-Chapel Hill or Western Carolina University. Earn two credit hours for one week courses and four credit hours for two week courses. Students may take courses for credit through these institutions and then transfer the credit to their home institution. FAQ/Apply Now<http://highlandsbiological.org/apply/> For more information see: http://highlandsbiological.org/summercourses/
CREATIVELY COMMUNICATING BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY May 8-13 with Dr. Hannah Rogers, Columbia University DARWIN AND THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES: A FIELD COURSE May 8-20 with Dr. James Costa, Western Carolina University & Highlands Biological Station LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF AMPHIBIANS May 15-27 with Dr. Bill Peterman, The Ohio State University GRASSES (POACEAE) OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS May 22-27 with Dr. Paul McKenzie, US Fish & Wildlife Service BIOLOGY & IDENTIFICATION OF FERNS May 29-June 3 with Dr. Joey Shaw, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga FLORA OF THE BLUE RIDGE June 5-17 with Dr. Paul Manos, Duke University GENERAL ECOLOGY June 12-24 with Dr. Thomas Martin, Western Carolina University CONSERVATION BIOLOGY IN THE FIELD June 26-July 8 with Dr. Peter White, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill INTRODUCTION TO SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN FUNGI July 17-29 with Dr. Rich Baird, Mississippi State University, and Jay Justice, Arkansas Mycological Society FOREST ECOSYSTEMS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS July 24-August 5 with Dr. Stephanie Jeffries, North Carolina State University, Dr. Alan Weakley, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Dr. Julie Tuttle, UNC-Chapel Hill SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MAYFLIES, STONEFLIES, & CADDISFLIES July 31-August 12 with Dr. John Morse, Clemson University Students may opt to take the Society for Freshwater Science’s Taxonomic Certification exam of eastern EPT to genus at the end of the course (http://www.sfstcp.com/). WETLAND PLANT COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS August 7-12 with Dr. Dwayne Estes, Austin Peay State University and the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) ~~~ Sarah W Workman, PhD Associate Director, Highlands Biological Station 265 N. 6th Street, Highlands, NC 28741 Tel: 828-526-2602 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
