Summer Field Courses in Organismal Biology in Highlands, North Carolina
The Highlands Biological Station in Highlands, North Carolina, is offering its 2008 series of summer courses and workshops. HBS is an inter-institutional research center of the University of North Carolina. Highlands, North Carolina, is located in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, at an average elevation about 3,800 feet, and situated near the Nantahala National Forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Appalachian Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway, and numerous other national reserves. This years course offerings (and professors) are: -Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders (Steve Tilley-Smith College) 19-31 May -Mammals of the Southern Appalachians (Wayne Van Devender-Appalachian State Univ) 2-14 June -Biodiversity and Conservation of Birds (Rob Bierregaard-UNC-Charlotte) 16-28 June -Microbial Ecology (Sean OConnell-Western Carolina Univ) 30 June-12 July -Fleshy Fungi of the Highlands Plateau (Andy Methven-Eastern Illinois Univ) 14-26 July -Spiders of the Southern Appalachians (Kefyn Catley-Western Carolina Univ) 28 July-9 Aug This years workships are: -Graminoids (Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes) of the Southern Appalachians (Dwayne Estes-Austin Peay Univ) 12-17 May -Scientific Illustration (Nancy Lowe-Atlanta Botanical Garden) 7-12 July -Mayflies, Stoneflies and Caddisflies of the Southern Appalachians (John Morse-Clemson) dates TBA Course descriptions and applications can be found at http://www.wcu.edu/hbs/Education.htm#summercourses. Courses cost $400 per two-week course, plus $80 if taken for credit (four hours) and $50-$100 per week for housing. Financial assistance is available. For more information please call or email: 828.526.2602 or [log in to unmask] Highlands Biological Station 265 N. Sixth Street Highlands, NC 28741 TEL 828-526-2602 FAX 828-526-2797
