[Taxacom] Summer Field Courses in Organismal Biology in Highlands, North Carolina

[Beach, James H]

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From: Anya Hinkle [mailto:ahinkle at email.wcu.edu]
Sent: Mon 4/21/2008 5:07 PM
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Subject: Summer Field Courses in Organismal Biology in Highlands, NorthCarolina



Highlands Biological Station
P.O. Box 580
Highlands, North Carolina 28741


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 emphasizing the systematics,
evolution, ecology, and conservation of various diverse taxonomic groups in
the southern mountain region.  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. Courses are geared toward
advanced undergraduates/graduate students or professionals can be taken for
academic credit.  Financial assistance is available.

This year¹s 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 O¹Connell-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 year¹s 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

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.

For more information please call or email: 828.526.2602 or
ahinkle at email.wcu.edu