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The Highlands Biological Foundation, Inc.
The Highlands Biological Foundation is controlled by a Board of Trustees with 32 members, elected in four cohorts of eight to four-year terms. The annual meeting is held the last weekend in June. Between meetings, decisions are made by an Executive Committee that consists of the officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer) and two at-large members elected by the trustees. In addition, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors and the Executive Director of the Station serve in an ex officio capacity. Thus, although there is some overlap between the Station's and Foundation's Boards, which facilitates communication and coordination of activities, HBS and HBF are effectively independent.
HBS 80th Anniversary Event (2007) 2007 Salamander Foray
Become a member of or make a donation to the Highlands Biological Foundation ! Help support the Highlands Biological Foundation through your financial contributions and/or membership. Members receive a copy of the Station's annual announcement and HBF spring newsletter, an invitation to the annual meeting in June, special invitation to the summer Zahner Conservation Lecture Series, an early registration opportunity for the annual Native Plant Conference, and opportunities to participate in spring educational forays and other special events.
2008 Spring Foundation Forays Explore the biological and cultural diversity of the southern Appalachians!
HELLBENDER FORAY (Tuesday May 13, 2008, 9:00AM-5:00PM)-Observe the Hellbender, the Southeast’s largest salamander species, in the Davidson River near Brevard. Patrick Brannon (Highlands Nature Center) will lead the group in finding these amazing creatures and other salamander species in this remarkable amphibian area. Participants will meet at 9am at the Nature Center (930 Horse Cove Rd.) for a short introductory lecture and then drive toward Brevard. Cost is $25 per person and includes equipment and lunch.
ANCIENT LANDSCAPES DRIFT TRIP (Tuesday May 20, 2008, 9:00AM-5:00PM)-Canoe down the Little Tennessee River near Franklin and observe the remnants of the Middle Towns of the Cherokee. Environmental historians Dr. Tom Hatley (Author, The Dividing Paths) and Brent Martin (The Wilderness Society) will help interpret a landscape that includes fish weirs, useful plants, and past settlement sites in the Little Tennessee Valley and around the Cowee Mound. Participants will meet at 9am about four miles north of Franklin at the Great Smoky Mountain Fish Camp, 81 Bennett Rd., which intersects Highway 28 (Bryson City Rd.) just before the bridge over the Little Tennessee River (www.fishcamp.biz). Cost is $75 per person and includes equipment, lunch and shuttle service.
Forays require some walking, wading or paddling, so call and ask if you have concerns. To reserve your space, call or email 828-526-2602 or ahinkle@email.wcu.edu.
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The
Highlands Biological Foundation, Inc., is a
private, non-profit, 501(c)(3)
organization that
represents the continuation of the original private corporation that
founded the Highlands Biological
Station and supported it for its first 50 years of operation (1927-1977).
Its mission is to raise funds, invest these, and use the income to support
the research and educational programs of the Station. Traditionally, this
has been done in the form of an annual grant to HBS, representing roughly
10% of the annual budget for the Station and being spent primarily for
scholarships and grants-in-aid of research. Some of the endowment funds of
the Foundation are restricted in their use, such as the six named
scholarship funds (Olive, Sargent, Bruce, Howell, Ash, and Coker). The
Foundation also has separate funds to help support the outreach mission
through the Highlands Nature Center and the Highlands Botanical Garden.
