by Kelly Holdbrooks | Feb 20, 2023 | News
Lichens are like the teenage boys of the plant world — they can live pretty much anywhere under any conditions. They make their home on rocks, trees, soil, houses, concrete, even old cars or equipment. If water is scarce, lichens survive by becoming brittle and...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Feb 20, 2023 | News
Volunteers play a critical role in helping us achieve our mission at Southern Highlands Reserve. Since launching a formal volunteer program in 2019, we have grown significantly in scope and numbers. Each week on volunteer day, we welcome as many as a dozen...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Oct 22, 2022 | News
With Director of Horticulture Eric Kimbrel A chill is in the air now as summer temperatures disappear and warm air no longer wraps around us. In exchange is a mosaic of colors so vibrant one just stares into nature’s mural. Our plants are doing some behind-the-scenes...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Oct 22, 2022 | News
On Friday, September 30, a 26-foot U-Haul truck drove up the mountain to our nursery to collect some of our long-term residents. We spent the day loading up 1,000 of our red spruce trees, most of which were three to six years old, planted in one gallon pots. Due to...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Oct 22, 2022 | News
Deep in the Pisgah National Forest just southwest of Asheville, N.C., stands a magnificent tree tucked away from the human hustle. For nearly a century she’s held vigil over her community of steadfast, slow-growing, photosynthesizing friends, as well as innumerable...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Aug 17, 2022 | News
Photo: Cowee Mound captured by Kody Stanley during a conference field trip. Cowee was an important center of 18th-century Cherokee life and the site of many brutal attacks by British and American forces during the American Revolution. Day to day, hour to hour,...
