Learn about Hellbenders with Highlands Biological Foundation
![Hellbenders are an Appalachian treasure. Lori Williams photo](https://smokymountainnews.s3.amazonaws.com/media/k2/items/cache/3fb0797c53ab22e54d6e5b9a0713c295_XL.jpg?javer=2409100230)
The Highlands Biological Foundation is hosting its final Zahner Conservation Lecture of the season. Lori Williams, a Wildlife Diversity Biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC), will present “All About Hellbenders!”
Williams will introduce the audience to one of the most unique Appalachian treasures, the Eastern Hellbender. Her talk will cover the life history, ecology and habitat of these fascinating creatures, as well as the threats they face and the conservation efforts underway in North Carolina to protect them. Attendees will be treated to captivating underwater video clips of hellbenders in their natural habitat and will get to meet Rocky, NCWRC’s resident species ambassador — a live hellbender.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. Aug. 15.