USC Belser Arboretum Book Club: "The Tree Collectors" by Amy Stewart

Schedule

Sun Mar 01 2026 at 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

W. Gordon Belser Arboretum | Columbia, SC

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Discussing "The Tree Collectors" by Amy Stewart, led by David Shields, USC Carolina Distinguished Professor
About this Event

Welcome all nature lovers to the Belser Arboretum Book Club!
Book club is for everyone.

Interested in reading and talking about our world? Please join us for fun, thoughtful, informal book talks under the tall trees in the arboretum.
Meet Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 3 p.m. in the Arboretum's Outdoor Classroom.
The Bloomwood gate opens at 2:30 p.m., so please enjoy a walk before we begin.
PLEASE REGISTER in case we must change venue due to weather.

Discussion led by David Shields, Carolina Distinguished Professor in USC's Department of Language and Literature

More on the book here

Order from All Good Books here

ABOUT THE BOOK

Fifty vignettes of remarkable people whose lives have been transformed by their obsessive passion for trees—written and charmingly illustrated by the New York Times bestselling author of The Drunken Botanist

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We'll have snacks and beverages, and you're welcome to bring your own.

Note that trails are natural and hilly, and restrooms are not available.

Please leave pets at home.

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W. Gordon Belser Arboretum, 4080 Bloomwood Road, Columbia, United States

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