Scott Arboretum | Past EventsNature’s Narratives

The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College

Visit
- - - Visit Our “Garden of Ideas”
      
      Hours
      Dawn to Dusk, 365 days a year
      Office Hours
      Monday through Friday,
      8:30 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
Support
- - - Support the Arboretum
      
      Your support helps us delight, inspire, and educate the public. Donations, membership, and proceeds from special events helps us to create beautiful horticultural displays and educational programming.
Education & Events
- - - Programming & Events for All Ages
      
      We are proud to offer in-person and virtual programming for adults, students, families, and children. Whether you are looking for something recreational or educational, there is a program for you.
Get Involved
- - - Learn & Grow With Us
      
      Help us maintain our gardens and plant collections by getting involved with the Arboretum.
About
- - - A “Garden of Ideas”
      
      The Scott Arboretum cultivates a variety of plants that create some of the region’s most intimate, authentic, and accessible horticultural experiences.

Visit
- - - Visit Our “Garden of Ideas”
      
      Hours
      Dawn to Dusk, 365 days a year
      Office Hours
      Monday through Friday,
      8:30 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
Support
- - - Support the Arboretum
      
      Your support helps us delight, inspire, and educate the public. Donations, membership, and proceeds from special events helps us to create beautiful horticultural displays and educational programming.
Education & Events
- - - Programming & Events for All Ages
      
      We are proud to offer in-person and virtual programming for adults, students, families, and children. Whether you are looking for something recreational or educational, there is a program for you.
Get Involved
- - - Learn & Grow With Us
      
      Help us maintain our gardens and plant collections by getting involved with the Arboretum.
About
- - - A “Garden of Ideas”
      
      The Scott Arboretum cultivates a variety of plants that create some of the region’s most intimate, authentic, and accessible horticultural experiences.

Events
Nature’s Narratives

Sep 13

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Nature’s Narratives: Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis

FREE

Oct 11

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Nature’s Narratives: The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape

FREE

Nov 8

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Nature’s Narratives: In the Shadow of Man

FREE

Dec 13

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Nature’s Narratives: Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

Free

Jan 10

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Nature’s Narratives: Pig Years

Free

Feb 14

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Nature’s Narratives: Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

Free

Mar 13

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Nature’s Narratives: The Sacred Balance, 25th Anniversary Edition: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature

Free

Sep 11

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Nature’s Narratives: Prairie: A Natural History of the Heart of North America

Free

Oct 9

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Nature’s Narratives: Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet

Free

Nov 13

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Nature’s Narratives: Temple Stream: A Royal Odyssey

Free