W. Gordon Belser Arboretum of the University of South Carolina is a 10-acre wildlife preserve surrounded by the Sherwood Forest neighborhood in central Columbia.

Our Mission:

Maintain a wildlife preserve within metropolitan Columbia;

Serve as an outdoor field laboratory and lecture site for students at the University of South Carolina;

Function as a conservation outreach center for visitors.

We are open for visitors at a monthly Open House, always the 3rd Sunday of the month from 1 - 4 p.m. A guest speaker presents quarterly on topics related to conservation, botany, ecology, and sustainability.

Also open Wednesday and Saturday mornings for walkers and volunteers 10 a.m. - noon, Thursdays 4 - 7 p.m. (hours change in winter to 3-dusk)

Weather and work schedules can change these hours.

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