UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Columbia Green’s Beat the Heat Tree Giveaway
Get up to 3 free trees and help us Beat the Heat, Columbia!
Columbia Green is currently accepting orders from Columbia-area property owners for free shade trees to help us address urban heat across our city. We planted over 1,000 trees during the 2024-2025 planting season, and aim to plant as many this year! Visit our Beat the Heat page on this website to find out how you can become part of the solution to urban heat. Then sign up to receive up to three free shade trees for your property.
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USC’s Columbia Heat Mapping Campaign Sign up
Help with data collection September 22 - 27
Do you ride a bike or drive a car? Volunteers are needed for USC’s Columbia Heat Mapping study. Become a citizen scientist and sign up to help! Tentative days for the summer measurement are between 22nd to 27th of September. Use the link below to indicate the days you would be available for the campaign so we can begin planning the schedule. There will be gift cards for gas to reimburse mileage your participation!
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COLUMBIA GREEN is accepting nominations for positions on our Board of Directors
Are you passionate about protecting and restoring our urban canopy, promoting gardening and greenspaces and educating citizens about the importance of trees and habitat protection in our urban environment? Columbia Green is taking nominations for board members from now until October 12.
For more information, please download and read the documents below. Then contact jenniferyoung@columbiagreen.org. to set up a time to talk in person.
Saturday, September 20, 11 am - 6 pm
Historic Columbia Presents
Jubilee 2025:
Festival of Black History and Culture
Experience the vibrant spirit of history and culture at the 47th annual Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture, presented by Absolute Total Care and hosted by Historic Columbia! Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Mann-Simons Site for a FREE, multigenerational celebration everyone can enjoy!
LIVE MUSIC | FOOD TRUCKS | ARTIST DEMOS | HOUSE TOURS | MARKET VENDORS
Saturday, September 20, 8 - 10 am
Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden’s
Pollinator Plant Pack Sale
Pick up your plants at the Botanical Garden Entrance at 1300 Botanical Pkwy, West Columbia, 29169
As part of their conservation initiative, Planting With A Purpose, Riverbanks is offering Pollinator Plant Packs for fall planting. Our Planting With a Purpose initiative encourages homeowners, businesses, schools, and churches to be mindful when planting and landscaping. Including pollinator plants in landscapes is a great way for individuals to positively impact pollinator habitat loss and practice conservation in their daily lives.
These ten plants for $60 will be a great addition to your pollinator garden or just for beginners to attract pollinators to your yard. Use the button to order your plants. Click on the green highlighted area of the calendar to add Plant Packs to your shopping cart.
Pick up is on Saturday, September 20 at the Botanical Garden entrance in West Columbia from 8-10 am. Contact mleach@riverbanks.org with any questions.
Saturday, October 11th. 8 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Historic Columbia Presents their
FALL PLANT SALE
Join us in the lush gardens of the Hampton-Preston Mansion for the 2025 Fall Plant Sale!
Attendees will be able to purchase and learn about a wide array of plants propagated from the Living Collections across all of our historic sites, from herbaceous plants to woody perennials to evergreens.
Schedule:
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Historic Columbia Plant Sale
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | City of Columbia Water & Richland County Stormwater rain barrel and compost bin sale & pick up.
10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. | Hampton-Preston Garden Tour | FREE! No pre-registration required