Name: Author Talk with Casey Clapp
Start: 2025-12-15T13:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-12-15T15:00:00-08:00
Location: 500 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United States, Washington 98503

Ever wonder what kind of tree is growing in your neighborhood or why it’s there in the first place? Join arborist, educator, and podcast host Casey Clapp for an engaging talk and Q&A about the trees that surround us every day. Based on his visually rich and witty new book The Trees Around You, this event will help you learn how to identify trees in the Pacific Northwest using bark, leaves, cones, and other key clues.
Books will be available for purchase, courtesy of Plant from Underhill.
About the book:
The Trees Around You
A visually rich, comprehensive, and entertaining field guide to identifying common urban tree species in the Pacific Northwest
Tree educator, cohost of the podcast Completely Arbortrary, and arborist Casey Clapp shares his knowledge and enthusiasm in this first ever field guide to focus on the most common urban tree species in the Pacific Northwest. Clapp’s innovative Stepwise Journey guides readers through key clues for tree identification, while line drawings, a calendar of flowering times, and over 1,400 photos provide clear visual references. He describes 350 native and nonnative species, including common and scientific names; physical descriptions of the form, bark, leaves, fruit, and cones; notes on where to look for specific species; and distinguishing characteristics of related trees.
Whether you’re new to tree identification or a lifelong nature lover, with Clapp as your guide you’ll have the tools and know-how to identify the trees you see every day.
Author Bio:
Casey Clapp is an arborist and environmental educator with nearly two decades of experience in arboriculture and urban forestry. An enthusiastic fan of trees, Clapp specializes in teaching tree identification to a wide range of audiences at arboreta, garden centers, and through the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture. Clapp earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry from Oregon State University and a master’s in environmental conservation from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He co-hosts the Completely Arbortrary podcast, which explores stories about trees and tree-loving people all over the world, one species at a time. Clapp lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit him online at arbortrarypod.com and caseyclapp.com.