Tree Week 2019
Project Leader: Dr. Lynne Rieske-Kinney
Department/Program: Urban Forest Initiative
Funding: $500
Tree week is a celebration of Lexington’s trees and all the ways trees impact our lives. The week celebrates and synthesizes the roles trees play through creative, informative and fun-filled activities focusing on tree planting, tree care and tree benefits, trees in art and culture, and trees’ roles in our bodies, minds & spirits. The inaugural Tree Week (October 6-14, 2018) featured dozens of daily events and engaged hundreds of people, including: UK students, faculty and staff for tree plantings and mulching eventsFayette County Public Schools - children, families, and staff for tree plantingsLexington Public Libraries - 16 tree events at seven different public librariesUK Arboretum - tree plantings and educational walksLexington Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) parks and natural areas - tree plantings and tree hikes.Lexington Cemetery - tree i.d. walksKentucky Arborists' Association - tree climbing competitionA 5K run, yoga under the trees, a bicycle tour of Lexington's trees, and more!