300 West Reynolds Road,
Lexington, Kentucky 40504





Event Name: Reforest the BluegrassEvent Place: Shillito Park, Lexington, KentuckyEvent Date:Saturday, April 11, 2009Event Time:9:00am to 3:00pm
Begun in 1999, Reforest the Bluegrass is a cooperative effort among the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Governments Divisions of Streets, Roads and Forestry, Water Quality, Environmental Policy and Parks and Recreation. More than 6,000 citizens have planted over 160,000 tree seedlings that improve streamside water quality, aquatic and grassland habitats and overall land stability.
Locations for the Reforest the Bluegrass planting efforts typically focus on restoring areas along streams. These streamside forests also known as riparian buffers serve to protect and improve valuable water resources. Reforest the Bluegrass activities not only provide urban watershed management through the creation of future tree canopy but also recharge groundwater through absorption through a forest floor and the remove turf grass areas from constant mowing. The planting efforts use native tree species that bring natural balance to the ecosystems.

For more information about Reforest the Bluegrass, please call (859) 258-3028 or email [email protected]. Visit the Reforest the Bluegrass webpage at www.lexingtonky.gov/rtb.



Organized by LFUCG
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, its Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Environmental Policy and Division of Streets, Roads and Forestry present the 11th Annual Reforest the Bluegrass event.


Ticket Info:  Reforest the Bluegrass Volunteer, Free

Official Website: http://rtb-upcoming.eventbrite.com

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