City Spotlight: Reforest the Bluegrass
During our February residency, we encountered many citizens who were enthusiastic about increasing the tree canopy in Lexington.
On April 12th, join the +10,500 citizens who have volunteered to spend a day restoring streamside forests! Since 1999, Reforest the Bluegrass has planted more than 107,000 tree seedlings to improve urban watershed management and increase future tree canopy in the Bluegrass. Each year, this event marks another huge leap toward restoring the floodplains.
Achievements thus far:
More than 175 acres of floodplains restored
Around 75% first-year survival rates
Fewer than $125,000 of local government funds spent
More than $90,000 private funds raised
If projects were contracted out, it could have cost: $775,000.
Register for the event here. There shall also be free lunch and t-shirts, hooray!