Tree Week 2020 - Oct. 10 - 17
**Please note...dates and listings below refer to Tree Week 2020**
Visit the Tree Week 2021 homepage here!
Tree Week is on! October 10 - 17, 2020
* Special guidelines for Tree Week 2020 *
For up to date information on COVID-19 in Kentucky, visit: https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19
Please join us as we continue to celebrate the trees and greenspaces around us with our friends, neighbors and strangers. Tree Week 2020 programs include socially distanced small group in-person events as well as digital activities to engage everyone. Remember to follow local public health guidelines about wearing masks, keeping at least 6 feet from others not in your family unit, and staying home if you feel ill. Wash your hands with soap & water or use hand sanitizer during and after events. Take advantage of the healing power of nature and join in the celebration!
Are you a student, parent, or teacher affliated with schools in Fayette County?
Click HERE to browse our webpage specific to Fayette County School Tree Week activities.
Did you check out Tree Week 2019? Click here for details and to see the schedule of Lexington's second annual Tree Week (2019)!
How about Tree Week 2018? Click here for details and to see the schedule of Lexington's first annual Tree Week (2018)!
Interested in a full schedule of events during Tree Week 2020?
Attend one of our in-person events to acquire one of our event brochures. You can also download our brochure that has been formatted for easy printing at home.
Self-Guiding, Week-Long Events
Pre Tree Week
Saturday, Oct. 10
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Thursday, Oct. 15
Saturday, Oct. 17
Additional notes on Tree Week 2020 events
For Tree Week 2020 we are re-imagining events that continue the important overall goal of engaging us with the trees and greenspaces that enhance our lives (perhaps now more than ever), though with an added emphasis on community safety and health. Here are some of the types of activities we are envisioning:
- Virtual learning event (e.g. webinar, interactive seminar, ask an expert, kids' tree story time, movie)
- Small group or individual activities (e.g. Tree ID virtual Learning program+ build your own leaf press+ at home leaf collection; tree pruning virtual demo+ at-home implementation; targeted neighborhood virtual+ implementation event, etc.)
- Socially-distanced outdoor event for a small number of individuals, families, or students (e.g. tree distribution, tree planting, mulching, tree pruning, bike tour, on-your-own walking tour, nature photography)
- Virtual mindfulness in nature or art/writing/music experience (e.g. yoga, mindfulness tree walk, essays)
- Logging/tracking your outdoor experience (e.g. could be similar to Reforest at Home, Bioblitz, every day in a park experience, hiking, birding, tree planting, tree ID, etc.)
Want to host an event for Tree Week 2020? Complete the event registration form linked below detailing your event and we will post it to the Tree Week 2020 homepage (page you are viewing). Please note, in order to guarantee a spot on our official Tree Week event brochure, your events must be submitted by September 25, 2020 at 11:59 PM. Events can be added later, but will not be featured in the printed brochure.
Register your Tree Week 2020 event here (clickable link that will take you to off site survey)
Contact us with additional ideas on how to make Tree Week 2020 safe and fun : treeweeklexington@gmail.com
UFI is proud to partner with the Student Sustainability Council at the University of Kentucky. Much of the planning for Tree Week 2020 has been made possible by their support.