UFI Fall 2025 Seminar
Davis Marksbury Building
329 Rose St.
Lexington, KY 40508
Matthew John MatthewHJohn@uky.edu
Last Revised: Sep 10th, 2025
Event Description
Dr. Chris Barton
Bringing Back the Forest: Ecological Restoration Provides Opportunities for Mining Regions of the World
Thursday, September 25 @ Davis Marksbury Building (329 Rose St.)
Refreshments at 6:00pm, Lecture at 7:00pm
Urban Forest Initiative is excited to be joined for our September Seminar by Dr. Chris Barton, Professor of Forest Hydrology & Watershed Management at UK. Dr. Barton also the Founder & President of Green Forests Work, an organization that works throughout Appalachia, as well as Australia, to restore formerly mined sites. As the organization's website says, since 2009 Green Forests Work has planted more than 7.5 million trees on over 15,000 acres.
Join us at the Davis Marksbury Building (329 Rose St.) on the UK campus for light refreshments at 6:00pm, and Dr. Barton's lecture at 7:00pm, followed by Q&A.
Urban Forest Initiative would like to thank the following sponsors:
