Empowering Communities to Lead Sustainable Urban Tree Initiatives

 Urban Forest Initiative Tree Week Panel Discussion

 

Description

Come lend your voices to the dialog about how to effectively engage neighborhoods in tree initiatives across Lexington. Guest panelist will include, Heather Wilson - Municipal Arborist with LFUCG, Saunda Richardson Coleman - Citizen Tree Activist, Heather Hyden - former Community Advocate for North Limestone Community Development (NoLi), and international guest Rupert Bentley Walls - Senior Arborist for London's Hackney Borough. The panel will be moderated by Dakota Smith, a senior in the Department of Community & Leadership Development in UK's College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. A 30 minute coffee social will kick off the panel from 9 to 9:30 am. This event is sponsored by the Department of Community & Leadership Development

 

Date & Time

Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 @ 9am - 11am (9am coffee social and 9:30am panel discussion begins)

 

Location

Episcopal Mission House (  203 E Fourth St, Lexington, KY 40508 )

 

Contact

Lissa Pohl @ elisabeth.pohl@uky.edu