Lexington Street Tree Report

To prepare our urban forest for our changing climate, the UFI core team sought to learn more about the species composition, health, condition, and size distribution of Lexington's street trees through the support of a 2020 UK Sustainability Challenge Grant. We sampled and mapped a subset of street trees in Lexington neighborhoods, using data collected from 2018 to 2021. Our aim was to provide the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) Urban Forestry group, LFUCG councilmembers, the Lexington Tree Board, and local residents with a tool for guiding future planting decisions and ongoing management of street trees, particularly in the face of a changing climate and other threats to Lexington’s tree canopy.

Lexington Public Parks Tree Reports

From May to July 2022, the Urban Forest Initiative Core Team, with the help of community volunteers, inventoried trees in twelve of Lexington's public parks to help prepare our local tree canopies for climate change. These reports showcase key information for each park regarding tree species composition, health, size diversity, and vulnerability to climate change, with the goal of providing the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) Urban Forestry group, LFUCG Parks and Recreation, LFUCG councilmembers, and local residents with a tool for guiding future planting decisions and ongoing management of Lexington's parks, particularly in the face of a changing climate and other threats to Lexington’s tree canopy.