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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Lexington Third District Councilmember Hannah LeGris talks at the Climate Conversations table during the first day of the sixth annual Tree Week event on Friday, Oct. 7, 2023, at Castlewood Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Tree Week 2023 kicks off with community celebration

Ava Bumgarner, Reporter October 9, 2023

Over 100 members of the Lexington community gathered to celebrate the second annual Tree Week Kickoff, according to Mary Arthur, a member of the Tree Week planning team.  Tree Week, an annual week-long...

Volunteers plant a tree during the first day of the sixth annual Tree Week event on Friday, Oct. 7, 2023, at Castlewood Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PHOTOS: Tree Week Kickoff 2023

Samuel Colmar, Photojournalist October 9, 2023

Tree Week Kickoff, a celebration to officially mark the start of the week-long event, took place at Castlewood Park in Lexington on Oct. 6, 2023. It will help to raise awareness of climate change and...

Mike Worley, a retired art history professor, sits at a table on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at Kentucky Native Cafe in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

UK’s campus to be one of several Lexington locations to host Tree Week

Ava Bumgarner, Reporter October 5, 2023

Tree Week 2023 welcomes all nature enthusiasts to celebrate the trees in the Lexington area and how they impact community lives this upcoming week, according to UK Urban Forest Initiatives. Events will...

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