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Reforest The Bluegrass is designed to recreate pre-settlement, streamside forests
that were once native to the inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. Through the efforts
of thousands of volunteers, Lexington is progressively restoring the long-lost
benefits of streamside forests for generations to come. This is a crucial step
to protecting our valuable water resources and enhancing our living standards.
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Honors And Awards |
- More than 175 acres of floodplains restored
- More than 10,500 volunteers involved
- More than 100,000 tree seedlings planted
- Around 75% first-year survival rates
- Fewer than $125,000 of local government funds spent
- More than $90,000 private funds raised
- If projects were contracted out, it could have cost: $775,000.
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Winner, 2009 National Arbor Day Award
Winner, 2009 Project of the Year Award,
The American Public Works Association
Featured in November/December 2007 issue
of Stormwater magazine
Featured in Summer 2007 issue of American Forests magazine
2000 award recipient of the LFUCG Environmental Commission
1999 award recipient of the prestigious Governor’s
Environmental Excellence Award for Forestry
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Last updated: 4/17/2013 10:34:29 AM