The City of Lexington is asking for volunteers to help plant trees and native plants at Coldstream Park Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Angela Poe is a senior program manager with Environmental Quality and Public Works. She said the goal is to protect Cane Run Creek, which receives lots of runoff from nearby roads and parking lots.
“We've got litter cleanup to do. We've got some mulch to put down. We're going to be planting some trees and some plants. And so there's going to be a little bit of everything. And all of it is to help protect Cane Run there, right along the Legacy Trail.”
In a related development, the City’s Lex Grow Trees committee is accepting applications through November 27th for its second round of grants. Poe said the fall round is not open to homeowners.
“Basically, they are grants to support getting trees in the ground, taking care of trees, mulching trees, engaging people in trees stewardship, educating people about trees. Applicants can get up to $100,000 for those efforts.”
In the first round, grants worth a total of more than 491-thousand dollars were awarded to nine organizations. Lexington Environmental Quality and Public Works is a supporter of WEKU.
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