Tree Week

09/23/2026

🌳 Tree Week is coming to Bowling Green! 🌳

Celebrate Tree Week with these upcoming events in Bowling Green, including a Trees of BG Bicycle Ride and a Tree ID Walk. Come learn more about the trees in your community and enjoy some time outdoors!

📆October 9-18, 2026
📍Bowling Green, KY

Visit TreeWeekKentucky.org for more information and to see the full list of Tree Week events happening across Kentucky! 🌱

09/10/2026

Girl Scouts are celebrating Tree Week with a fun event on 10/14. Girl Scout Cadettes can complete the Tree Badge, and all other levels can take part to earn the Tree Promise patch. Full event details are below.

Calling all Girl Scouts! Join us in celebrating Kentucky Tree Week through engaging tree-identification activities, hearing from a forestry professional, and interactive tree games! Cadettes will earn the Tree Badge and all other levels will earn a Tree Promise Patch!

When: 10/14/2026 at 6:00PM
Where: Lexington Makerspace (2277 Executive Dr)
Levels: Daisy-Ambassador

Register here: https://bit.ly/4w0etOu.
Questions? Please Contact Council Staff Support Emily Marshall ([email protected]).

08/20/2026

🌳 Tree Week 2026 is coming to Kentucky October 9–18! 🌳

Is your city or county planning Tree Week activities this year? Whether you're organizing a tree planting event, an educational workshop, or a community nature walk, there's still plenty of time to get your community involved.

Let's celebrate the trees that make the Bluegrass State home! 🍃✨
Get details & submit events: Visit TreeWeekKentucky.org
Who can host? Local organizations, schools, city/county governments, and community groups across KY.

08/12/2026

🌳 Planning an event for Kentucky Tree Week? We want to see it on the calendar! Make sure to add your event to the official schedule at TreeWeekKentucky.org to get the word out.

Join our planning meeting on Wednesday, August 19th at 10 AM ET to connect and finalize your plans. All the details are available on our website.

08/04/2026

Are you interested in hosting a Tree Week event in Lexington? Attend the upcoming Tree Week Lexington Community meetings to learn more.

07/21/2026

If you are in the Louisville area, consider hosting a Tree Week event with TreesLouisville, Check out their website for more info.

Everyone’s favorite week for the trees returns this fall!

Join TreesLouisville in partnership with the Urban Forest Initiative as we celebrate trees through Tree Week Louisville October 9th-18th. Tree-centric events will take place across our city to raise awareness of our urban canopy and enjoy all they provide! Activities such as hikes and educational walks, giveaways, crafts, workshops, tree maintenance, bike rides and more will be hosted by organizations throughout Jefferson County.

We hope you will consider hosting your very own event which TreesLouisville will help promote! Learn more about how you can be involved https://treeslouisville.org/tree-week-home-page

07/20/2026

Our map is starting to fill up, but we still need more representation across the state of Kentucky! 🌳 If your community hasn't started planning Tree Week activities yet, there is still plenty of time to get involved. Let's get every county covered!

07/13/2026

Mark your calendars! 📅 Kentucky Tree Week is set for October 9th–18th.
If you've been thinking about hosting a tree planting, workshop, or community walk, don't miss our planning session this Wednesday. Come with your questions and leave with a plan! https://uky.zoom.us/j/81609211903

06/12/2026

🌳 Tree Week 2026 planning is in full swing!

Join UFI for our second planning meeting next Wednesday, June 17, 10–11am (ET) on Zoom.

We’d love to have you at the table, whether you’re a seasoned Tree Week organizer or just starting to explore what hosting an event could look like in your community.

During this meeting, we will:
🌱 Share updates from our May kickoff conversation
🌱 Cover how to register your events, which will add your event to our statewide Tree Week map!
🌱 Continue brainstorming event ideas for October

We’ll even hear from some past event hosts about different kinds of events you might consider, including implementing a Tree Trail in your community.

DM us or email [email protected] to get the Zoom link. Let’s keep this momentum going!

10/22/2025

That’s a wrap on 2025! 🍂

Whether you learned something new, made art, or took time outdoors, we want to THANK YOU for celebrating the ways that trees are intertwined in our lives here in KY!

Keep an eye out for awesome things for Tree Week 2026 on TreeWeekKentucky.org 👀🔥