Trees Knoxville will host an open house on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Public Works Service Center, at 3131 Morris Avenue. The open house will provide an update on the planning process for the Urban Forest Master Plan.
Trees Knoxville and City staff have been working with consultant Urban Canopy Works LLC for the past several months to learn about the public’s thoughts, opinions and goals for the city’s urban canopy – that’s the tree cover in public places and on private property. There have been multiple public, neighborhood and steering committee meetings.
At the Sept. 13 meeting, Trees Knoxville and City of Knoxville Urban Forester Kasey Krouse will give a presentation on the recommendations from Urban Canopy Works LLC based on the public input.
A successful Urban Forest Master Plan will help Knoxville preserve, grow, and care for trees, which play a significant role in public health and environmental health.
Learn more at
KnoxvilleTreePlan.org.
Trees Knoxville was formed in 2016 and grew out of the community’s deep appreciation for trees and their many benefits. Their mission is to expand the urban canopy on both public and private land throughout Knox County. Trees Knoxville is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to planting trees, educating people, and promoting the health and well-being of our community and our environment in Knoxville and Knox County. The organization’s community programs include tree planting to increase the urban canopy, creating school yard arboreta through our Canopies for Campuses program, educating volunteer foresters, and giving away trees annually to homeowners. They seek to both improve our environment and our community. For more information, please visit www.treesknoxville.org or contact Trees Knoxville at [email protected].