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City of HarrodsburgTree Board
City of HarrodsburgTree Board

About

The Harrodsburg Tree Board

A board of the City of Harrodsburg that looks after the trees growing along our streets, in our parks and on public property.

Our mission

The Harrodsburg Tree Board provides guidance on protecting, maintaining, and enhancing Harrodsburg's urban forest and public trees.

Harrodsburg, founded in 1774 and the first permanent English settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains, has been shaded by generations of trees. Healthy public trees cool our streets, clean our air and water, give wildlife a home and make the town a place people want to walk, shop and gather. Since 2020, the board has planted 254 trees around town, so that the next generations inherit a canopy at least as generous as ours.

Public meetings

The board usually meets the third Monday of each month at 5:00 PM at the Mercer County Extension Office, 1007 Lexington Road, Harrodsburg. Meetings are open to the public under the Kentucky Open Meetings Act. Any change, and any special meeting, is posted on the calendar.

Next meeting: Monday, November 16 at 5:00 PM

View the calendar

Minutes and records

Minutes are public records. Every set the board keeps is archived here, including drafts awaiting approval at the next meeting, which are clearly marked.

Browse the minutes archive

A Tree City USA community

Harrodsburg is a Tree City USA community, recognized for the first time in 2026. The Arbor Day Foundation gives the recognition to communities that meet four standards of sound urban forestry, beginning with a tree board like ours.

  1. 1. A tree board or department

    A group legally responsible for the care and management of the community's public trees.

  2. 2. A public tree care ordinance

    Local law that assigns responsibility and guides planting, protection and maintenance of public trees.

  3. 3. A community forestry budget

    At least $2 per capita spent each year on tree care, counting staff time, contracts and volunteer hours.

  4. 4. An Arbor Day observance

    A yearly Arbor Day celebration and a proclamation signed by the mayor or city leadership.

Source: Arbor Day Foundation(external site)

Partners

Get involved

  • Come to a meeting

    Board meetings are open to everyone. The board usually meets the third Monday of each month at 5:00 PM at the Mercer County Extension Office.

    Meeting dates

  • Volunteer at a planting

    Volunteers help plant and care for the town's trees. Plantings and work days are posted on the calendar as they're scheduled.

    See the calendar

  • Get in touch

    For questions about the board or its events, call the Mercer County Extension Office, which the board works with, or send the board a message on Facebook.

    (859) 734-4378Facebook(external site)

Serving on the board: members are residents who volunteer their time for Harrodsburg's trees. If you'd like to serve, contact the City of Harrodsburg(external site), or come to a meeting and introduce yourself.