Help spread the word.
Attention Advisory Group and other community members! We need your help promoting the public engagement efforts planned for this UFMP. Our goals in promotion are to engage as many residents and community groups as possible to ensure all voices are heard.
To do this, we are inviting Knoxville residents to engage in three ways:
Please use the resources below (right-click on images to save and use) as appropriate to make your networks aware of this important work. Questions? Email [email protected]
To do this, we are inviting Knoxville residents to engage in three ways:
- Option 1: Come to a community event and make your voice heard (we have four planned).
- Option 2: Invite us to one of your events so we can share the project and collect your perspectives and priorities.
- Option 3: Fill out the UFMP input form online.
Please use the resources below (right-click on images to save and use) as appropriate to make your networks aware of this important work. Questions? Email [email protected]
Press Release
Social Media Posts
Trees Knoxville and its project partners will be using the following social media posts to promote UFMP engagement over the coming weeks. Please consider using this creative (text, images, links) in your own social media outlets. All content will send user to project website to learn more.
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Topic: Health and Kids
Title: Healthy Trees, Healthy Children Body Text: Did you know kids have less issues with asthma when there are more trees around? Trees remove up to 60% of the dust and chemicals floating in the air. So even though pollen can be challenging for a period of time in the spring, trees are key to healthy families all year long. Do you need more trees in your area to help improve the quality of life for you and your children? Join us at one of our community events! Here are the upcoming opportunities to provide us with your feedback and learn more about the plan:
Link: https://www.knoxvilletreeplan.org/ |
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Topic: Stronger Communities
Title: Trees build stronger, more vibrant communities. Body Text: Studies show that residents in neighborhoods surrounded by trees know their neighbors better, socialize more often, and feel safer and more tied to the community than residential areas without trees. Do you need more trees in your area to help improve the quality of life for you and your children? Join us at one of our community events! Here are the upcoming opportunities to provide us with your feedback and learn more about the plan:
Link: https://www.knoxvilletreeplan.org/ |
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Topic: Tree Loss over 10 years
Title: Tree loss between 2008 and 2018. Body Text: Knoxville has lost tree canopy cover between 2008 and 2018. In response, Trees Knoxville has launched an initiative to strategically incorporate and plan for trees over the next 20 years in Knoxville. In order to plan for the next decades, we need to hear from the community to help us develop a plan that considers Knoxville’s unique challenges, priorities, and opportunities. We want to hear what YOU want or need for your neighborhoods. Join us at one of our community events! Here are the upcoming opportunities to provide us with your feedback and learn more about the plan:
Link: https://www.knoxvilletreeplan.org/ |
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Below are additional graphics you may want to utilize, based on your organization's focus. If you need variations to any of these, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Send all online traffic to www.KnoxvilleTreePlan.org.
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Newsletter Text
SHORT VERSION:
Knoxville has lost tree canopy cover between 2008 and 2018. In response, Trees Knoxville has launched an initiative to strategically incorporate and plan for trees over the next 20 years in Knoxville. In order to plan for the next decades, we need to hear from the community to help us develop a plan that considers Knoxville’s unique challenges, priorities, and opportunities. We want to hear what YOU want or need for your neighborhoods.
Join us at one of our community events! Here are the upcoming opportunities to provide us with your feedback and learn more about the plan:
Knoxville has lost tree canopy cover between 2008 and 2018. In response, Trees Knoxville has launched an initiative to strategically incorporate and plan for trees over the next 20 years in Knoxville. In order to plan for the next decades, we need to hear from the community to help us develop a plan that considers Knoxville’s unique challenges, priorities, and opportunities. We want to hear what YOU want or need for your neighborhoods.
Join us at one of our community events! Here are the upcoming opportunities to provide us with your feedback and learn more about the plan:
- April 10th, 6 p.m.: South Knoxville Conversation (SKNBC) at Ijams Nature Center Community Room
- April 11th, 5-7 p.m.: East Knoxville Community Open House at Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park
- April 19th, 3-5 p.m.: Urban Trees Planning Workshop at University of Tennessee - Student Union (Ballroom A)
- May 4th, 6-7:30 p.m.: Virtual Urban Trees Open House (Registration required)
- May 11th, open from 4-7 p.m.: In-Person Urban Trees Open House at Cansler YMCA. Presentations will be given at 5 p.m. and again at 6 p.m.
- Or invite us to speak to your group
- Or fill out the online survey.
LONGER VERSION:
Trees play a significant role in public health and environmental health, especially as we face the impacts of climate change. Our tree canopy is much more than parks and pathway beauty; a city’s tree canopy increases energy savings, is key to public mental and physical health, makes streets safer and more walkable, reduces noise pollution, and has even shown to reduce crime rates. Studies have also shown tree canopy increases the success of business districts and property values. Knoxville has also lost tree canopy cover (amount of trees covering the land when viewed from above) between 2008 and 2018.
In response, Trees Knoxville has launched an initiative to strategically incorporate and plan for trees over the next 20 years in Knoxville. Trees Knoxville is leading the development of the Knoxville Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP) together with support from the City of Knoxville, Knoxville Utilities Board, the Tennessee Division of Forestry, University of Tennessee and Keep Knoxville Beautiful. This comprehensive plan will help the community of Knoxville preserve, grow, and care for trees and ensure protection and growth in our tree canopy over the coming decades.
In order to plan for the next decades, we need to hear from the community to help us develop a plan that considers Knoxville’s unique challenges, priorities, and opportunities. We want to hear what YOU want or need for your neighborhoods. Join us at one of our community events! Here are the upcoming opportunities to provide us with your feedback and learn more about the plan:
Trees play a significant role in public health and environmental health, especially as we face the impacts of climate change. Our tree canopy is much more than parks and pathway beauty; a city’s tree canopy increases energy savings, is key to public mental and physical health, makes streets safer and more walkable, reduces noise pollution, and has even shown to reduce crime rates. Studies have also shown tree canopy increases the success of business districts and property values. Knoxville has also lost tree canopy cover (amount of trees covering the land when viewed from above) between 2008 and 2018.
In response, Trees Knoxville has launched an initiative to strategically incorporate and plan for trees over the next 20 years in Knoxville. Trees Knoxville is leading the development of the Knoxville Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP) together with support from the City of Knoxville, Knoxville Utilities Board, the Tennessee Division of Forestry, University of Tennessee and Keep Knoxville Beautiful. This comprehensive plan will help the community of Knoxville preserve, grow, and care for trees and ensure protection and growth in our tree canopy over the coming decades.
In order to plan for the next decades, we need to hear from the community to help us develop a plan that considers Knoxville’s unique challenges, priorities, and opportunities. We want to hear what YOU want or need for your neighborhoods. Join us at one of our community events! Here are the upcoming opportunities to provide us with your feedback and learn more about the plan:
- April 10th, 6 p.m.: South Knoxville Conversation (SKNBC) at Ijams Nature Center Community Room
- April 11th, 5-7 p.m.: East Knoxville Community Open House at Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park
- April 19th, 3-5 p.m.: Urban Trees Planning Workshop at University of Tennessee - Student Union (Ballroom A)
- May 4th, 6-7:30 p.m.: Virtual Urban Trees Open House (Registration required)
- May 11th, open from 4-7 p.m.: In-Person Urban Trees Open House at Cansler YMCA. Presentations will be given at 5 p.m. and again at 6 p.m.
- Or invite us to speak to your group
- Or fill out the online survey.
Individual Event Graphics
We would like to promote all of the three ways to engage, but if you prefer to promote one particular event, hear are the event graphics.
Aside from the virtual open house, registration is not required, FYI.
Aside from the virtual open house, registration is not required, FYI.
