Help create habitat for fish while disposing of your old cut Christmas tree this season through Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s Christmas for the Fishes program.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will accept natural Christmas trees from Dec. 26 through Jan. 15 at 39 drop-off locations in 34 counties. Trees must be free of lights, ornaments, tinsel, garland and any other decorations.
To find the nearest drop-off location, visit the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife website at fw.ky.gov. Drop-off locations are scattered across the state, including sites near Louisville, Covington and Lexington.
Northern Kentucky locations include Pendrey Sports Park in Campbell and Camp Ernst Boat Ramp in Boone.
Fisheries personnel collect the donated trees and bundle them to create fish attractors that will be submerged in lakes across the state. These brush reefs provide new cover for all fish and nursery habitat for young fish. They also attract baitfish and algae, providing food for young fish and other aquatic organisms.
These Christmas tree reefs provide new life to lakes whose cover is dwindling because of natural degeneration of existing woody habitat. The program truly does provide Christmas for Kentucky’s fishes.
