LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 20 -- University of Louisville issued the following news release:

A parade of trees set to music helped spectators envision a greener, healthier Louisville in a volunteer-powered street activation as part of the city's PickleY'all Festival. The Moving Forest @ PickleY'all featured seventy 12-14-foot trees displayed in various formations in a choreographed production to help Louisvillians visualize how street trees and plants could transform downtown.

In a presentation compared to a slow-moving marching band of trees, volunteers moved the large trees on heavy-duty garden carts onto the 500 block of Jefferson St., placing them in various configurations in front of Metro Hall. The project turned an urban-design exercise...