If there’s one thing Angelenos can agree on, it’s that we have a special place in our hearts for fruit trees. From classic citrus, savory stone fruit, or (the millennial favorite) avocado, our city is blessed to have these trees thrive and bloom all year long. So it’s no surprise that there was no shortage…
Caitlin Dunham
After graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in Forestry and Natural Resource Management, Caitlin discovered a passion for working in social media and marketing and eventually found her way to TreePeople. With her unique forestry and marketing background, Caitlin is now growing and thriving within TreePeople’s Yurt Village. She loves that she can bridge the gap between science and marketing and is at the frontlines of educating Angelenos on trees and how they can save LA.
2017: Making Strides in Creating a Climate-Ready LA
January 9, 2018Happy New Year! From the TreePeople family to yours, we hope you had a wonderful holiday season and New Years! We are starting off 2018 with a tremendous feeling of gratitude due to all of the milestones we reached last year– all which not have been possible if it wasn’t for people like you! Let’s…
10 Sustainable Gifts to Scratch off Your List
November 16, 2017Have you started your holiday shopping yet? Not sure what to get that person who already has everything? Well, look no further! We’ve selected some of our favorite climate-conscious gifts for everyone in your life. Sustainable gifts help create a better future for us and the lives of generations to come. Plus, who doesn’t want…
7 Tips for a Sustainable Thanksgiving
November 14, 2017Fall is one of our favorite times of the year here in Yurt Village! It’s a time for us to look back on the year to give thanks and reflect on all the hard work we’ve accomplished. It’s also a great opportunity to give thanks back to Mother Earth by celebrating Thanksgiving in a sustainable…
I Am TreePeople: Victoria McHenry
November 14, 2017“I feel that I am truly part of the team.” When you volunteer with TreePeople, you do more than just put trees in the ground, you become part of a team that is helping save LA. Victoria McHenry, one of our amazing office volunteers, discovered this when she joined us earlier this year. Her roots…
Why 2017 Was the Best Year Ever at Harvest Moon
October 18, 2017We’re still celebrating our 30th annual An Evening Under the Harvest Moon gala and want to a extend a huge THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts to all who helped create such a magical evening! Together we raised $705,000 to create a safer, more shaded and climate-ready future for all Angelenos. This was…
Meet our Friend: Ms. Rain Barrel!
October 18, 2017As temperatures begin to drop and the rainy season (hopefully) approaches, it’s time to prepare our climate-ready gardens to capture some of that precious rainwater! For those of you unfamiliar with this exciting trend, we interviewed our friend, Ms. Rain Barrel to get you in the know! So I hear that you’re part of this…
TreePeople Fellows Strive to Save Urban Forests
September 19, 2017TreePeople is blessed with an array of amazing minds that come through Yurt Village, and this past summer, we had two bright young minds join our Policy & Research Department. Erik Ndayishimiye and Matthew Stieg were brought on at the beginning of the summer through our fellowship program to work on issues surrounding LA’s urban…
Photo Essay: TreePeople Soars High with Olympian Shaun White
September 19, 2017TreePeople Joins the Air + Style Music and Sports Festival Earlier this year, TreePeople teamed up with two-time snowboarding Olympic gold-medalist, Shaun White, his team at Air + Style, along with partners at Change the Course and Clif Green Notes for the Air + Style Music and Sports Festival in Exposition Park. Air + Style’s design…
Climate Conversations for Beginners
September 13, 2017Massive wildfires engulfing the west coast and extreme hurricanes bludgeoning our neighbors in the east have left a lot us scared and wondering ‘Is this the future of our climate?’ Media doesn’t always help either. Alarming reports and frightening statistics can sometimes make you feel like all you can do is curl up in a…
Jim & Eileen: The “It” Couple of Once Upon a Canyon Night
July 19, 2017Our Director of Park Operations, Jim Hardie and his wife, Eileen Knight have been the “it” couple around TreePeople for many years and contributed so much to the organization, but their real pride and joy has been our summer entertainment series, Once Upon a Canyon Night. After 15 seasons of beautiful music, hysterical comedy and…
How LA Teens Save Trees from Summer Heat
July 19, 2017The future of LA’s trees is in the hands of the next generation of Angelenos this summer. After five years of historic drought and extreme heat, many of LA’s trees are thirsty and vulnerable. And without healthy trees shading campuses and communities, students suffer— the air they breathe isn’t clean, they don’t have access to…