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Ten invasive plants to watch out for in Southern California
May 21, 2025Here at TreePeople, we work to transform degraded wilderness areas into healthy, sustainable, biodiverse ecosystems that provide countless benefits to our communities. When we take on these large-scale restoration projects, a big part of the work involves managing invasive species—aka weeding out harmful, non-native plants that damage the ecosystem by crowding out native species. In…
Has climate change impacted your life? Send us your stories!
March 4, 2025How has climate change impacted your life in Southern California? Have you experienced severe weather events like fire, extreme heat, or flooding? Altered your day-to-day routine because of the changing climate? Or noticed climate-related changes in your community or neighborhood? TreePeople wants to hear YOUR stories for a new research project! We’re looking for submissions…
How the Federal Funding Freeze is Impacting TreePeople’s Work
February 24, 2025Recent shifts in federal funding policy have caused widespread confusion and disruption for many nonprofits, including TreePeople. Our projects rely in part on federal grants. And while the government’s original “funding freeze” is no longer in effect, distributions from some public agencies remain paused, which has forced us to halt some of our crucial environmental…
Sprouting from the ashes: SoCal’s native fire followers
January 31, 2025The recent wildfires took a devastating toll on Southern California, impacting both our urban communities and the wilderness areas surrounding them. For nature lovers, it can be heartbreaking to see once-lush ecosystems in areas like Eaton Canyon and the Pacific Palisades reduced to ash. But while recovery will likely be a long road, it’s comforting…
Climate Gardening 101: A New Course from TreePeople
January 22, 2025Have you ever wondered how the plants we grow can help combat climate change? How factors like soil health can play a role in making our communities greener and cooler? And what we can do to design better landscapes for a more climate-resilient world? As we experience the very real impacts of climate change in…
Help nature heal: avoid recent burn scars!
January 22, 2025The wildfires that tore through Los Angeles this month devastated so many of our local communities, as well as some of our region’s most beloved wilderness areas in the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains. In the wake of this disaster, we’ve understandably received many questions about what restoration might look like in those ecosystems—and…
How to avoid starting a wildfire during a wind event
January 22, 2025Wind and fire have always been part of California’s ecosystem, and many of our native plants are well-adapted to withstanding or recovering from blazes. But as our region has grown denser and more urbanized, major, fast-moving fires have become more common and more dangerous—in large part due to human activity. Humans are responsible for about…
Here’s what it takes to plant an urban tree
December 17, 2024Life in the big city isn’t so easy for trees—and helping our urban canopy thrive and grow takes a lot more planning, care, and resources than you might expect. Here’s how TreePeople makes sure the trees we plant in our urban environment stay happy and healthy for years to come: 1. Trees need propagation In…
Five options for a more sustainable Christmas tree
December 17, 2024Christmas trees are a great way to infuse your home with cheer during the holiday season. But farming real trees just to cut them down isn’t ideal—and producing a bunch of brand new plastic trees is even worse. So how can you make sure you’re celebrating in the most sustainable way possible? Here are a…
Five Holiday Gifts That Give Back to Our Environment
December 17, 2024It’s the season of giving, and if you’re searching for the perfect present for the environmentalist in your life, look no further. TreePeople has a wide assortment of gifts available for every type of nature lover—and the best part is, you’ll also be giving a gift to our local ecosystem by helping to fund our…
The world is stressful right now. Forest bathing can help.
November 18, 2024Unfortunately, there’s an awful lot to be anxious about in our world today. One thing that can help you feel more grounded, peaceful, or even hopeful? Reconnecting with nature. Shinrin-yoku—which translates to “forest bathing”—is an ecotherapy practice that originated in Japan, which simply involves spending mindful, restorative time in in a forest or other natural…