In order to move more aggressively to provide solutions to the environmental peril facing Los Angeles, TreePeople announced today that it has accepted leadership over the Calabasas-based Mountain Restoration Trust and its stewardship of 3,000 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains! The move positions TreePeople as the largest environmental non-profit in the region and one…
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Have a Happy and Sustainable Halloween!
October 30, 2019Halloween is one of the best holidays of the year (and certainly the sweetest). The weather finally starts to cool, spooky movies are on replay all over TV, we get to gorge on sugary treats, and we can catch an adrenaline rush on some pretty freaky stuff. One of the scariest parts of Halloween to…
ICYMI: An Evening Under the Harvest Moon!
October 23, 2019We here at TreePeople are still buzzing over our 32nd annual An Evening Under The Harvest Moon gala. Over 350 of our biggest supporters joined us to raise over 465,000 dollars and celebrate some of TreePeople’s dearest partners who are working with us to help create a greener, healthier, more climate-resilient future for Los Angeles…
Calles Verdes: What Are We Up To Now?
October 16, 2019Earlier this year, we kicked off a new chapter of our street greening initiative, Calles Verdes, in the City of San Fernando. As the name suggests, the purpose is to bring green spaces to parts of the county with little tree canopy in order to improve the health of the citizens who reside there. Trees,…
Say Hello to Some of our Furry Friends in Coldwater Canyon Park!
October 16, 2019TreePeople is responsible for the care and maintenance of Coldwater Canyon Park in beautiful Beverly Hills. This 45-acre expanse of land is a hiking hub, a fantastic city view lookout point, and a Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. The park doesn’t belong to us alone, absolutely not. It also belongs to the…
A Look at Environmental Education at TreePeople
September 25, 2019TreePeople is known across Southern California for planting trees, but that’s not all we do. One of our most important jobs is deepening knowledge of the environment and our relationship to it with as many people as possible. This is why we have an environmental education team (aka the “EE Team”) in our Yurt Village….
TreePeople Educator Joins Hal Eisner to Discuss the Amazon and Climate Change
September 13, 2019Fires have always had a healthy place in ecosystems across the planet; they occur naturally in a process that ultimately creates more life in the long run. But today, in the era of climate change, our relationship with and understanding of fire is changing. Now that more and more devastation is caused by humans, we…
Appreciation for our Volunteers!
August 26, 2019Here at TreePeople, August is Volunteer Appreciation Month. Our work, at the end of the day, begins and ends with the people that support trees. One of the key groups of people doing that are our INCREDIBLE volunteers who take the time out of their days (usually weekends!) to help the world around them out…
To Andy, From Cindy
August 26, 2019Many of us know how it feels to have an irrepressible urge to do good but not know exactly what to do with that energy. With all of the challenges our world faces — from social inequity to climate change — how do we make sure our actions bring about the most good? How do…
Trees, People, and Pups!
August 26, 2019Happy National Dog Day! Here at TreePeople, you’ll often hear us say: Trees need people, and people need trees. But people aren’t the only ones who need trees – our furry friends do as well! Especially in this summer heat, a shady tree is much appreciated. Urban trees can cool a city by up to…
Wildland Restoration: Our Work in San Francisquito Canyon
August 16, 2019Since March 2018, TreePeople has been restoring a fire-damaged area of San Francisquito Canyon in the Angeles National Forest. The work is funded by a grant administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, from the money awarded to the USDA following the lawsuit brought against the construction companies responsible for the 2002 Copper Fire….
Empowering Teachers to Empower Students
August 7, 2019On July 24 & 25, 2019 TreePeople held a super fun and successful two-day Professional Development workshop for Los Angeles County Middle and High School teachers interested in engaging their students to be an active part of the solution to environmental issues through hands-on service learning projects. Through Los Angeles County Public Works Generation Earth…