Today marks 40 years since the Los Angeles Times shared a kid’s dream of saving our city and our forests. “Andy vs. the Bureaucratic Deadwood,” by Michael Seiler, touched many thousands of people–especially other kids and grandparents–and moved them to send in their pennies to nurture that dream. Following the publication of the article, the kid’s…
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Namaste, Girl-Karma!
April 22, 2013If what goes around comes around, then the group Girl-Karma can expect major Earth Day kudos for its members’ commitment to improving environmental health. Our wonderful volunteer Michelle Moy talked about her experience planting trees with TreePeople for the group’s Karma in Action column. She wanted to share what she learned about the benefits of trees,…
Take an Earth Day Walk in the Park
April 19, 2013At TreePeople we like to think of every day as Earth Day. But that doesn’t mean we don’t love to celebrate April 22 as a great time to do something wonderful for the earth. Still, maybe planting 100 trees or installing a rain garden at your local school is more than you can work into…
Down from the Mountain as Another Season Closes
April 17, 2013Ah, the sun has set on another seedling planting season in the Angeles National Forest. This year, Forest Aid: Angeles volunteers planted nearly 10,000 Jeffrey and Coulter pines, thanks to the management of the U.S. Forest Service, TreePeople mountain restoration staff, and the supervision of TreePeople’s dedicated volunteer group of Angeles Forest Restoration Supervisors. There were…
Discover the North Valleyheart Riverwalk, April 21
April 15, 2013In April we branch out on our next community tree walk with partners at the Village Gardeners, who will show us their beautification and restoration efforts along the Los Angeles River in Studio City. Trees and water unite in a leisurely and informative stroll through areas of the designated North Valleyheart Riverwalk Greenway, part of…
Vote for an Empowered Future
April 14, 2013From our beginnings, TreePeople has been about a different paradigm. Instead of bemoaning the state of the environment, we inspire, engage, and support people to take personal responsibility to heal the ecosystem. So it’s encouraging to see that 267 projects have come forward with ideas to fix LA in response to what is perhaps the…
April Is TreePeople’s Busiest Month
April 11, 2013It was at the very first Earth Day in April of 1970 that our founder and president, Andy Lipkis, gained inspiration to do his first tree planting project. More than 40 years later, April is also a time of year when lots of folks ask us what we’re up to, the answer is: A LOT….
Honor Earth Mamas and Mother Earth with Tree Dedications
April 8, 2013One of our favorite holidays, Earth Day, is on April 22. Close on its heels is Mother’s Day. What better way to celebrate both occasions than by helping to reforest our parks and woodlands? It’s way more meaningful than a bouquet (we think). From now through April 12, you can make at least two people…
Planting Fruit Trees in Food Deserts
April 7, 2013The USDA Economic Research Service publishes the Food Environment Atlas to document, county by county throughout the United States, the percentage of households with limited access to grocery stores—and therefore to adequate nutrition. The interactive map aims to provide a spatial overview of communities’ abilities to access healthy food, but, so far, it doesn’t allow…
Tiny Pests Pose Big Threats to Native Trees
April 1, 2013You won’t see it if you’re not looking for it, but you’ll know it was there. No bigger than a baby’s fingernail, the gold-spotted oak borer (GSOB) can devastate a 300-year-old oak tree that has withstood storms and quakes and even the quick and astounding rise of urban pollution in the 20th century. But if…
From the Battlefield to Farm Fields
March 26, 2013America needs one million new farmers; returning war veterans need jobs. Enter Ground Operations, the new documentary that follows vets who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan only to face a daunting transition back to civilian life. As filmmakers Dulanie Ellis and Raymond Singer show, organic food production is creating a restorative road home. Working with soil,…
Visit TreePeople—But Find an Alternate Route to Coldwater Canyon Park, March 23–April 25!
March 23, 2013Coldwater Canyon Avenue will be CLOSED between Ventura Blvd. and Mulholland Drive, from March 23 to April 25, 2013. We hope you’ll try these alternate routes so you can still enjoy our hilltop park: Cahuenga Blvd./Highland Ave. Laurel Canyon Blvd. Beverly Glen Blvd. Sepulveda Blvd. Interstate 405 The road is closing because the Los Angeles…