Welcome, Educators!

Our education team equips tens of thousands of K-12 students, teachers, and communities to take bold steps to address climate change, explore green careers, and promote environmental equity.

Our unique framework builds upon experiential, problem-based learning and nature stewardship to prepare participants to be change-makers in their communities. Students learn how nature-based solutions can improve sustainability and resilience, and real experiences in nature connect students to the ecosystems and cycles they learn about in their classrooms.

Our education program offers:

    • Teacher professional learning opportunities, offered in person and virtually throughout the school year
    • An in-person Teacher Summer Institute to plan service-learning for the next school year
    • Special incentives for teachers in unincorporated areas
    • Paid summer internships for students in specific georegions
    • Programs that prioritize social-emotional learning, align with NGSS disciplinary practices, and support CTE, Linked Learning, and college/career readiness through solutions-based projects

In 2024 Alone...

23,500

students engaged

350

in-classroom projects

370

tours completed

230

schools reached

BOOK YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE

Eco-Tour

TreePeople’s Eco-Tours are fun, educational, age-appropriate learning adventures that take school groups on a journey to discover the forest that exists within our city. Led by our expert Eco-Educators, these field trips are a great way to get SoCal students outside and immerse them in a beautiful natural space. During the tour, students learn about trees, water, mulch, natural resources, native plants and more through hands-on exploration. Bring your lunches with you to enjoy a picnic in the park after the tour!

Eco-Tours are offered at $10 per attendee. There is a 10 student minimum and 100 students maximum. TreePeople’s chaperone policy is 1 adult for every 10 students.

View available dates and request an Eco-Tour through our calendar. Book here.

Traveling Dirt Doctor

Can’t make it up to TreePeople’s Coldwater Canyon Park? Our Traveling Dirt Doctor can come to you!

Help TreePeople’s Dirt Doctor heal our sick city soil through the magic of mulch medicine. During this interactive, on-campus presentation at your school or library, students will learn about the importance of healthy soil, hear a story about trash-reducing items in a special treasure chest, and plant an Italian Stone Pine seedling to take home and care for. This 1-hour experience is engaging, educational, and fun.

For K – 5th grade students.

Natural Connections Tour

Free field trips for middle and high school students from specific communities, TreePeople’s Natural Connections Tours are an offshoot of our award winning Eco-Tours program. Where Eco-Tours brings students to Coldwater Canyon Park, Natural Connections takes young people to seek the natural cycles and resources within their community as well as Coldwater Canyon Park.

Generation Earth

Generation Earth is a free, environmental education program dedicated to helping middle and high school students explore waste, water and forestry topics in a fun and engaging way. Our team works with teachers and comes to schools to engage students in service-learning projects on their campus or community.

Resources

Videos, Eco-Club Kits, & More

TreePeople has nearly 50 years of leading-edge resources and education material for you to learn from and take action with. Transform your community with our handy videos, project kits and downloadable resources.

Toolkits for Teachers

We provide downloadable project toolkits and guides on a variety of environmental topics including water pollution prevention, waste reduction, e-waste collection, textile recycling, food rescue, composting and more. These guides provide the instructions and support materials needed to implement meaningful environmental projects in the classroom, on the school campus or out in the community.

Questions About TreePeople

Visit our Parks & Trails page to find out about our main headquarters at Coldwater Canyon Park and TreePeople Land Trust.

Coldwater Canyon Park is open to the public from 6am to 8pm unless otherwise specified.

Our park has lots of wide, open hiking trails with beautiful views of the canyon and the San Fernando Valley. TreePeople offers a variety of themed and guided tours and hikes for you to choose from. We also offer Eco-tour field trips for schools!

Download Our Park Map

Visit our Guided Activities page to find out more about on-site programs.

School groups are welcome to book an Eco-tour field trip.

Scattering of ashes is not allowed anywhere within our Coldwater Canyon Park and a permit must be obtained to do so within other public areas. This guide is a great resource to help you find a suitable place to scatter ashes and follow proper permitting guidelines within California.

If you have misplaced or found an item while visiting Coldwater Canyon Park please contact us at (818) 623-4856 or email us at info@treepeople.org.