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Baldwin Park gets boost in trees to increase city shade

partnership with TreePeople and Active SGV has led to several trees being awarded to the city of Baldwin Park.

San Gabriel Valley Tribune | 12.20.24

CLA alumnus Cindy Montañez remembered for championing environmental justice

tribute program honored the late California Assemblywoman’s strong legacy of community activism and work on social justice.

Najda Hadi-St. John | 12.17.24

LA tree enthusiast shares her love for the city’s canopy: ‘Something we took for granted’

tephanie Carrie gives tours and educates Angelenos on the importance of the urban forest – and how to improve it.

Victoria Namkung | 12.15.24

How recent wildfires have primed Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains for more frequent blazes

In this episode of Hi, Energy!, Esteban is joined by Amanda Begley, Senior Program Manager at TreePeople, who shares her expertise on how green spaces, reflective materials, and community action can help cool our cities.

Noah Haggerty | 12.14.24

he Urban Heat Island Effect: Why It Matters and How We Can Fix It

In this episode of Hi, Energy!, Esteban is joined by Amanda Begley, Senior Program Manager at TreePeople, who shares her expertise on how green spaces, reflective materials, and community action can help cool our cities.

Hi, Energy! | 11.25.24

Latino residents slam ‘trust fund hipsters’ in ugly L.A. gentrification battle

In this episode of Hi, Energy!, Esteban is joined by Amanda Begley, Senior Program Manager at TreePeople, who shares her expertise on how green spaces, reflective materials, and community action can help cool our cities.

Clara Harter | 10.21.24

Want to wake up among the wildflowers this spring? Book these California campsites immediately

Reservations for campgrounds near wildflower blooms are opening up. Book one now before they disappear. Take a spooky stroll in Beverly Hills - TreePeople’s special Halloween moonlight hike at Coldwater Canyon Park in Beverly Hills

Jaclyn Cosgrove | 10.17.24

Volunteers Plant Trees for Pacoima Middle School’s New ‘Living Schoolyard’

Eight years after Principal Simer Garcha expressed her desire to green and beautify her campus at Pacoima Middle School, the “living schoolyard” was unveiled as volunteers from the school.

Gabriel Arizon | 10.02.24

Waiting for wildflowers? Here's the forecast for Southern California's iconic blooms

Welcome to March, when Southern Californians start gearing up for colorful wildflower displays blanketing our deserts and hills.

Jeanette Marantos | 10.01.24

Pacoima Middle School Paving the Way With a Living Schoolyard

Eight years after Principal Simer Garcha expressed her desire to green and beautify her campus at Pacoima Middle School, the “living schoolyard” was unveiled as volunteers from the school.

Diana Martinez and Alejandro JSM Chavez | 08.21.24

Free fruit trees in food deserts help residents and their neighbors access fresh produce

Mario Dagonel works with trees in his line of work as a community engagement manager with the nonprofit TreePeople. He says a lot of our personal connections to trees start with a fruit tree.

Ava LaLonde | 08.10.24

To Discover L.A.’s Neighborhoods, Let the Trees Be Your Guide

There are palms, of course. But the city has one of the most diverse urban forests in the world and each neighborhood has its own characteristic plantings. Just follow the greenery..

Danielle Pergament | 08.06.24

Planting non-native trees isn’t ideal — but sometimes it makes sense in LA

California has been steadily losing trees over the last few years — 30% of its tree cover has been lost since the turn of the century — and the only way to solve that problem is to get more trees in the ground.

Kevin Tidmarsh | 07.27.24

Our favorite parks in Los Angeles: Ft. TreePeople

Evan's taking Brian on a tour of a park that meant a lot to him as a kid - and we're meeting the organization that acts as its steward: TreePeople. You've probably heard of them before - they do everything from trail restoration work to planting shade trees, just about everywhere in Southern California.

Brian De Los Santos | 07.24.24

SoCal Matters | Advocates Push Greener Schoolyards to Combat Rising Temperatures

As temperatures rise, many schoolyards in LA resemble parking lots due to lack of shade. Advocates like TreePeople are pushing for more funding to create greener, more shaded school environments to protect students from extreme heat.

PBS SoCal | 07.24

Know your trees

The LAist guide to L.A. trees | To put some shine on these lesser-known tree species, we went ahead and polled some specialists from TreePeople and the L.A. County Arboretum for their favorite blooms.

Kevin Tidmarsh | 06.16.2024

Volunteers with TreePeople at work restoring Angeles National Forest

The nonprofit TreePeople is working with the state and federal government to restore over 1,000, fire-damaged acres within the forest.

CBS News | 06.11.24

TreePeople Presents

Looking to spend a night at the theater? Tucked inside the hills of Coldwater Canyon Park, the rustic S. Mark Taper Foundation Amphitheatre hosts a series of diverse, open-air performances spanning music, movies and more.

CBS News | 06.07.24

LADWP Unveils Pollinator Garden in Honor of Late Cindy Montañez

Adorned with California-friendly flora and fauna, the new pollinator garden at the Hollywood Reservoir was unveiled by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) in honor of the late city of San Fernando Councilmember Cindy Montañez.

Gabriel Arizon | 06.05.24

Those yellow wildflowers you see everywhere are bad for the environment — but they're here to stay

The so-called "superbloom" of California poppies may not be happening this year, but no doubt you've been seeing many majestic hillsides covered in yellow wildflowers all over SoCal.

Fiona Ng | 06.01.24

Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools

Too few trees at California’s schools mean there’s little protecting students from a warming planet. Here’s how advocates say the state can pay for more shade.

Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | 05.23.24

Fire Scarred Areas In The Angeles National Forest Will Soon Get New Trees

$7 million Angeles National Forest restoration project kicked off on a hillside above Castaic Lake, with volunteers transplanting chamise and pulling invasive mustard.Tree People is leading the program.

AirTalk with Larry Mantle | 05.20.24

Wildfires Destroyed Swaths Of Angeles National Forest. Can Restoration Efforts Bring It Back?

TreePeople is expecting to transplant 54,000 plants and trees and are working in conjunction with the California Botanic Garden to grow more than 60 species.

Jacob Margolis | 05.20.24

So There's Something Arborists Say We Should Stop Doing To Trees. It's Called 'Topping'

Here's an unassailable fact: Trees are awesome. Which is why a rise here in Southern California of a practice known as "topping" is worrying arborists and others.

Fiona Ng | 05.12.24

John Mulaney's 'Everybody's in L.A.': A guide to the hyperlocal references

In a monologue, Mulaney did a deep dive on the picturesque trees that line L.A.’s streets. Amanda Begley, a senior leader at nonprofit TreePeople, came on to confirm the facts from Mulaney’s monologue and said palm trees are technically a type of grass.

Kaitlyn Huamani and Maira Garcia | 05.10.24

Maintaining and Saving Trees Takes Careful Planning and Care

It takes careful planning and selection of where that tree can have room to grow. It takes the TreePeople staff time and volunteers to help nourish the sapling, transport it and put it in the ground. It takes gallons and gallons of water and years’ worth of careful pruning and care.

Alex Miller | 05.01.24

South LA groups using $35 million grant to help environment

South-LA Ecolab groups, including TreePeople, began using $35 million in grant money from state and local governments to improve the environment in Los Angeles.

Timothy Parker | 04.09.24

18 ways to volunteer with native plants in and around L.A.

One of the easiest ways to learn about California native plants is volunteering to get your hands dirty.

Jeanette Marantos and William Hallstrom | 04.04.24

Saving rain water to help Southern California

KCAL News reporter Joy Benedict shows how saving rainwater plays a large part in conservation in Southern California.

Joy Benedict | 01.26.24

A Meditative Ecology of Sound in Wild Up’s Darkness Sounding

The setting for this year’s offerings, in collaboration with the meditative outdoor performance series floating, was Coldwater Canyon Park, the eco-reserve operated by TreePeople that overlooks the San Fernando Valley.

Jim Farber | 01.30.24

A botanist shares her love of nurturing green urban spaces

Talia Dotson, TreePeople, uses mostly science in her career growing urban green spaces, leading community planting efforts and educating on the healing power of plants

CBS News | 01.17.24