TREEPEOPLE STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN’S BREAKING EXECUTIVE ORDER SETTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION TARGETS LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Today Governor Jerry Brown signed an Executive Order calling for a greenhouse gas emissions target of 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. TreePeople applauds this move as it makes way for California to stay on track to reach…
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LA Psychiatrist Prescribes A Walk Among His 120 Trees
April 27, 2015Trees and people are inextricably linked, and our mutual relationship has the power to heal and create change. Meet a local Angeleno who walks this talk. Dr. David May, a psychiatrist and TreePeople neighbor, has been busy linking trees and people since he first happened upon our nursery and met our resident Arborist Linda Eremita…
Don’t Let LA’s Trees Become Casualties of the Drought
April 24, 2015An Urgent Arbor Day Message from TreePeople Founder and President, Andy Lipkis As I drive through LA this beautiful spring my heart is breaking. In every street, in every block, I see trees in decline. This is a quiet crisis, and it’s accelerating. Earlier this month I sat in a presentation by the Urban Forester…
How This LA Couple Replaced Their Lawn with Drought Tolerant Plants & Mulch
April 16, 2015Husband and wife Mark Rinaldi and Debbie Imsland have long been interested in sustainability. At home, they were conscientious about conserving water, taking care not to water the lawn too often or stay in the shower too long. But it wasn’t until Debbie attended one of our Rainwater Harvesting Workshops that they considered making some…
4 Ways To Care for LA Trees This Earth Month
April 15, 2015Happy Earth Month, fellow tree people! A greener LA is always on our mind, but this month especially we’re thinking about the love we give to our urban forest. Climate change and a record drought mean that trees are stressed, and keeping LA green and sustainable is more important than ever. We rely on volunteers…
I Am TreePeople: Merrill Koss
April 14, 2015It’s not every day someone joins us and instantly connects with our staff and community, but when they do, we take notice! Meet Merrill Koss, this month’s featured volunteer. Discovering TreePeople Merrill started volunteering with us in November 2014, after discovering one of our flyers in one of his favorite places to hike: Coldwater Canyon…
Students: Invent A Stormwater Pollution Hack for a Chance to Visit the Long Beach Floating Labs!
April 9, 2015TreePeople’s Generation Earth program challenges students to show LA County how we can alleviate the effects of stormwater pollution in our community! Students must invent or discover a stormwater pollution prevention hack (an easily accessible and affordable solution) to keep clean, help conserve, or recycle water, and then share the hack with their school. …
Mayor Eric Garcetti Unveils Comprehensive Sustainability pLAn for City of LA
April 8, 2015This month, Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed a comprehensive, multifaceted sustainability plan for the City of Los Angeles. The plan (pLAn) includes a wide span of measurable actions the City hopes to reach by 2035 with a special focus on the environment with an emphasis on water, solar energy, carbon and climate change leadership and waste;…
Trees In the City Make Us Safer, Happier, and Healthier
March 27, 2015Trees are often touted for providing shade, cleaning our air and capturing the rain, but did you know trees also are living anti-depressants? Recent studies show that trees make city-dwellers happier, healthier and more connected to their communities. Just a few of the reasons you should hug a tree today. The Mind-Body-Tree Connection Now that more than…
Happy World Water Day, LA – There’s Hope Yet
March 18, 2015Water scarcity is certainly a worldwide issue, but we in LA know the seriousness of it. Did you know that California has only about one year of water supply left in its reservoirs? The good news is that our city is getting serious about creating a local, reliable water supply – and TreePeople is helping…
I Am TreePeople: Tim Douglass
March 12, 2015TreePeople has a legacy of inspiring activism, but it’s the stories of our volunteers that inspire us to keep coming together to build a sustainable future. Meet Tim Douglass, a TreePeople volunteer and Mountain Forestry Supervisor. “We only have one environment and we have a responsibility to take care of it.” Tim got involved with TreePeople…
TreePeople’s Fruit Tree Distributions Bring Food & Shade to LA Communities
March 6, 2015More than 250 volunteers joined TreePeople to distribute nearly 2,000 trees to Angelenos from Inglewood, Huntington Park, Pacoima, and Watts during this year’s Fruit Tree Distribution Festivals. The events attracted a variety of volunteers, from local community members to groups, businesses and government representatives. This year the Laker Girls were on hand to help sort…