“We have enough water to live on, but not enough to waste.” — Dorothy Green, founding president of Heal the Bay. Dorothy Green wrote these words in an article that was published in the LA Times in 2008, shortly before her death. In it, she outlines an incredibly thoughtful set of recommendations that would create…
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Intern Spotlight: Jazmine Saucedo
August 18, 2014My name is Jazmine Saucedo, and I am TreePeople. Working with Jack London Continuation High School students through TreePeople’s Youth Summer Tree Care Project has definitely been the highlight of my summer. As a Summer Tree Care Intern, I encouraged and motivated students of underserved areas to care for their environment. This internship provided me…
Volunteer Celebration 2014
August 4, 2014About a week ago, we hosted our annual Volunteer Celebration. This was a special opportunity for our highly dedicated volunteers to gather in a casual environment and get to know one another a bit better. We realize that it can be tough for staff and volunteers to get to know one another at forestry events,…
TreePeople Volunteer Takes on the Drought
July 14, 2014This past Sunday, TreePeople staff and volunteers participated in a special tree care event in North Hollywood. One of our enthusiastic Volunteer Supervisors, Vahagn Karapetyan, had noticed that the trees in his neighborhood were suffering, so he decided to take action. Vahagn Karapetyan has been volunteering with TreePeople for the past two and a half…
AB 2403 Sets the Stage for Stormwater Capture
July 9, 2014It doesn’t rain much in Los Angeles, but it does rain: in an average year, enough rain falls throughout Los Angeles County to supply 650,000 families with enough water to live off if we captured it. For this reason, for more than twenty years TreePeople has been championing rainwater harvesting as a key part of…
Fighting Drought One Lawn at a Time: LADWP’s Cash In Your Lawn Program
July 2, 2014One hundred percent of California is now in a severe drought, and Los Angeles County is even worse off, classified by the United States Drought Monitor as in “extreme drought” conditions. Now, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is calling on Angelenos to do their part to conserve water—and as an incentive,…
The Importance of Environmental Education
June 13, 2014Earlier this week, The Nature of Cities held an online roundtable about the importance of urban environmental education and what makes an effective educational program. Featured in the roundtable was TreePeople’s Senior Manager for Environmental Education, Candice Russell. The Nature of Cities has allowed us to repost Candice’s essay here, so read on to learn…
Celebrating Trees on World Environment Day: A Guest Post by Michael Zucker
June 5, 2014Today is World Environment Day, designed by the United Nations to encourage “worldwide awareness and action for the environment.” Here at TreePeople, we strive daily to create spaces and programs in which Los Angeles community members can participate in creating a sustainable, thriving city. Last month, Michael Zucker, author of the “A Sustainable Conversation” column…
Volunteers Share Their Stories
June 3, 2014Here at TreePeople, we love our volunteers. We’re a small organization striving to make a big impact – from planting more than 2 million trees in our 40+ years as an organization to working with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on a Stormwater Capture Master Plan – and to do that, we…
1000th Tree Cared for in the Drought
May 26, 2014We’re in the middle of a drought, so to conserve water, we shouldn’t water trees, right? Actually, watering trees is one of the best things we can do while we wait for the rains to return. Keeping our trees healthy helps us maintain and build our water supply here in Los Angeles. When it rains…
Arbor Day: Celebrating the Transition from Tree Planting to Tree Care
April 24, 2014With Arbor Day coming up on April 25th, we have an opportunity to reflect not only on the history of this leafy holiday, but also on how TreePeople unites Angelinos for a greener, more sustainable future. Arbor Day began as a three-day celebration that involved planting trees, dancing, and feasts. Started by a local priest,…
Where and How Do You Think LA Should Be Capturing Rainwater? Tell Us!
April 11, 2014Last month, we blogged about our partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to create the first-ever Stormwater Capture Master Plan and the public meeting we co-hosted to get input on the plan from Angelinos. We hope many of you were able to attend the meeting, but, for those of you who couldn’t,…