TreePeople’s Citizen Arborist program is designed to train and produce a trusted network of community members who help keep our trees healthy and thriving. Certified Citizen Arborists are expert volunteers who support their neighborhoods in caring for their local trees. They are on the front lines of growing a healthy urban forest and improving the…
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A Living Memorial and a Model for Community Engagement
January 18, 2013On January 15, 1990, three thousand people came out to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by planting 400 trees along the entire length of MLK Boulevard in South Los Angeles–seven miles in a single day. At this event, organized by TreePeople, each tree was named in memory of someone, and then adopted by a neighboring…
Hook Your Community Greening Project Up with an Expert Volunteer Leader at TreePeople, December 15
December 5, 2012Launching a community greening project but don’t know how to start? Looking for help with a plan that’s ready but needs guidance? Join us for breakfast at TreePeople’s hilltop headquarters on December 15 to get connected with a Citizen Arborist who can help make sure your project succeeds. Citizen Arborists are highly trained, volunteer leaders…
TreePeople and Volunteers Join Together to Grow a Greener Long Beach
October 23, 2026Greener spaces are vital for the health and wellbeing of our communities. Together, with volunteers and supporters, TreePeople helped plant shade trees and distribute hundreds of fruit trees to local residents at Cherry Park in Long Beach. On a bright and active Friday morning, TreePeople, Conservation Corps of Long Beach, and Delta Air Lines celebrated…
TreePeople Statement Regarding Southern California Wildfire Response
October 15, 2026TreePeople is issuing this statement to clarify the nature of its past interactions with Southern California Wildfire Response (SCWR) and correct inaccurate public claims regarding SCWR’s relationship with TreePeople and its activities at Coldwater Canyon Park. TreePeople has no partnership, operational agreement, or formal affiliation with SCWR and has never authorized or endorsed the organization…
From asphalt to ecosystem: Wilmington Middle’s new Green Schoolyard
September 24, 2026No child dreams of playing on hot asphalt. Unfortunately, millions of California students attend schools with little to no green space for them to play and learn in. TreePeople has been working to change this with our school greening efforts, which show that school campuses have the potential to be so much more than just…
Wildfire Photography Exhibit Shares Global Stories of Resilience
August 18, 2026On a bright Saturday, the community paused to reflect and connect through a powerful photography exhibition, Wildfire Resilience: A Transcontinental Conversation, at TreePeople’s Schuman Family Foundation Center. Through stunning images and personal storytelling, the exhibit connected visitors to the striking shared experiences between Nigeria and the American West. They saw how wildfires affect entire ecosystems…
Growing Our Future Together at TreePeople
June 15, 2026Hey TreePeople Community, If you spent any time with us at Coldwater Canyon Park recently, you probably felt it too: that undeniable buzz of energy when our community gets together. Whether you were volunteering with us at a Park Work Day, laughing under the canopy during your morning hike, or cheering us on from afar,…
LA’s Best Secret Night Hike
May 19, 2026For more than four decades, Moonlight Hikes have been one of the most beloved traditions at TreePeople — a uniquely Los Angeles experience where music, movement, and environmental education come together beneath the stars. Originally launched near the start of TreePeople as “Full Moon Hikes,” the gatherings invited Angelenos into the mountains after dark to…
TreePeople’s Corporate Partners Roll Up Their Sleeves for Earth Month 2026
May 6, 2026This Earth Month, our corporate partners showed up in meaningful and inspiring ways. Nearly 300 volunteers rolled up their sleeves at Teams for Trees events across Los Angeles, hundreds more attended our Lunch & Learns to learn about their local environment, and partners opened doors by inviting us to conferences and panels throughout the month…
School Greening: The Spring Update!
May 5, 2026It’s spring, and we want more students to explore learning gardens and sit amongst trees instead of playing on endless, overheating asphalt. With this goal in mind, we made significant progress across our school greening projects this Earth Month. We’re excited to share how we engaged our community with workshops, gave native plants, planted trees,…
We gave TreePeople staff film cameras for Earth Month. Here’s what they captured.
May 4, 2026Every month is Earth Month here at TreePeople, but there’s no doubt that April is our busiest time of the year. From tree giveaways to plantings to community events and panels, our schedules are always packed for the entire month. But thankfully, we’re spending that time doing exactly what we love most—planting the seeds for…