Reducing Waste During the Holidays

It’s beginning to (finally) feel and look like the holiday season here in SoCal! With all of the gifts you’ve been giving and receiving recently, you might be looking around at all your wrapping paper, decorations, and food and wondering, “isn’t this wasteful?” Fortunately, we have discovered some creative ways to go green (without turning…

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How to Know if Your Tree is Dead (Or Just Dormant)

Here in Southern California, we see green year-round thanks to our many evergreen trees; however, you’ll still notice plenty of trees that appear dead in the winter. SoCal is home to many deciduous trees, including Sycamores, Redbuds, and California Buckeyes. Once the weather shifts, these trees lose their leaves and start to enter dormancy, which…

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The Ultimate Gift Guide For People Who Love Nature

Looking for the perfect gift for the environmental enthusiast in your life? Give them the gift of a greener Earth (and some cool merch) with TreePeople’s holiday gift guide! For the one who has everything: Tree Dedications are symbolic gifts that grow! Donations given through Tree Dedications support our mountain forest restoration and urban greening…

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Celebrating Cindy Montañez: A Driving Force Behind TreePeople’s Remarkable Growth and Impact

TreePeople, a leading environmental nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a sustainable future for Southern California, celebrates the life and remarkable achievements of CEO Cindy Montañez who passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Since assuming her role in 2016, Montañez’s unwavering dedication, innovative vision, and commitment to environmental sustainability have driven TreePeople’s extraordinary growth and…

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TreePeople Volunteers Help Bring the Green to Pacoima Middle School

Only feet away from Interstate 5–where hundreds of thousands of vehicles roll down the freeway every day–a team of TreePeople staff and volunteers assembled at Pacoima Middle School on Saturday, October 14th to bring dozens of new trees and much needed green space to the campus. As the temperatures soared to over 90 degrees, concrete…

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Our Work: TreePeople’s Planting Season In Review

As the days start warming up and we come to the end of another planting season, we want to thank YOU for making this – TreePeople’s 50th year of partnering with communities to plant a greener California – such a special year for us. From Inglewood to the Angeles National Forest to the Inland Empire,…

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Pre-order Native Garden Kits Today!

We are thrilled to announce the pre-order discount for our fall Native Garden Kits: a set of 10 native plants–specially curated to enhance the beauty and sustainability of your garden. These plants are well-suited to the local climate, require less maintenance, and support local wildlife. Be sure to reserve your kit early and get ready…

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TreePeople launched 500-tree planting project in Rialto this Earth Day

TreePeople launched a two-year tree planting effort in Rialto’s Bud Bender Park this Earth Day, April 22, with the help of more than 100 community volunteers. TreePeople and its community partners hope to significantly increase the area’s canopy by 2025. This is the first urban tree planting led by a nonprofit organization in Rialto, made…

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Composer Andre Corea on the Natural World and Art as Activism

TreePeople is interviewing artists that are actively trying to bring people into the environmental movement through their art. This series includes musicians, visual artists, poets and more. Andre Corea is a composer, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose passion for environmental action is at the heart of his music. He has composed music for films showcased…

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Alt-Rockers The Moss on Nature and Inspiration

TreePeople is interviewing artists that are actively trying to bring people into the environmental movement through their art. This series includes musicians, visual artists, poets and more. Formed in Oahu, HI, before finding a home in Salt Lake City, UT, The Moss are a fast-rising alternative rock band whose blend of fuzzed-out riffs and surf-inspired…

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An Evening Under The Harvest Moon 2022 A Resounding Success For Greening Los Angeles

On October 8th, 2022 TreePeople’s An Evening Under The Harvest Moon fundraiser returned to Coldwater Canyon Park. For one night only, our woodland wonderland was transformed into a magical ballroom under the stars. The evening kicked off with TreePeople CEO Cindy Montańez and board chair Philip Boesch showcasing TreePeople’s impact in at-risk communities across Southern…

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