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TreePeople’s Monthly Newsletter for January 2026

Happy New Year

As we step into this new year, we invite you to read this letter from our new CEO, Dr. Cassie Rauser. Guided by stories of connection and care for the natural world, Cassie shares what has shaped her journey and why TreePeople’s mission feels so deeply personal. Her words honor the people and vision that have brought us here, while inviting us forward together into what comes next. Echoing Cassie’s sentiment for this new chapter, “[Our] hope is that 2026 is marked by stability, clarity, and renewed momentum.”

Read the full letter here

Join Us This Friday

If you still haven’t been on one of our Moonlight Hikes, you’re missing out. Each fourth Friday of the month, we team up with Living Earth to present music beneath the trees in beautiful Coldwater Canyon Park, followed by a hike led by TreePeople’s Eco-Educators. We think it’s the best date night in LA (though we’re biased). This month, we’re joined by Lance Hill of Vintage Synthesizer Museum. Hit up your bae or bestie and get your tickets today!

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Join TreePeople’s Outreach Volunteer Program

Are you the kind of person who stops every five feet on a hike to ID a native plant? Can you talk for hours about the benefits of our urban trees? Do you love making new friends who are just as passionate about plants as you are?

You might be the perfect candidate to join our newly relaunched Outreach Volunteer Program! Sign up today to help us grow a cooler, greener tomorrow—one conversation at a time.

What You’ll Do

Inspire Change Where It Matters: Engage with neighbors, families, and local leaders to share practical steps for trees, water, and habitat restoration.
Build Community: Be a friendly face that connects people to nature, turning casual interactions into lasting relationships and collective action.
Hands-On Impact: Help educate, recruit volunteers, and support tree-distribution events; promote our watershed projects and urban forestry initiatives.
Grow Your Skills: Develop communication, outreach, event planning, and public speaking—plus the satisfaction of seeing your efforts blossom into thriving green spaces.
Flexible Commitment: Volunteer hours that fit your schedule—weekend booths, or event-based shifts.

More info here

A Year After the Hughes Fire

In January 2025, the Hughes Fire swept through over 10,000 acres near Castaic Lake—including 25 acres where our Conservation team had been planting oak seedlings since 2021. Just two months later, something amazing happened: the oaks began to resprout. Now we’re looking at a year after the wildfire and seeing how our team has been able to survey the natural healing of our native chapparral and oak woodlands, while also removing invasives and making more space for wildfire resilience in the years to come.

How wilderness areas recover from fire

Just over one year ago, one of our TreePeople Land Trust sites burned in the 2024 Franklin Fire. Learn more about how we've been monitoring the site, what it looks like today, and what the next steps will look like for recovery.

Learn more

Seasonal Plant Calendar

Did you resolve to learn more about our beautiful SoCal native plants in 2026? Then you need to get your hands on our new SoCal Seasonal Plant Calendar! Each month features beautiful, original illustrations of the plants you can expect to find blooming or fruiting that month. And the best part is, each purchase supports our vital restoration and greening work across Southern California.

Get yours now!

We are Hiring!

Turn your love for the environment into a career at TreePeople! We’re looking for passionate environmental enthusiasts to join our growing team. Now hiring for multiple positions: including roles in community forestry, mountain restoration, administration, communications, and more. Working at TreePeople isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to build a career making a difference in the world. If you share our vision of a greener world, apply today!

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