As we feel the impact of these recent heatwaves across Los Angeles, I’m reminded just how important our work at TreePeople is. We can expect more days of extreme heat in the years ahead, making it more important than ever to plant and care for trees—especially in communities with the least canopy and greatest exposure to heat. Trees are essential infrastructure that provide critical shade and cooling that can help create cooler neighborhoods and even cooler homes, while delivering so many other benefits for our health, environment, and quality of life. Through our Rooting for LA campaign to plant 28,000 trees by 2028, and our work across the region, we are building a greener, healthier, and more resilient Los Angeles—one tree, one neighborhood, and one community at a time.

Cassie Rauser
The Fielding Family CEO, TreePeople

Moonlight Hike: Manami

Bring a blanket and settle in for a sunset picnic and moonlit stroll! Enjoy the musical stylings of multi-instrumentalist Manami while overlooking our beautiful canyon on Friday, September 25, 2026. Expect to hear the inspiring sounds of handmade instruments, the marimba, percussion, piano, guitar, and more. Right after the music programmed by Living Earth, you’ll get the chance to howl at the moon and experience our trails after dark. Bring your flashlight, hiking shoes, and take your pick of three different hikes led by our eco-educators; all ages and experience levels are welcome!

Check-in begins around 6:30pm, music shortly after 7pm, and we split into our hiking groups promptly at 8 pm. Parking is limited, and carpooling and ridesharing to our park at Coldwater and Mulholland Drive is highly encouraged.

Tree Dedication Cards

Looking for a gift that means something? TreePeople’s Tree Dedication Cards are a beautiful way to celebrate a birthday, honor someone special, mark a milestone, or simply say “I’m thinking of you.” It’s a gift that keeps giving—to the person you’re celebrating and to the communities we call home.

Breaking Down The Benefits Of Trees

This recent heatwave has demonstrated the essential role trees play in protecting us from the impacts of extreme heat. Dig into the many was trees cool our cities in our new series on the benefits of trees!

Outreach Volunteers

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 Outreach Volunteer Program! Sign up today to help us grow a cooler, greener tomorrow—one conversation at a time.

Worried about what’s in your yard? From covering contaminated soil to removing topsoil, Los Angeles Public Press recently chatted with experts, including Igor Bronz, our Research Senior Manager, to explain what LA residents can do about lead.

Heat waves and shade: how will Los Angeles address unequal exposure to heat? In its cover story, Parriva explores this pressing question and highlights our Rooting for LA initiative to plant 28,000 trees as a possible solution.

Trees play a central role in expanding the living infrastructure of our region. Dr. Cassie Rauser, The Fielding Family CEO of TreePeople talks rebuilding LA with lots and lots of trees on the REBUILD:LA podcast.

No new palm trees for Los Angeles? The interest in these iconic yet controversial trees has gone international. Bryan Vejar, our Associate Director of Community Forestry, dives into this topic with Deutschlandfunk (please note, audio is in German).

Events, resources, and environmental education – our blog has it all! Recently, TreePeople was named one of the best eco-friendly blogs to follow by FeedSpot!

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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