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Coldwater Canyon Park was buzzing with neighbors, families, and plenty of people excited about adopting a coast live oak sapling at TreePeople’s recent Oaktoberfest Oak Giveaway! After attendees selected their oak sapling (many walked away with up to five), they explored our oak identification station, tree planting demo, or simply enjoyed learning more about SoCal’s…
Greener 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 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…
On September 20, Assembly Bill 2734, aka the Whale Tail bill, was officially signed into law—and that’s great news for outdoor equity and access in California. Authored by Assembly Member Gregg Hart (D – Santa Barbara) and sponsored by TreePeople, Salted Roots, and Outdoor Outreach, it will use revenue from specialty license plates to sustainably…
No 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…
There is something truly special about sitting among the oaks, surrounded by like-minded people who care deeply about our shared environment. Recently, on a Sunday evening in our amphitheatre, folks gathered for a very special screening of Groundswell. Recently honored with the Golden Globes Prize for Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival, the new documentary…
Creating greener, healthier communities takes more than planting a tree. It takes people willing to care for trees, share knowledge, and help make sure the benefits of urban greening reach the neighborhoods that need them most. That was the spirit behind a recent morning at Lanark Park in San Fernando Valley, where TreePeople welcomed volunteers…
On 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…
Wildfires are a natural part of California’s landscape and ecology. Unfortunately, human activity sparks fires more often than the landscape is adapted for, and the spread of invasive species and climate change have caused fires to happen more often, spread faster, and become far more destructive in recent decades. To get ready for our increasingly…
Hey 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,…
Have you ever ventured high into the mountains in SoCal and suddenly found yourself surrounded by pines and other conifer trees? You may have come across a montane conifer forest! Found in SoCal’s higher altitudes, these forests host a unique array of plant and animal species, some of which can’t be found anywhere else in…
For 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…