If you like to trim in your garden, there is nothing like a new pair of pruners when cutting flowers and pruning trees and shrubs. They are so clean, sharp, and cut like butter! Oftentimes we don’t take care of our gardening tools—letting them get rusty, dull, and clogged with sap and sawdust, making you…
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TreePeople Celebrates Environmental Education with 2024 Youth Summit
April 18, 2024Over 50 years ago, TreePeople began as a testament to the power of youth and we’re continuing to harness that spirit with our environmental education programming. Through our unique framework of experiential, problem-based learning; nature stewardship; environmental equity; and green career exploration, TreePeople’s environmental education programming fosters deeper connections with the natural world and prepares…
TreePeople and Water In Southern California – A Decades Long Push for a Resilient Future
January 17, 2023“The story of Los Angeles is the story of water,” remarks Peter Massey, TreePeople’s Project Manager of Water Equity Programs, noting how California’s modern history is so deeply intertwined with water issues. The booming population expansion and growth into an agricultural superpower that defined California in the 20th century would not have been possible without…
Become a Community Forester and Bring Trees to Your Neighborhood
September 21, 2021Do you want more trees in your neighborhood? Does your block need a cooling dose of shade? Do you want to learn first hand how you can take a leadership role in your community? Become a Community Forester today! Here at TreePeople, the belief that each and every one of us has the power to…
TreePeople Brings Environmental Education Into The Classroom
August 18, 2021Supporting the next generation of environmental leaders has been at the forefront of TreePeople’s mission for almost 50 years — ever since we were founded on the dreams of a 15-year-old boy trying to change the world. That spirit is still growing strong today. As the new school year starts and teachers and students return…
HOW-TO: Start Birdwatching
January 5, 2021One benefit of trees is that they provide habitat for wildlife such as birds. Trees are important for birds because provide food in the form of fruit or insects and make perfect homes for nesting. Kenny Derieg, our Waste Reduction and Recycling Specialist, is an avid bird-watcher and has shared some insightful tips on how…
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A COVID-19-Safe Eco Book Club Starter Kit!
March 16, 2020In the wake of COVID-19, we are all sitting at home wondering how in the world we are going to keep busy while being responsible and socially isolating ourselves. Well, do we have a solution for you! Our staff loves reading about trees and the environment (obviously). Most of you out there can admire the…
Fire Safety Tips for the Holidays
December 11, 2019Over 350,000 house fires happen every year and December and January are the peak months for these awful occurrences. A big contributor to the statistics is the holidays: during these months, we’re using fire and products that can cause fires more than any other time of year. We want to make sure you stay safe…
After the Fires, We Will Rebuild
November 12, 2019TreePeople has launched the Emergency Fire Recovery Fund: a fundraising initiative that will be used to restore the landscapes of the surrounding mountains affected by wildfires that have ravaged Southern California. In the wake of the Saddleridge, Palisades, Tick, Getty, Easy, and Maria fires, our work as protectors and restorers of these delicate ecosystems is…
We have a HUGE Announcement!
November 8, 2019In order to move more aggressively to provide solutions to the environmental peril facing Los Angeles, TreePeople announced today that it has accepted leadership over the Calabasas-based Mountain Restoration Trust and its stewardship of 3,000 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains! The move positions TreePeople as the largest environmental non-profit in the region and one…
A Look at Environmental Education at TreePeople
September 25, 2019TreePeople is known across Southern California for planting trees, but that’s not all we do. One of our most important jobs is deepening knowledge of the environment and our relationship to it with as many people as possible. This is why we have an environmental education team (aka the “EE Team”) in our Yurt Village….