We are located at 12601 Mulholland Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Our offices are located in Coldwater Canyon Park, which is a Los Angeles City Park, and is open every day from 6:30 a.m. to dusk.

Our offices are open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Trees in cities are more than amenities, they play a critical role in urban health.

Trees are a long-term investment and add real value in dollars and cents to a community. In fact, the larger the tree is, the greater the benefits are (cleaner air, more shade, lower costs for stormwater controls, longer time between resurfacing streets). Looking at the costs and benefits, we come out ahead when we plant trees.

Read more about the benefits of trees.

TreePeople's success is highly-dependent on donations and memberships. We also receive some support from foundations and governmental agencies. You can join TreePeople as a member and support a greener LA today!

View TreePeople's most recent IRS (Form 990) Report

For general tree selection advice, visit SelecTree. The website provides valuable information to help you select the best species regarding your specific needs.

If you want to get more details about transforming your yard into a drought-resistant landscape, we recommend contacting a certified arborist that will be able to identify your needs and provide you with the best solutions. The International Society of Arboriculture has a database of all certified arborists. You can search their website by zip code to find an arborist near you.

Absolutely! Our Citizen Forestry program teaches ordinary people the extraordinary skills of renewing the urban landscape by planting and caring for trees. For more than 40 years, these programs have been a vibrant model of civic engagement, bringing people together to make our cities more livable.

We do not donate or sell trees. The trees we grow in our nursery are used for our reforestation work in the Santa Monica Mountains.

If you live in the City of Los Angeles, you can receive up to seven free trees for your property through the City Plants program.

If you don't live in LA, contact your local city government about whether they have a tree distribution program.

If you are interested in getting trees in your neighborhood (street, school campus, or park) then we can help. We specialize in empowering communities to help  you to improve our urban forest.

TreePeople is not able to accept the donation of live trees. We have a small nursery for our native species that we cultivate for habitat restoration in the mountains. These trees are sensitive to diseases, and introducing other trees into the nursery creates a risk. If you are interested in another resource for donating trees, we suggest the websites nextdoor.com, freecycle.org and craigslist.org. We've found that people are often willing to adopt trees and relocate them to their own homes. You can also reach out to your local parks and nurseries, or your local Master Garderner branch as they may be able to reach out to their constituents to see if they are interested in adopting your tree.

We recommend contacting a certified arborist that will be able to assess the situation and take care of your trees.The International Society of Arboriculture has a database of all certified arborists. You can search their website by zip code to find an arborist near you.

Mulch is very important if you want your trees to grow healthy and strong!

The City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works has a free mulch giveaway program for city residents. To find the location nearest you, visit the City of LA mulch program page. You are allowed to take as much mulch as you want. All you need to do is bring your own shovel and bags.

If you don't live in the LA, we suggest contacting your local city government about whether they have a mulch giveaway program.

LA is heavily-reliant on imported water. Transporting this water is very expensive and also carries many negative environmental impacts.
Many of our programs focus on creating more local water supply and on cutting down the amount of water used for external usage.

Yes there are! Take one of our Green City Workshops to learn how to transform your yard into a drought-resistant landscape!  You'll discover how you can qualify for incentives and discounts, as well as walk away with resources to make your project a success.

If you decide to remove your turf, you may qualify for a rebate from the California Friendly® Landscape Incentive Program. The rebate amount for this program changed on November 1, 2014. The rebate increased to $3.75 per square foot for the first 1,500 square feet of residential turf replaced with water wise landscaping features.

TreePeople's special partnership let's you purchase a high quality rain barrel from through our partner Rain Barrels International . The special TreePeople pre-rebate price is $85, and after MWD rebate it is FREE!

You can also get a FREE rain barrel (after $75 - $100 in rebates)  for your home through the LADWP Residential Water Conservation Rebate Program.

Learn more about rain barrels and tanks

We hold a free Turf Removal and Native Plants workshop for people who are eager to learn how to do it themselves and create a more sustainable landscape.

If you want to learn more about drought solutions, you also may be interested in joining us for one of our free Drought Solutions and Native Plant Tour. We lead tours the first Saturday of the month at 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at our headquarters located in Coldwater Canyon Park, 12601 Mulholland Drive, Beverly Hills 90210.

We hold free workshops on Turf Removal, Native Plants and Rainwater Harvesting to share with people how to make changes to their spaces to become more sustainable while saving money.

We also hold a free Drought Solutions and Native Plant Tour. We lead tours the first Saturday of the month at 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at our headquarters located in Coldwater Canyon Park, 12601 Mulholland Drive, Beverly Hills 90210.

We'd love you have you volunteer with us. To get started, take a look at our volunteer calendar of events and select an event that suites your interest and availability. Once you are registered, a confirmation with event details and directions will be emailed to you. If an event is full, please check to see if we have space at another event on the same day. If not, please keep us in mind in the future

If you're part of a group, organization or business, we welcome you to volunteer at our tree plantings, tree care events and mountain restorations! Find an event that will accommodate your group.

You can also check our internship opportunities

We offer a variety of volunteer opportunities including: tree planting, tree care, mountain restoration, park maintenance, outreach, administration, and even photography.

If you want to go the extra mile, you can become a Volunteer Leader! We could not do our work without the assistance of volunteer leaders who provide the instruction and inspiration to make our work successful. If you're a natural leader or you want to develop your leadership skills, this may be your calling.

We offer a variety of volunteer leadership opportunities in urban forestry and mountain forestry.

Sure. When possible, we encourage volunteers to make a lower impact by carpooling. If you would like to provide or are seeking a ride, please visit the TreePeople Carpool Facebook group.

If you are registered to participate in one of our volunteer opportunities and have extra space in your car, or are seeking a ride, feel free to post here to see if others need a ride or have additional seats!

Yes! TreePeople has a range of experts who can speak to your audience. Depending on your request and needs, there is a sliding fee ranging up to $500 per presentation.

Please download this Speaker Request Form and allow 7 business days for a response.

If you are interested in having Andy Lipkis, TreePeople Founder and President, speak to your group, click here for more information.

Here are some sample topics:

• The Power of Trees
• Climate Resilience and Nature-Based Solutions for the Drought
• Rainwater Harvesting at the Community Level
• Community and Youth Empowerment
• LA’s Water: Past, Present and Future
• Sustainability Lessons from Australia
• Strategies for Working in Disadvantaged Communities

If you are interested in hands-on learning, see button below for educational workshops.

Yes! TreePeople has a range of experts who offer workshops throughout the community as well as at TreePeople.

For a workshop to your audience on topics covering landscape transformation, rainwater harvesting and native plants: please email: sustsol@treepeople.org.

For a workshop to your audience on topics related to trees: please email: leremita@treepeople.org.

For topics at schools, please email: schools@treepeople.org.