Resources
For Communities
Take local action! Help transform your community with our handy downloadable resources. Together we can co-create a healthy urban forest that reduces energy use, improves water quality and boosts the overall health of well-being of all Angelenos.
Now is the time to be a role model. Stand up and dig in for a climate-ready LA one tree, one street, one neighborhood at a time.
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Commercial Landscape
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Community Garden/Fruit Tree Grove/Stormwater Solution
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Parking Lot With Bioswales and Curb Cuts
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Parking Lot With Permeable Pavement & Additional Green Space
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Backyard Swale, Berm and Dry Creek System
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Backyard Trench Drain to Swale (non-permeable space)
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Backyard Permeable Paving,Hardscape Reduction (shady exposure)
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Backyard Permeable Paving, Hardscape Reduction (sunny exposure)
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Apartment Communal Area (shady exposure)
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Apartment Communal Area (sunny exposure)
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Parkway with Swale
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Climate Appropriate Parkway Planting
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Front Yard Native and Climate Appropriate Landscape (sunny exposure)
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Front Yard Native and Climate Appropriate Landscape (shady exposure)
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Front Yard Rain garden (sunny exposure)
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Front Yard Rain garden (shady exposure)
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TreePeople Do It Yourself Site Assessment Tool
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Herramienta Para Hacer Un Aseso De Su Sitio
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Los Angeles City Property Owners Permission to Plant and Care Form
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City of Los Angeles Residential Parkway Landscaping Guidelines
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TreePeople's Irricades
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Do it Right: What to know when hiring a Landscape Contractor
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For Schools
Students and educators: Whether your vision is to plant more trees on your campus, or engage in a service learning project, we are here to support you. We know our younger generation are the champions for LA’s climate future and are often agents of change. Take the first steps toward healthier, shaded schools, as well as a myriad of other campus beautification projects, with our step-by-step downloadable toolkits and materials below.
Questions? Contact Loyda Ramos, TreePeople’s Education Outreach Manager at schools@treepeople.org.
We also offer field trips to our 45-acre headquarters, Coldwater Canyon Park! Learn more below or book one for your class today. BONUS: Los Angeles County secondary schools are eligible for a free bus for a field trip!
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Planting Trees Project Toolkit*
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Caring for Trees Project Toolkit*
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Native Plant Garden Project Toolkit*
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Rain Barrel Project Toolkit*
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Rain Garden Project Toolkit*
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S.T.E.A.M. Tree Canopy Project Toolkit*
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Stormwater Pollution Project Toolkit
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EcoClub Guide
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Generation Earth Waste Reduction and Recycling Toolkit*
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Generation Earth Textile Event Guide
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Generation Earth Swap Guide
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Generation Earth Ewaste Guide
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Generation Earth Waste Education Awareness Guide
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Generation Earth Water Education Awareness Guide
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Generation Earth Teacher Action Guide
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Generation Earth Textile Event Guide
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Native Plant Propagation Project Toolkit*
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Water Pollution Prevention Project Toolkit
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Water Audit
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The Magical City Forest: A Teacher's Guide to the Urban Forest for Grades K – 5
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Rebates and Incentive Information
City of Los Angeles Rain Barrel Rebates
Capturing the rain is one of many steps we can take to create a water-secure region.
Did you know DWP and MWD give up to a $35 rebate for up to 2 rain barrels? Looking to go bigger? Get a cistern! Rebates are available-- $250 for each cistern bought.
For more information, visit our Rain Barrel & Tank Information section of our website.
City of Los Angeles Turf Reduction Rebate
The MWD no longer offers sweeping incentives across the region, but there are still some municipalities that do! Click below to see if your city still offers turf removal rebates so you can replace it with native and climate-appropriate plants instead.
Adopt a Shade Tree
Did you know you can get free trees if you’re an LA City resident? City Plants (funded by the LA Department of Water and Power) offers free shade trees through this special program. Visit their website and have up to seven free trees for your yard delivered right to your door, or request a street tree to be planted in front of your home. Don’t forget to mention TreePeople when asked how you heard about the program!
Looking to do more? Email us at urbanplanting@treepeople.org to learn how you can host a Shade Tree Adoption event in your neighborhood.