TreePeople

Celebrating Cindy Montañez: A Driving Force Behind TreePeople's Remarkable Growth and Impact

LOS ANGELES – TreePeople, a leading environmental nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a sustainable future for Southern California, celebrates the life and remarkable achievements of CEO Cindy Montañez who passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023.

21 October 2023

TreePeople Awarded $15.6 Million to Green LA County Schools

Through a combination of grants, TreePeople will transform 17 LA County schools.

24 August 2023

TreePeople's Once Upon a Canyon Night Performance Series Returns to Coldwater Canyon Park

TreePeople and the Actors Conservatory Ensemble to bring back events partnership for 2023 season.

22 August 2023

TreePeople Receives $1.9 Million Inaugural Grant from the Bezos Earth Fund for Urban Greening

The Earth Fund commits a total of $12 million to the Los Angeles area to enhance communities with more parks, trees, and community gardens

17 July 2023

Beck, Courtney Barnett, Devendra Banhart and more celebrate 50 years of TreePeople with special concert event.

Southern California-based environmental non-profit TreePeople rang in its golden anniversary on May 21st at their newly reopened S. Mark Taper Foundation Amphitheatre with performances from Beck, Van Dyke Parks, Courtney Barnett, Devendra Banhart, Blake Mills, Mary Latti...

24 May 2023

TreePeople launches 500-tree planting project in Rialto this Earth Day

(LOS ANGELES) - TreePeople will launch a two-year tree planting effort in Rialto’s Bud Bender Park this Earth Day, April 22, with the help of more than 100 community volunteers with the goal of significantly increasing the area’s canopy by 2025.The event, where volunteer...

14 April 2023

TreePeople urges legislators to reinstate funding for essential equity-focused climate resiliency programs.

(LOS ANGELES) – The Fiscal Year 2023-2024 California Budget proposal released by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week forecasts an estimated $22.5 billion deficit, resulting in proposed funding cuts to numerous programs across dozens of state departments and agencies. While the ...

13 January 2023

California Legislature approves historic investment in school greening

The California Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom this week agreed to a historic investment of$150 million over two years to green schools across the state–a 200 percent increase from the$50 million the Administration proposed in May. The move comes as six million school ...

As Extended Extreme Heat Scorches Schools, Governor Newsom’s Administration and State Legislators to Highlight Historic $150 Million Investment to Help Green California Schools

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7 September 2022