# TreePeople

> Los Angeles environmental nonprofit planting and caring for trees in neighborhoods and mountain wildlands

Source: https://treerm.org/org/treepeople · Updated 2026-11-07 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: Regional
- Headquarters: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Founded: 1973
- Website: https://www.treepeople.org
- Volunteer sign-up: https://treepeople.org/volunteer/
- Donate: https://donate.treepeople.org/campaign/703173/donate
- Events calendar: https://treepeople.org/events/
- Countries where they plant: United States
- Activity types: Urban forestry (primary), Reforestation, Tree adoption & giveaways, Nurseries & seedlings, Education & advocacy
- Trees on record: 3,000,000 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

TreePeople is a Los Angeles nonprofit founded in 1973 that plants and cares for trees across Southern California through community forestry, habitat restoration, school greening, and fruit tree distributions to residents. It is headquartered in a 45-acre park on Mulholland Drive in Coldwater Canyon, where it also operates a native plant nursery, and its land trust stewards more than 3,000 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains. The organization publishes an annual impact report with trees planted, trees cared for, and volunteer counts.

## Programs

- **Community Forestry** — Urban forestry: Plants and cares for trees in Southern California neighborhoods and parkways where canopy is lowest, with long-term tree care.
- **Restoration & Conservation** — Reforestation: Plants native trees and shrubs and removes invasive plants in mountain and wildland habitats, including fire-scarred areas.
- **Fruit tree distribution** — Tree adoption & giveaways: Distributes free fruit trees to residents through community gatherings, farmers markets, and drive-through events.
- **School Greening** — Education & advocacy: Replaces asphalt on school campuses with trees, pollinator gardens, and outdoor learning spaces, and runs K-12 education programs.
- **Native Plant Nursery** — Nurseries & seedlings: Nursery at Coldwater Canyon Park growing native trees and plants for restoration projects.

## Metrics

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Trees planted | 2026 | 3,000,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.treepeople.org/) Homepage: 'has planted over 3 million trees' over nearly 50 years (accessed Nov 2026) |
| Volunteers engaged | 2024 | 6,886 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://treepeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2024-impact-report.pdf) 2024 Annual Impact Report, 'By the Numbers' p.1: 6,886 volunteers at 554 volunteer events |
| Trees planted | 2024 | 3,326 | no (that year) | Community Forestry | Self-reported | [source](https://treepeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2024-impact-report.pdf) 2024 Annual Impact Report, 'By the Numbers' p.1: 3,326 urban trees planted (community forestry section of same report states 3,226) |
| Trees planted | 2024 | 8,600 | no (that year) | Restoration & Conservation | Self-reported | [source](https://treepeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2024-impact-report.pdf) 2024 Annual Impact Report, 'By the Numbers' p.1: 8,600 forest trees planted (restoration section cites 14,620 trees and shrubs planted in natural habitats) |
| Trees distributed | 2024 | 3,214 | no (that year) | Fruit tree distribution | Self-reported | [source](https://treepeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2024-impact-report.pdf) 2024 Annual Impact Report: '3,214 fruit trees distributed to residents' |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Upcoming events

- 2026-11-21 — Moonlight Hike: bu.re_ (TreePeople and Living Earth Present) (Fundraiser), Los Angeles — register: https://treepeople.tfaforms.net/5074205?cid=701Vm000019YuiNIAS — https://treerm.org/events/treepeople/moonlight-hike-bu-re-treepeople-and-living-earth-present-2026-11-21.md
- 2026-12-19 — Moonlight Hike: Sonoda (TreePeople and Living Earth Present) (Fundraiser), Los Angeles — register: https://treepeople.tfaforms.net/5074205?cid=701Vm000019YSsFIAW — https://treerm.org/events/treepeople/moonlight-hike-sonoda-treepeople-and-living-earth-present-2026-12-19.md

## Links

- x: https://twitter.com/TreePeople_org
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treepeople_org/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TreePeopleorg
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/treepeople
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TreePeople

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