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Tree Ambassadors and City Plants Program Coordinator pose by newly planted street tree
New Urban Forestry Training Pilot Blossoms: Tree Ambassadors Plant Their First Trees in Boyle Heights

September 28, 2021

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 28, 2021 ) — The City of Los Angeles' new Tree Ambassador pilot program recently launched with the goal of creating trained, invested and paid community leaders to raise awareness in their communities about the benefits of

Workers in visi vests and hard hats taking trees for planting as street trees off a truck
Introducing the Tree Ambassador Program

September 8, 2021

The goal of the Tree Ambassador Program is to create trained, invested and paid community leaders to raise awareness in their communities about the benefits of trees, and ultimately, get more trees planted in neighborhoods. where they are needed most

Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity Infographic
Tree Equity Report Infographic

August 18, 2021

This year we were very lucky to have our Tree Equity Visiting Scholar, Vivek Shandas, produce a set of two reports on the state of tree equity in Los Angeles and possible solutions to solve disparities. We took a deeper dive into the report at the

Leafy street tree on parkway with street and cars in background
Draft Street Tree List Out - Comment Now!

August 9, 2021

Have your say on the draft Street Tree criteria and list! We want YOUR input for the Los Angeles Urban Forest. Draft list and survey here: https://bit.ly/3fzxxP9 Comment period open until 9/15/2021. Share with everyone who cares about trees in #LA !

Cover of Preserving Los Angeles book with Orpheum Theater and streetscape
Trees as Historic Cultural Monuments: Your Questions Answered

August 4, 2021

At this session of Lunch and Learn, I welcomed Ken Bernstein from the LA City Planning Department, author of Preserving Los Angeles , to talk about the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance and how it can be applied to trees. Mr. Bernstein explained