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The Health Benefits of Nature

WEBImprove your mental health. Studies show that exercising in forests and simply sitting looking at trees reduces blood pressure and the stress-related hormones …

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URL: https://www.treepeople.org/2024/01/29/the-health-benefits-of-nature/

“Healthy Soils for Healthy Communities” Initiative

WEBAbout Phase One: Needs Assessment. As the first phase of the initiative, we conducted a needs assessment aiming to: 1) determine the current status of Los Angeles’s urban soil …

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The Healing Power of Trees

WEBHere are a few of the ways the nature in your own community can help out your body: Starting at the top of your head with your brain, researchers have found …

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Trees In the City Make Us Safer, Happier, and Healthier

WEBMarch 27, 2015. Trees are often touted for providing shade, cleaning our air and capturing the rain, but did you know trees also are living anti-depressants? Recent studies show …

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Environmental Justice

WEBWe believe in equitable access to trees, fresh air, clean water, safe open spaces, shaded streets, healthy food, and green jobs. We understand that these efforts must be …

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Green Priorities in Los Angeles County: Tree Canopy Data …

WEBAbout the Project Tree canopy – the layer of foliage, branches, and stems that sits somewhere between the ground and sky – is essential to maintaining health and …

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WaterTalks: Water Education Across LA County

WEBIt is why TreePeople — along with nine community partners — are involved in the WaterTalks program, which aims to ensure that regional water resource …

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PUT ON YOUR TREE VISION

WEBCould you tell a Leptospermum laevigatum from a Ficus macrophylla?One is familiarly known as a Moreton Bay fig. Still blanking? On Sunday, November 18, join …

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Cindy Montañez

WEBCindy Montañez. Chief Executive Officer. As CEO of TreePeople, Cindy Montañez has rapidly expanded the Los Angeles-based organization’s impact across Southern …

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Teacher Resources & Workshops

WEBTeacher Workshops. Attend one of our free teacher workshops to learn more about environmental issues in Los Angeles County as well as how your students …

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RX For Hot Cities: Climate Resilience Through Urban Greening and

WEBReducing urban heat exposure is an equity issue, as low-income communities and communities of color are more likely to live in neighborhoods with older buildings, low …

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City of San Fernando Goes Green with Calles Verdes Kickoff!

WEBOn Saturday, January 26, 2019, TreePeople, California State Coastal Conservancy, and the City of San Fernando joined to launch Calles Verdes: an initiative …

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UBLIC TREES PUBLIC GOOD

WEBjolly de guzman design erik ndayishimiye lead author matthew stieg contributing author erik ndayishimiye and matthew stieg researchers deborah bloome, …

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Cooler and Healthier

WEBThis grant was funded by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection through the Proposition 68 Urban Forestry Education and Research fund, under grant 8GB18418 …

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HOW-TO: Read A Fruit Tree Nursery Tag

WEBBy Christyne Imhoff TreePeople has been distributing fruit trees since 1984, focusing on areas of LA County known as food deserts. These areas have limited …

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