Urban Forestry: Million Trees Los Angeles Program

City of Los Angeles

           Project Funded by:

                        • City of Los Angeles

As part of a larger effort to make Los Angeles greener, cleaner, healthier and more beautiful for us all to enjoy, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa launched the Million Trees Los Angeles (MTLA) initiative. This initiative aims to plant and steward one million trees over the next several years in the City of Los Angeles in partnership with community groups (such as North East Trees), local businesses, and residents.

North East Trees is one of the leaders and key tree planting partners of the City of Los Angeles that continues to help plant and provide long term stewardship of the trees planted under this initiative.

This Program will ultimately achieve the following results:

• One million new trees in the City of Los Angeles will create an extraordinary  environmental legacy that will serve as a watershed for other environmental changes
• The trees will provide shade and save on energy costs
• They will clean the air and help reduce the greenhouse gasses that cause global warming
• They will capture polluted urban runoff and improve water quality
• The City of Los Angeles will be transformed into a green, sustainable city with visibly beautiful neighborhoods

The MTLA initiative fits right in with the North East Trees mission. Over the last 2 years we have planted over 4,000 trees and distributed over 2,500 shade trees to homeowners under this initiative. The work is largely carried out by local at risk youth enrolled in our Youth Environmental Stewardship program, and with our community members.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Council President Eric Garcetti planting a tree at one of our community tree planting events in the City of Los Angeles