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TREEAMS
Trees + Dreams = TREEAMS
A student-led movement of healing, hope, and action, empowering students to come together to plant trees, restore community, and reimagine Los Angeles as a greener, more resilient city for generations to come.
TREEAMS is a collaboration between Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, Seven Arrows Elementary, Little Dolphins By The Sea Preschool, SoLa Foundation, and UCLA School of Education.
Together, Revitalizing Environments and Elevating Awareness by Mobilizing Society
ABOUT US
The Los Angeles Fires
On January 7, 2025, unprecedented wildfires swept through Los Angeles, devastating both the Pacific Palisades and Altadena communities, destroying more than 16,000 structures and severely damaging more than a dozen schools. Overnight, families lost their homes and dispersed to find temporary housing. Schools turned to online education and sought new locations – sometimes in distant areas of the city. After years of disruption from COVID, we suddenly faced renewed isolation, uncertainty and in some cases despair.
Jane Goodall’s Philosophy
Having written The Book of Hope, Jane Goodall has consistently taught us the importance of hope — hope that takes action and works with determination to move toward the small speck of light at the end of a tunnel. This is the hope we need as we face the daunting challenge of rebuilding ourbeloved communities, both in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
At a time when depression, anxiety, and loneliness are at record highs among young people, it is essential that we model optimism, connection and resilience. By providing young people with the opportunity to come together and take positive action, we teach them to not only heal from the fires, but also prepare to face future challenges with hope and resilience.
TREEAMS Program
In response, TREEAMS —Together Revitalizing Environments and Elevating Awareness by Mobilizing Society—was born as a student-led movement of healing, hope and action. TREEAMS empowers students to come together across the city to plant trees, restore optimism, and reimagine Los Angeles as a greener, more resilient city for generations to come.
TREEAMS is empowering students to lead the ecological and emotional renewal of their communities. Through environmental education, tree mapping, and large-scale tree planting, the project seeks to transform grief into action by restoring burned landscapes, replanting lost trees, and cultivating resilience. Students will learn from local experts what types of trees to plant, how to plant, and how to maintain the newly planted trees.
TREEAMS will build unity across Los Angeles, providing a roadmap for students to work together to rebuild their communities. We are creating a network of school partnerships that cross geographic boundaries and build unity between public and private schools. All generations, from young siblings to grandparents, will be encouraged to attend tree planting events. The planting of each tree will be a symbolic act of healing and unity.
To carry out the work, student leaders will be equipped with tools to drive environmental change, including learning Jane Goodall’s Tree Planting and Restoration System to document a neighborhood’s current conditions and provide a long-term framework to monitor growth and sustainability.
Ultimately, the project’s objective is to create a greener Los Angeles where students and their communities not only heal from loss, but also shape a sustainable, hopeful future for generations to come.
Our Goals
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Unity – Bring students together across schools and communities to collaborate on environmental action.
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Healing through Connection – Create spaces where students, families, and organizations come together in partnership; Encourage joy, connection, and resilience through meaningful engagement with nature
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Empower Students – Leadership training, environmental education
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Restore Ecosystems – Replant native plants and trees, reduce fire risk.
List of Important Key Dates
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October 1: Kick off Event with Jane Goodall
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October 26: Monthly Student Zoom Meeting – email treeams@sevenarrows.org to RSVP
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January 5 – January 11: Fire Prevention Week
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January 18: Tree planning at Aldersgate, Pacific Palisades
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April 22 (Earth Day): Large Scale Tree Planting Event in West Los Angeles
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May 19: Tree planning at Aldersgate, Pacific Palisades
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Mar-May: Small Scale Tree Planting Events Led by Students throughout Los Angeles
Partners and Supporters
TREEAMS is a collaboration among schools, both public and private, community organizations, foundations and corporations, all coming together to build hope and create impact.
Lead Organizations: Jane Goodall Institute, Seven Arrows Elementary School, Little Dolphins by the Sea Preschool, UCLA Department of Education
Key Partners: SoLa Foundation, Palisades Forestry Committee, Palisades Historic Society, Impact AO Foundation
Contact info:treeams@sevenarrows.org
2800 28th Street
Santa Monica CA 90405
(310) 230-0257
Our event on Saturday was amazing! We had such a good volunteer turnout, which is really the most amazing thing. Thank you to CA State Parks for inviting us to partner with them to restore Will Roger’s Park. To Noah Rishe, Senior Environmental Scientist, for educating us on the restoration process to our students and believing in us to do this important work.
Jordon Corral and his team from Resilient Palisades for showing us how to Remove Invasive Plants and prepare the soil for planting.
Thank you to David Card from Pacific Palisades Forestry Committee for his wisdom and generosity with our students, sharing your knowledge on California native plants and how to care for our newly planted trees.
To our partner UCLA Department of Education and to @creativevisionsfoundation @studentsrebuild , one of our first foundational supporters, for participating in the planting and getting their hands dirty with us!
In the words of Jane Goodall “Together we can, together we will, together we must change the world.”
📸 @joshcaffrey
Yesterday morning, over at Will Rogers State Historic Park, we gathered in celebration of Earth Day, and as part of TREEAMS’s commitment to mobilize the reforestation of this beloved state park.
We started where the land needed us most. California State Parks had already identified spots where invasive species were crowding out the natives, so before a single tree went in the ground, students and volunteers got to work clearing the way. Preparing the soil. Removing Invasive Plants. Resilient Palisades’ David Card, our mentor, guided the planting of one oak tree and two elderberry plants as a meaningful beginning to our work in the park.
Thank you to CA State Parks for inviting us to partner with them to help restore our amazing Will Rogers Park.
Join TREEAMS this Saturday, April 25th, 2026 for our EARTH DAY reforesting event at Will Rogers Historic State Park!
9-11am!
We’re so pleased pronounce that in direct collaboration with California State Park, and with our partners @janegoodallinst and @uclaseis, we have been granted the specia opportunity to reforest Will Roger’s State Park, which was severely affected by the Palisades Fire.
This weekend we will focus on removing invasive species in preparation for re-planting and re-foresting a beautiful corner of the Park, up above the current horse paddocks.
Will Rogers State Park is beloved, not just to local Palisadians and Malibu residents, but also Los Angeles at large. This event is the first of many within our mission and vision for replanting Los Angeles post fires.
We’ll see you this weekend where you can participate, learn more about an exciting announcement and contest launch as part of our forthcoming initiatives, as well as be one with nature in a space so near and dear to all of our hearts, here in the special city.
Follow the TREEAMS signs!
The Los Angeles Times (April 23, 2026, CA section) featured the launch of the TREEAMS nursery at @efacademy_pasadena.
TREEAMS, envisioned by Dr. Jane Goodall and Margarita Pagliai, @margarita.pagliai founder of @sevenarrows.k6 and Little Dolphins Preschool @littledolphinsbythesea, is bringing young people across Los Angeles together to take action and reimagine a greener, more sustainable future in the aftermath of the 2025 fires.
Students from St. Mark’s School @saint_marks_school_altadena and Seven Arrows Elementary both lost their campuses in the Altadena and Palisades fires. In the immediate aftermath, EF Academy welcomed St. Mark’s students to its Pasadena campus, where they continue to learn today. What began as a crisis has become a powerful collaboration building unity and connection across schools.
This week, EF Academy and Saint Mark’s students planted 30 native California trees, including sycamores and coast live oaks. Students will care for these trees as they grow, preparing them for replanting in fire-affected areas throughout the community.
On May 19, Seven Arrows Elementary will launch its own TREEAMS nursery as part of a growing network of school-based nurseries across Los Angeles. These efforts are a critical step toward TREEAMS’ goal of planting 5,000 trees across Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and surrounding communities.
The students are leading the way.
Thank you @latimes for shining a light on what’s possible when young people are trusted to act.
📸 by Genaro Molina
Yesterday morning, TREEAMS was featured at the Crossroads School Sustainability Fair, highlighted by @sophia.grace.g Sophia Guttentag and @sienna_dbf Sienna Díaz Barroso, co-founders of the student club One Health.
Sophia and Sienna also led our first TREEAMS environmental workshop designed by UCLA Department of Education and @ecorise. Sienna and Sophia taught the Crossroads fifth graders, bringing cross-age mentorship and hands-on learning about urban reforestation and ecological connection into the classroom.
We are grateful for our partnership with Crossroads and for the amazing students who are leading the way.
Students at EF Academy and Saint Mark’s School are prepping to launch the first TREEAMS nursery. They will be planting 30 native trees — coast live oaks and sycamores — nurturing them for the next 1-2 years until they are ready to be permanently planted in Altadena as rebuilding progresses.
April 21 · Earth Week · EF Academy Pasadena • TREEAMS Nursery launch 9:30–11am
From Dr. Goodall’s vision to these kids’ hands. The work continues.
The Spring 2026 edition of Windward Magazine features the students behind @windwardschool involvement in the TREEAMS campaign. Christopher Henning ‘27, Daniel Morrison ‘26, Louis Thuan ‘27, and Daniel Turteltaub ‘28.
Four young people who looked at their city and decided to take action, and have rallied their community, rolled up their sleeves, and led by example. Trees are our partners in rebuilding our beautiful city, and show us the way to rebound stronger than ever.
Today is a day we honor Dr. Jane Goodall, on what would have been her 92nd birthday.
She spent her life reminding us that every individual makes an impact with every choice and every seed planted.
TREEAMS is deeply inspired by Dr. Jane’s work because she always believed in young people and their ability to inspire hope through action.
