Programs

  • Native Plant Horticulture

    HORTICULTURE: ACROSS ITS 22-ACRE PROPERTY, TPF SHOWCASES NATIVE PLANT HORTICULTURE. THE HEADQUARTERS PROPERTY INCLUDES EXTENSIVE DEMONSTRATION GARDENS, NATURAL VEGETATION, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, AND PLANT PRODUCTION FIELDS, ALONGSIDE A FULL-SERVICE NURSERY, SEED PROGRAM, AND BOOKSTORE. MUCH OF THE HORTICULTURAL WORK ONSITE IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS HORTICULTURE TO OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. TPF OFFERS HORTICULTURAL AND BOTANICAL SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS, WITH A FOCUS ON RARE PLANT CONSERVATION AND URBAN RESTORATION. TPF SOLD OVER 130,000 NATIVE PLANTS AND OVER 26,000 PACKETS OF NATIVE PLANT SEEDS. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE PLANTS WERE GROWN ON SITE, AND MANY ORIGINATE FROM GENETICALLY (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) LOCAL STOCK TO PRESERVE BIODIVERSITY.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2023 – Aug 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.2M

  • Educational Programming for Landscape Professionals

    EDUCATION: TPF OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, ADULTS SEEKING CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND K-12 STUDENTS. THESE EFFORTS ARE AIMED AT INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF NATIVE PLANTS AND PROVIDING THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO DESIGN, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN ECOLOGICALLY BENEFICIAL AND WILDFIRE DEFENSIBLE LANDSCAPES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, TPF HOSTED 165 ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES TO 3,450 STUDENTS. DURING THE SAME TIME, 304 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS COMPLETED THE 20-HOUR CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFERED BY TPF.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2023 – Aug 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $381.6K

  • Sustainable Landscape Outreach

    OUTREACH: THROUGH DIVERSE OUTREACH PROGRAMS, TPF SEEKS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LANDSCAPES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE NATIVE PLANT GARDEN TOUR, A TWO-DAY EVENT SHOWCASING VISIONARY LANDSCAPES AROUND LOS ANGELES HAD 3,000 ATTENDEES. TPF TABLED AT 44 EVENTS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ATTENDED BY OVER 163,000 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. 18,400 FREE SEED PACKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC, AND OVER 1,200 PLANTS WERE INSTALLED IN COMMUNITY SPACES. IN ADDITION TO IN-PERSON EVENTS, ROBUST ONLINE OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA APPEARANCES REACHED A LARGE AUDIENCE, IN ADDITION TO OVER 51,300 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS AND 33,000 NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2023 – Aug 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $314.4K