About PFC

MISSION

Palisades Forestry Committee’s mission is to:

Enhance and sustain the health and beauty of the Pacific Palisades urban forest for future generations by facilitating the planting of appropriate trees and the caring for our existing trees.

Educate our community about the economic, environmental, health, social, emotional and aesthetic benefits of the trees that comprise our urban forest.

Protect the urban forest from unnecessary removals by better management, planning and enforcement, and honoring the history of trees in the community.

Honoring Pacific Palisades' Centennial by planting a Quercus agrifolia / Coast Live Oak on our town’s 100th birthday at Founders Oak Island on Haverford. January 14, 2022. Photo: Rich Schmitt Photography.

ABOUT US

PFC works with the city’s Urban Forestry Division of StreetsLA to plant street trees. We fill street tree vacancies when requested by a homeowner who is willing to water it.

PFC also works with the city’s Recreation & Parks Department and other volunteers and donors to plant trees in our two Recreation Center parks in the Palisades and Rustic Canyon and in other public spaces.

Our organization has also led the effort to plant “100 Trees for 100 Years” honoring our town’s 100-year anniversary in 2022, starting with planting a native Oak on Founders Oak Island (on Haverford).

PFC was created in 2019 as a committee of the Pacific Palisades Community Council (PPCC), but is now an independent non-profit corporation (Code Section 501(c)(3) tax exempt).

OUR TEAM:

David Card, Board President

Marilyn Wexler, Board Vice President

Cindy Kirven, Board Treasurer

Vicki Warren, Board Secretary

Mary Schulz, Board Assistant Secretary

Nancy Niles, Board Member

Steering Group: All officers and directors, and the following:

Bill Bruns

Jenny Li, Block Leader

Carl Mellinger

Mark Rhomberg

Jessica Rogers, Block Leader

Lee Anne Sanderson

Bruce Schwartz

Valeria Serna-Rodarte