Monday, July 6, 2026

LA County Seeks Contractors to Water 1,100 Newly Planted Trees in Unincorporated Communities

A request for proposals covers unincorporated communities, including Altadena, as part of the county’s broader tree-canopy initiative

Los Angeles County is looking for a contractor to keep 1,100 newly planted trees alive across its unincorporated communities, under a request for proposals the county’s Department of Economic Opportunity released June 4.

The solicitation is part of the county’s Community Forest Management Plan, an effort the county says advances climate resilience and equitable investment in historically underserved communities — a designation that includes Eaton Fire-devastated Altadena.

Community and nonprofit estimates suggest Altadena lost roughly two-thirds of its tree canopy in the fire and subsequent recovery work, though the county has not as yet published a confirmed loss figure.

Proposals are due July 6 at noon. The county expects the resulting contract to run from October 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.

To qualify, contractors need at least three years of experience providing comparable tree-watering services within the last five years, plus a valid C-27 landscape contractor’s license, according to the DEO announcement. The project will be carried out in partnership with the county’s Department of Public Works, Chief Sustainability Office, Department of Public Health and Department of Parks and Recreation.

The tree-watering solicitation follows a related RFP the county issued December 2, 2025, for street-tree planting and maintenance across unincorporated areas, which called for planting and maintaining more than 1,100 trees. 

Organizations interested in bidding on the tree-watering RFP can download it at bit.ly/TreeGrantRFP. Questions can be directed to DEO-PRO@opportunity.lacounty.gov.

Community tree-recovery efforts in Altadena have continued in parallel with the county’s work. Amigos de los Rios, an Altadena-based nonprofit, has offered tree-watering assistance to fire-affected homeowners, and CSUN’s Urban Forestry Project, working with partners including Altadena WILD and Outward Bound Adventures, has organized replanting and canopy-recovery efforts in the area. I