GLOBAL WARMING AND THE OCEAN RISING TEMPERATURES_ RISING WATERS

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 ‹x‹ CAMPAIGN                      GLOBAL WARMING AND THE OCEAN:
     UPDATE
                                   RISING TEMPERATURES, RISING WATERS
Tanzania, Mexico, Uganda,
the United States, Spain,          About seventy-one percent of the Earth’s         THE EFFECTS
Kenya and England - do you         surface is covered by that beautiful body of
know what they all have in         water that we call the ocean. The question       Consider this: Island
common? Each one of these          is, for how much longer will the ocean           nations throughout
countries has registered trees     exist as we know it to be: A thriving home       the world are
as part of our Partners for        to beautiful creatures and plantlife, and a      literally disappearing
the Planet 3x3 Campaign! To        source of both livelihood and pleasure to        as rising sea levels
date, 853,504 trees have been      human and animal populations around the          engulf them.
registered. Kids and adults        world?                                           Populations along
from all over the world are                                                         shorelines are
                                                                                    feeling the threat of
helping Tree MuskeTeers            WHAT’S HAPPENING TO                              displacement due to
reach our objective of 3 million   THE OCEAN?
trees planted by 3 million                                                          encroaching waters.
kids. On the homefront,            As the amount of greenhouse gases                For example, an anticipated three-foot
volunteers continue to plant       continues to grow, the ocean is experiencing     rise in sea levels by the end of the century
trees in El Segundo and            major changes at an unprecedented and            would submerge a large area of Bangladesh,
neighboring communities.           detrimental rate. The increase in global         displacing 30 million people, contaminating
Read more about the work of        temperature causes land ice to melt,             fresh water sources, killing scores of native
our national and international     resulting in a significant rise in sea levels    palm and date trees, and wiping out large
3x3 participants and partners      around the world. Further, the temperature       portions of the rice paddy fields essential to
inside!                            of the ocean itself is increasing; this causes   this region’s economic well-being.
                                   “thermal expansion” in which the waters
                                   spread and occupy more surface area due to       What’s more, entire marine ecosystems
                                   a decrease in density.                           are breaking down as animal and plant
                                                                                    populations lose their habitats to warming
                                   You may be asking                                and rising waters. Coral reefs, home to
                                   yourself, what’s so                              millions of species, are dying at an alarming
                                   bad about some ice                               rate. As ice melts, animals like seals and
                                   melting and water                                polar bears that rely on sea ice for survival
                                   levels rising? It’s                              are seeing their numbers dwindle.
                                   this simple: The
                                   ocean produces                                   RECOGNIZING YOUR IMPACT
                                   approximately
                                                                                    In many parts of the world where the ocean
                                   half of the world’s
                                                                                    is merely a beautiful and distant wonder,
Ch-Ch-Ch-ChANGES¡                  oxygen and absorbs
                                                                                    global warming’s effects may not seem all
                                   30 percent of
                                                                                    that daunting. It is important to remember,
Since the last issue of            manmade carbon
                                                                                    however, that we all contribute to global
TrunkLine, there have been         dioxide. The
                                                                                    warming, and we all will be severely
a lot of changes at Tree           functionality of
                                                                                    affected as the ocean changes and adjusts
MuskeTeers! We have:               the ocean is essential to continued life on
                                                                                    to rising temperatures. Whether you reside
                                   Earth. And that means negative effects on
                                                                                    three feet or three thousand miles from the
•	 Moved                           the ocean, negative outcomes for all human,
                                                                                    ocean, do not underestimate the effect your
                                   plant and animal life.
•	 Added members to the                                                             actions have on it, and never forget the
   Youth Management Team                                                            importance this natural wonder plays to life
•	 Hired new staff members                                                           here on Earth!
•	 Planted hundreds of trees
•	 Trained lots of new Tree
   Planting Supervisors and
   Adult Partners
•	 And so much more!
                                              WELCOME ON BOARD

                                              WELCOME ON BOARD                                  Julia Lee, an avid
Tree MuskeTeers is a national
                                                                                                volunteer and busy junior
organization that was founded                 Miranda Spradlin                                  at Mira Costa High
by third graders in 1987, and                 joined the TM team as                             School, completed the
continues to be run by kids with              Outreach Manager with                             LEAD series two years
support of adult partners.                    a degree in journalism                            ago and has recently
                                              and public relations. Also                        accepted a seat on the
                                              handy is her lifetime of                          Youth Management Team.
MISSION                                       leadership beginning in
                                              childhood.
To empower young people to be                                                                                    Eileen Tinoco, mother
environmental leaders.                                                                                           to one of TM’s longtime
                                                                                                                 Planting Supervisors,
Tree MuskeTeers                                                    James Sanchez is a                            became an Adult Partner
                                                                   certified environmental                       earlier this year. She also
305 Richmond St.                                                                                                 devotes several hours in
                                                                   horticulturist and also
El Segundo, CA 90245                                                                                             the TM office every week!
                                                                   brings years of experience
310/322-0263
                                                                   in landscape and as a
youth hotline 800/473-0263
                                                                   nurseryman to his new
info@TreeMuskeTeers.org
                                                                   position of Tree Care
www.TreeMuskeTeers.org
                                                                   Supervisor.                  FOND FAREWELL
                                                                                                Lynnette Kampe is well known to most as
BOARD OF DIRECTORS                                                                              the “Tree Lady.” After six years of managing
Tara Church, Chair
                                              Lina McDermott is                                 all things trees at TM, she moved on to a
Gino Polizzotto, Secretary/Treasurer
                                              in 6th grade at the                               new challenge as executive director of the
Adam Gerard, President
                                              Crossroads School in                              Theodore Payne Foundation. Kevin Redman
Marc Gerard, Director
                                              Santa Monica. She                                 has been promoted to the manager position.
Gail Church, Executive Director
                                              surfaced as a true leader
Marie Bliss, Advisory Director
                                              in the LEAD courses and
Jim Kouzes, Advisory Director
                                              was promptly elected to
Iain Somerville, Advisory Director
                                              the Youth Management
Stephen Ludwig, Advisory Director
                                              Team.
David Bliss, Advisory Director
Catherine Magruder, Advisory Director
                                                                    Raquel Gerard has
Sandra Jacobs, Advisory Director
                                                                    volunteered at TM
Eric Busch, Advisory Director
                                                                    for five years. The
                                                                    Manhattan Beach 6th
YOUTH MANAGEMENT                                                    grader completed the
TEAM                                                                entire series of LEAD
Adam Gerard           Aleks Piibe                                   courses last fall and
Brandon Wong          Julia Lee                                     now serves on the Youth
Julian Poyourow       Lina McDermott                                Management Team.
Raquel Gerard         Samantha Cano
Talia Gerard

STAFF
Gail Church, Executive Director
                                              IT’S AN HONOR                                     Youth Manager
                                                                                                Julian
Miranda Spradlin, Outreach Manager            On behalf of the Youth Management Team,           Poyourow
Kevin Redman, Community Forester              Gail Church and Lynnette Kampe accepted           attended the
Amie Scott, Volunteer Coordinator             the 2009 “Outstanding Project Award”              South Bay
James Sanchez, Tree Care Supervisor           from the                                          Business
2,868 Volunteers                              California                                        Environmental
                                              Urban                                             Coalition
                                              Forest                                            reception at
                                              Council for                                       which TM was
           TrunkLine design by                the Trees                                         recognized
               group22 inc.                   to the Sea                                        with the
           1205 eAsT grAnd AVe.               project.
           eL segundo, cA 90245                                                                 SEED Award
                310.322.2210                                                                    for Carbon
                  Printed on recycled paper
                                                                                                Footprint
                        with soy based inks                                                     Reduction.

                                              Tree MuskeTeers   - TRUNKLINE SUMMER 2010
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTORS
                                    (As of May 31, 2010)
USDA Forest Svc, Chevron Products Co., Cal Trans, City of El Segundo,          Ray, Sandy Klueger, Asra Khan, Sydney Walley, Neumann Family, Wayne
Reed Smith LLP, Northrop Grumman, Southern California Edison, Options          Clayton, Min Choi, Joshua Gorman, Mingyung Kang, Alan Nhan, Joshua Lee,
for Life, South Coast AQMD, Mini USA, Church Family, Anonymous Donor,          Tae Jung, Susana Jung, Andy Nhan, Annie Hong, Calvin Lai, June Kim,
Alcoa Foundation, El Segundo Power, Boeing Company, Trinity Lutheran           Bryan Hon, Jung Lee, Justin Choi, Scott Huh, Brian Lee, Brian Kim, Kelly
Church, Interact Club, BRC Group, Union Bank, Mark Dean, DIRECTV, Inc,         Park, Benjamin Lee, Sarah Gorman, Sang Jung, Joseph Cho, Joowon Oh,
Adam Gerard, Group 22, Julian Poyourow, Xceed Financial Credit Union,          John Lee, Hyo Shin, Yeeun Lee, Youjin Jeong, Ji Chung, Ji-Young Lee,
American Forests, Continental Development, Trammell Crow Co, Talia             Dawool Huh, Jason Choi, Mary Cho, Trent Niemand, Hayley Funk, Darien
Gerard, Brandon Wong, Valley Crest Tree Co, Samantha Cano, Wells Fargo         Kim, Moreno Family, Armenta Family, Caponon Family, Sussman Family,
Bank, Steven Jones, One Stop Career Center, Leo Club, Delta Academy,           Heather Lowcock, Michael Antich, Alexis Oakley, Trevor Thorpe, Mike
Aleks Piibe, Dennis Oswell, Hawthorne High Environmental Club, Lina            Rotolo, Anthony Gambol, Gumpertz Family, Middle College HS Eco Club,
McDermott, Victoria Tam, TG Construction, DK Construction, Lynnette            Mitchell Berbera, Kimberly Wakefield, Misak Family, Sanchez Family, Cathy      Samuel Higuera, Samantha Sanchez, Brenda Niedert, Brian Kelca, Ryker
Kampe, von Flue Studio, Annemarie Polizzotto, Jim McLees, Mar Ventures,        Marhefka, Julie Warner, Anthony Underwood, Megan Beiley, Rusty Frank,          Jacobsen, Anita Dike, Angela Yee, Brian Thomas, Brianna Williams, Roger
One Way Paint & Design, Los Angeles Lakers, Hacienda Hotel, Amie Scott,        Stephanie Sauter, Jon Cerda, Carolina Garcia-Melo, Sebastian Barajas, Mark     Elhessen, Brock Palm, Aneesah Cleveland, Stephanie Hang, Rita Elhessen,
Gino Polizzotto, The Living Christmas Co, Plaza El Segundo, Jim & Suzanne      Kampe, Christina Zabalza, Maheen Sayeda, Joana Folgar, Sam Tan, Ben            Rineo Pierzynski, Rima Hosn, Bryce Carnival, Caitlyn Lam, Rena Elhessen,
Balog, El Segundo Kiwanis, Nancy Schroeder, Donna Jacques, Raquel              Campbell, Joseph Gorman, Debra Mitchell, Shelby Hager, Rhonda Gorman,          Cameron Kelca, Ralphetta Higuera, Rafael Higuera, Rachelle Elhessen,
Gerard, Giovanni Hernandez, West Basin Municipal Water District, Conner        John Lazear, Nicolas Shak, Hannah Poyourow, Conaway Family, Woods              Rachel Niedert, Rachel Marcus, Carmen Hamm, Quishon Johnson, Piri
Plaice, Chuck Milam, U.S. Green Building Council LA, Adam Miranda, Man-        Family, Darold Verch, Robert Dankanyin, Dennis Poor, Suzy Ray, Paul            Miller, Carolyn Gray, Phillip Batty, Steven Seligman, Summer Yi, Patrick
hattan Academy, Labaton Sucarow LLP, Shelly Bajorek, Walk With Sally,          Severns, Colleen Marcus, Stephanie Garcia, Jayne Goldman, Brian Hogge,         Stanford, Cathy Karen, Paco Hamm, Susan Duffy-Glynn, Chase Miller, Olga
Key Club, Kayne Eras Center, Laurie & Bill Fisher Family, Nonprofit            Kiwanis Club, Girl Scout Troop 940, Girl Scout Troop 484, Sandy Pearce,        Hebert, Norma Alvarado, Andrea Soto, Noah Ropp, Noah Heffron, Noah
Insurance Alliance of CA, Demorrio Wright, El Segundo High School,             Barbara Haig, Jamie Higgins, Soofie Mofamedi, Darolee Jones, Taylor            Batty, Andrea Daly, Nicolas Hamm, Nick Perlmuter, Nic Rolland, Natalie
Westview Svc, Briana Montenegro, Jan Lebow, Matt Rowland, Mattel, Inc,         Newcomb, Bill Palace, Brill Family, Rodriguez Family, Rotolo Family, Max       Miller, Nancy Callado, Amy Haizlip, Tammy Miller, Mitchel Jacobsen,
Central Parking System, Salad Creations, Lena Gothling, USC ORGL, Ralph        Gafford, Solis Family, Tamara Windt, Gina Choi, Home Depot, Jacob Kelly,       Miriam Batty, Claire Stanford, Minda Megra, Mina Johnson, Min Wu,
Heide, Steven Foster, El Segundo Rotary, County of Los Angeles, Susan          Kathy Busick, Erika Lindley, Kendall Katskee, David & Julie Brewer,            Claudia Ojeda, Mike Gray, Miguel Cruz, Cole Cressman, Michele Jacobson,
Fowler, Oliver Sarkozy, Best Buy Co, Jim Hatton, Girl Scout Troop 880, Julia   Chatsworth Hills Academy, Shannon O’Toole, Alta Skinner, Valerie Camp,         Michael Pierzynski, Michael Gray, Connor Kelca, Taylor Bockrath, Mia
Lee, Bill Ruane, Tyler Shalvarjian, Austin Jones, Thomas & Amy Ricci, City     Thomas Ashe Family, John Bennis, Justin Ray, Ian Pagel, Carlos Cano, Alex      Gonzalez, Cristy Ropp, May Hang, Dana Rolland, Matthew Ropp, Amber Yi,
of Los Angeles, Catherine Magruder, Brook Church-Koegel, David Dickey,         Sepe, Edwin Cardona, Donald Thomas, Raul Ortega, Stephanie Watson,             Amanda Carnival, David Burlerah, Matiana Hebert, Mary Stanford, David
HMSA Key Club, Jenkins & Hogin LLP, Cub Scout Pack 968c, Turner                Damien Ortega, Cynthia Catzalco, Kail Ewell, John Wika, Oyuky Lara,            Chatterton, Martha Elias, Alyssa Ojeda, Toa Tuimaualuga, Tom Hearne, Tricia
Broadcasting, UCLA CSC, Bank of Manhattan, Judi Walley, Evan Tomita,           Alejandra Torres, Ana Padilla, Valerie Equite, Konnor Kuwahara, Lisa Blandi,   Carnival, Trina Kolas, Marciela Gonzalez, Malcolm Au, Makaela Stallings,
Bianca Levin, Josue Pena, 1-800 Got Junk, Com Dev USA, LLP, Eric Busch,        Cindy Alvarado, Dulce Rios, Alejandra Ramirez, Obiagaeli Ibo, Yvette           Trinifer Kolas, Ly Lam, Luke Batty, Dominique Rolland, Logan Sharkey, Lisa
Merry Ann Ruegsegger, Jacob Weddle, Trishen Patel, Zack Gill, Ron &            Moreno, Sandra Tejeda, Mary Bellomy, Wendy Acosta, Lisa Fisher, Carolina       Parks, Ling Hang, Alex Womack, Donna Cheslick, Tyler Kurokawa, Lilia
Marylee Swanson, Eliza Feinberg, Robin & George Funk, Michael Berry,           Acosta, Michael Banados, Cori Martinez, Danny Roque, Kevin Choi, Joya          Bergeron, Leslie Tuimaualuga, Lesley Dike, Tyler Stallings, Laynie
Katie Matthews, Drake Sampson, Joselito Gapud, Denise Guzman, Kyle             Fadeley, Mikaela Stiles, April Denne, Sami Saleido, Brittany Kim, Stephanie    Tuimaualuga, Eamon Lerma, Edward Villanueva, Kylie Tuimaualuga, Kris
Rankin, Trevor Binkley, Girl Scout Troop 4045, Ryan Carpenter, Lawry’s         Allmon, Tyler Basich, Janae Perry, Bockrath Family, Sanders Family,            Hemstreet, Elizabeth Stanford, Elsa Castaneda, Kimberly Tomicich, Kim
Restaurants, Inc, Teradata, Michael Carlinsky, William Campbell, Beach         Duffy-Glynn Family, Cheslick Family, Margaret Marks, Alex Fowler,              Silvera, Alan Ruegsegger, Enzo Pace, Kelly Buteyn, Adriana Hebert, Keith
House, Waste Management, Source Interlink Media, Stella Georgious, St.         Katherine Han, Petra & John Heffron, Steven Kim, Manon Family, Tate            Palm, Keely O’Rourke, Kathleen Stanford, Victoria Sanders, Estrella Megra,
John’s Luteran Church, L.A. Car Guy, Desemone Family, JWM Photography,         Family, Drew Sarratore, Art Murphy, Bushrow Family, Steffen Paiva, Lindsey     Abram Lerma, Ethan Lam, Ethan Ropp, Jun Ye Gai, Julie Cressman, Gannon
Kevin Redman, Yvette Sanders, Girl Scout Troop 1755, Fisher Engineering,       Jenkins-Stark, Lizbeth Vazquez, Embassy Suites, ESHS Green Club, Girl          Palm, Garnett Johnson, Julia Bergeron, Judith Ojeda, Garret Jacobsen, Vy
Tiffany Paiva, Ian Baxter, Big Sunday, Maggie Miller, Marian Miranda,          Scout Troop 250, Christian Svezia, Brraa Hogge, Chanta Luther, Brian           Lam, Jude Hebert, Garrett Unno, Grant Miller, Abel Batty, Lisa Maier,
Kamran Khan, Brandon Chen, Melissa Wojahn, Gerard Family, Girl Scout           Gibson, Pat Gibson, Nora Roque, Michelle Basche, Joanne Malara, Cindy          Hannah Batty, Jose Sanchez, Heather Palm, West Perlmuter, Ihab Hosn, Isaac
Troop 11865, Beverly Smith, Henry & Joan Stuart, Alan & Susan Wyatt, Vista     Rico, Mike & Lynn Griffith, Margret Gertz, Lesley Pearce, Kathryn Pearce,      Batty, Isaac Kelston, Jessie Silvera, Isabella Manon, Isaiah Chatman, Yolanda
Mar School, Dana Mozena, Girl Scout Troop 1765, Jack Wayt, Sandy Jacobs,       Sarah Pearce, Hudson Pearce, Marissa Meza, Hendlish Family, Kristofer          Gonzalez, Jennifer Hamm, Iyad Hosn, JeKhi Johnson, Jeff Haizlip, Jeannette
Sony Pictures, Jim Boulgarides, Dawn Von Flue, Pio Martinez, Diane Hattori,    Tanvel, Jennifer Arnett, Brandon Meza, Yarikza Gonzalez, Vince DiNunzo,        Hanna, Jazmin Sanchez, Jade Haizlip, Zak Seligman, Jade Johnson, Zoe
Arlene Baxter, Girl Scout Troop 233, Ricky Aguilera, LA Harbor College,        Chris Conaway, Chris Sabio, Ethan DiNunzo, Morgan Perlmuter, Thomas            Unno, Jane Tate, Jane Fujimoto, Shannon Johansen, Madeline Jones, Diane
Stacey Beshear, Marissa Skye Goldwater, Ashley Fisher, Claudia Cano,           Woods, Anna Kim, Barbara & Don Keeler, Larry Nichols, Monica Garcia,           Negrete, Louise Maloy, Lindsey Mock, Alice Ambris, Bernard Hafele, Jenna
Norma Mock, Studio Printing, Girl Scout Troop 397, Jeanne & Allen Peters,      Tamara Lin, Chris Behrens, Anca Drajonminescu, Henry Lin, Gabriel Rocha,       Hoover, Jenne DeAngelis, John Ambris, Ryan Wong, Brian Kingsley, Ryan
Clifford Seymour, Stacy Beshear, Melissa Berry, Francziska Steagall,           Farah Juliana, Ceiba Troccoli, Kristiahn Alvarado, Taylor Abraham, Evan        Everest, Holly Ambris, Stephanie Cano, Robin Armstrong, Robert Donati,
Alejandro Paredes, Matthew Rowland, Edward Mantini, Don Brann Family,          Azcuna, Paul Martinez, Catherine Nakao, Hu Jones, Andrew Kim, Rachel           John Miller, Heather Sugarek, Rick Suchit, Jose Morales, Gretchen Galanis,
Sue Arndt, Luis Valdivia, Shannon Hagedorn, Amanda Romero, Cindee              Brown, Abel Cano, Carlos Cano Jr, Randal Edwards, Randal Edwards Sr,           Josh Hernandez, Patti Stier, Skip Jones, Abraham Paz, Celeste Magyar,
Topar, Jake Vitta, UCLA Circle K, Julian Alexander, Margot Nelligan, Jason     Randy Gearhart, Steve Smith, Rebecca Reyes, Aleyna LaCroix, Dinah              Kaelya Miller, Andrea Shim, Nicole Gonzalez, Nick Plaxco, Chloe Veen,
Kim, Citizens Business Bank, Eileen Tinoco, Noah Ratcliff, Nancy Rinebold,     Vilches, Jon Neumann, Emerson Melgar, Devon Gearhart, Crystal Camaren,         Amy Stewens, Ciara Magyar, Kamdath Suchit, Monty Veen, Mona Wenka,
Jessica Gramcko, Jenn Viola, Ryan Steele, Maxx Tanklage. Scott Houston,        Brenna Yob, Amy Chase, Aliya Edwards, Tom Gearhart, Denise Capistrano,         Cindy Magyar, Kara Hoover, Valerie Cano, Kevin Maggay, Melissa Marquez,
Kathy Dutchess, Ian Hurd, Vanessa Rios, So Bay Rotoract Club, Stephanie        Sarah Anzelmi, Keith Callahan, Zack Thomason, Matt, Armando Vilches,           Austin Ambris, Dave Kramer, Alejandra Barjas, Terri Kingsley, Tessa Walser,
Burns, Richard Frank, Industrial Lock & Security, Dylan Chance, Nancy          Anzelmi Family, Armando Chavez, Daniel Martinez, Silvia Troccoli,              Matt Wilson, Martin Hoover, Jake Ambris, Tina Kramer, Mark Heaney,
Collado, Komesu Family, Bernard Family, Carolyn Broussard, Donald              Elizabeth Kupillas, Elizabeth Diaz, Claude Gordon, Shannyn Sayala, Sofia       Denny Bui, Alma Guzman, Kristine Soto, Marie Aqueche, Toni Youngblood,
Patterson, Lois Bernstein, Steve Lundgren, Stephanie Osorio, Girl Scout        Roberts, Nicole Groenweg, Tatiana Lopez, Chelsea Rinover, Sarah Lee, Erin      Sheila Warren, Leif Llenos, Linda Kreese, Trish Anderson, Dayna Harany,
Troop 8805, Jeremy Kim, Ellen Muhlbradt, Ikea Tarvin, Lauren Steele, Linda     O’Rourke, Linda Daubson, Mary Rotolo, Michelle Toney, Kevin Litwin,            Megan Gomez, Judi Beshear, Corey Roscoe, Ashley Oker, Allyson Bennett,
Voong, Ezra Atencio, Dolores White, Britta Relyea, Patricia Krna-Jackson,      Pedro Sanchez, Amelie Lerma, Trisha Park, Jordan Fuimaono, Samantha            Cassandra Klueger, Ivy Dawson, Ann Mazuk, Bernard Van De Yacht, Jayne
Noah Wolff, JP Rubalcava, Pollock Family, Temblador Family, Warner             Merkley, Mary Roberts, Adam Daly, Manny Lerma, Mi Choi, Emily Reyna,           Yosslowitz, Teresa Fisher, Armstrong Garden Center, Marta Castillo Del
Family, Patrick Residor, Guillermo Family, Winifred & Melvin Breaux,           Edder Garcia, Mollie O’Rourke, Jonathan Young, Andrew Lindley, Rashma          Muro, Kellie Lerner, Desiree Chacon, Howard Kun, Samantha Rogers, Jason
Parvin Vameghi-Vessali, Congregation TJ, Tony Gambucci, Gene Austin,           Suchit, Geoffrey Ely, Poyourow Family, Ann & Louis Jensen, Paula Rotolo,       Separa, Summer Denne, Lauren Lantz, Jyoti Gaur, A. Valcourt, Wendela
Tania Wisbar, Peter Calamari, Alternate Routes, Sue Carter, Brenda Tinoco,     Tina Proctor, John Slack, Donna Denomme, Arlington Elementary School,          Biggerstaff, Leah MacKinney-Buckley, Bernadette Kay, Jill Scott, Yair
Rachel Azafrani, Gaia Development, Kaley Owens, Samantha Miranda,              Anthony Zaccagnino, Catherine Hinkle, Kris & John Heater, Leigh Wilson,        Griver, Margie Leahey, Coretta Ariba, Katie Shalvarjian, Stephen Kim, Alicia
Jennifer Miranda, Nick Matson, Todd & Mary Kusserow, Robert Murphy             Jommel Morado, Lynn Saroyan, Alex MacGregor, Silvestre Meza, Simon             Carr, Lillian Light, Mike Arias, Kathleen Edwards, Lindy Diamond, Marisol
DDS, Guidance Green, Kelly McDowell, Westwood Hills Congregational             Brewer, Sergio Ojeda, Sean Edwards, Saul Gonzalez, Anthony Rotolo, Sara        Castellanoos, Chaveli Zowesano, Maria Rolland, Puffin, Andy Pearce, Patsy
Church, Jane Harman, Bob Willis, Michelle Young, William Zoochie, Sara         Hang, Sophie Bergeron, Bianca Villanueva, Bobby Johnson, Sandra Sanchez,       Jones, Raymond Ginther, Ricki Andrus, Barry Forman, Laura Ramirez



PARTNERS
Xceed Financial Credit Union           Trammell Crow Co.                       Dennis Oswell                          von Flue Studio                         Mar Ventures                           Susan Fowler
Hacienda Hotel                         Plaza El Segundo                        Nancy Schroeder                        Labaton Sucarow LLP                     Steven Foster                          Best Buy
American Forests                       Valley Crest Tree Co.                   TG Construction                        Annemarie Polizzotto                    One Way Paint & Design                 Oliver Sarkozy
Gino Polizzotto                        Jim & Suzanne Balog                     West Basin Water District              Mattel, Inc.                            El Segundo Rotary                      South Coast AQMD
Continental Development                Wells Fargo Bank                        DK Construction                        The Living Christmas Co.                Los Angeles Lakers
Jim McLees                             El Segundo Kiwanis                      US Green Building Council              Central Parking System                  County of Los Angeles




                                                                                                                            Tree MuskeTeers              - TRUNKLINE SUMMER 2010
VolUNTEEr
oPPorTUNITIES                        HOMETOWN NEWS
for yoUTh
A variety of service opportunities
                                     TREE MUSKETEERS HAS MOVED!                        TLC FOR TREES
are available to youth Tuesdays-     September 3, 2009 - Tree MuskeTeers               Two Saturdays a
Thursdays of every week.
                                     headquarters relocated to a cozy, quaint          month, volunteers
Fall LEAD Courses                    and, most importantly, bigger office              are invited to
Youth Manager Series                 space in the heart of El Segundo! The             attend tree care
Wednesdays
(3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
                                     TM team celebrated with a Chamber of              parties - we like to
                                     Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony and a            call these events
Personal Skills
                                     fun reception afterward. Board members,           TLC for Trees!
September 15, 22 & 29
                                                                                       We thank all of
People Skills                                                                          the volunteers
October 6, 13 & 20
                                                                                       who gave up their
Organizational Management                                                              Saturday mornings
October 27, November 3 & 10                                                            to participate. While the TM staff cares
Public Speaking                                                                        for the trees at least three days a week,
Thursdays                                                                              volunteers at TLC for Trees are integral to
September 16 to November 4
                                                                                       the health and well-being of all the trees!
(4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)

for ADUlTS                                                                             BIG SUNDAY
Adults are welcome to volunteer
any day of the week, both at our
headquarters and out in
the field.
                                     founders, youth managers and staff were
for PlANTING                         joined by El Segundo Mayor Eric Busch and
SUPErVISorS AND                      Mayor Pro Tem Bill Fisher. Also present to
ADUlT PArTNErS:                      celebrate the move were representatives of
Wells Fargo Kids Day                 Chevron, Southern California Edison and
Friday, July 16                      other financial partners.
(1 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
                                     EARTH DAY
for EVEryoNE                                                                           Volunteers at Tree MuskeTeers’ Big Sunday event
                                     April 17, 2010 - Youth Managers and               make preparations for tree care.
Imperial Highway Clean-up
Saturdays, June 26 and July 10
                                     volunteers enjoyed a beautiful day outdoors
(10 a.m. to noon)                    and had fun while staffing a booth for            May 1, 2010 - Big Sunday, a weekend
                                     Earth Day at Polliwog Park in Manhattan           devoted to service projects across the
Memory Tree Adoption
Saturday, August 1
                                     Beach. Always a crowd-pleaser, the                United States, was spent by the TM team
(1 p.m.)                                                         interactive game      and volunteers caring for trees on Memory
                                                                 “Litter Bug” was      Row. The effort ensured happier and
TLC for Trees
Second and fourth Saturdays                                      set up for festival   healthier trees here in El Segundo!
of every month                                                   attendees of all
(10 a.m. to noon)                                                ages to enjoy.
August 14 & 28                                                   TM volunteers            Join the Adult Partner Team!
September 11 & 25                                                sold copies of
October 9 & 23                                                   Marcie the
November 13 & 27
                                                                                          The Adult
                                                                 Marvelous Tree's         Partner Team
Memory Tree Planting                                             autobiography            (APT) is a formal,
Saturday, November 20
                                                                 and distributed          ongoing program
(1 p.m.)
                                                                 information on           for adults of all
                                     Raquel, Lina and Tyler help the organization.        ages to serve as
Please call (310) 322-0263           a little one get the hang   What’s more,             mentors for youth
to sign up!                          of Litter Bug.              50 tree seeds            volunteering at
                                                                 were planted!            Tree MuskeTeers.
 Want to receive our monthly         Our involvement helped Earth Day to
volunteer update? Please email:
                                     be both fun and educational for the local            We thank all Adult Partners who have
                                     community!                                           put their time and energy into our
volunteers@treemusketeers.org.
                                                                                          organization! For more information on
                                                                                          becoming part of the APT, please call
                                                                                           (310) 322-0263.
HOMETOWN FORESTS                                                                                    RECYCLING

ARBOR DAY                                       for Ruth Parks by Barbara Haig; a Liquid
                                                Amber for Hallimoon Suchit by Reshma
March 6, 2010 - Tree lovers came out            and Rick Suchit; a Flowering Pear honors
in force for the 23rd annual Arbor Day          continued friendship as Victoria Tam and
                        celebration. TM         her friends
                        and the City of El      departed for
                        Segundo hosted          college; and                                        Ocean debris is predominantly
                        the event, at           Dolores White                                       plastics and most of it comes
                        which 30 youth          remembers                                           from land-based sources. This
                        supervisors led         Rick and Dottie                                     is good news for us, because
                        over 400 volunteers     Youngblood                                          most of the same practices we
                        in planting 150         with a Star                                         use to reduce the quantity of
                        beautiful trees         Pine. Trees                                         landfill plastics waste will also
                        along Washington        planted include                                     help us keep our oceans clean!
                        Park. And, despite      an Elderica
                        a sudden downpour,      Pine for John                                       Dr. Marcus Eriksen found a
                        spirits remained        Baxter by                                           unique way to recycle plastic
Chevron volunteers both high as everyone        Arlene Baxter;                                      bottles and bring awareness
small and tall helped   worked to make          a Canary                                            to the issue of hazardous
plant trees.            the Earth a greener     Island Pine to honor Donna Marie Clayton            plastic debris in our oceans:
                        place. A grant from     by Wayne Clayton; a Canary Island Pine              He constructs “recycled bottle
South Coast AQMD and the generosity of          memorializes James McCoy, Jr. by Jeanne             boats” out of plastic bottles.
other government agencies, individuals,         and Allen Peters; a California Sycamore for         And he has sailed thousands
nonprofits and local businesses made it         Jim Mock from Norma Mock; two Canary                of miles through various parts
all possible.                                   Island Pines in memory of Jeanette and              of the world on these amazing
                                                Homer Whitney by Dawn von Flue; a                   boats!
                                                Saucer Magnolia for Jeanette Blunt Ludwig
                                                by Mary Ann Ruegsegger; a Tipu for
                                                Marion Darrell Spence and a Peppermint
                                                Willow for Pietro Donati Micheletti, both
                                                from Stephanie Sauter.

                                                LOS ANGELES LAKERS OFFER
                                                HELPING HANDS
                                                There has been no lack of friendly
                                                volunteers helping out at TM in recent
                                                months. In October, even the Los Angeles
Volunteers from Northrop Grumman planted        Lakers joined us in greening the local
five red buds on Arbor Day under Youth          community! Lakers players Andrew Bynum              Official gear is
Supervisor Adam Miranda and Adult Partner       and Sasha Vujacic, along with a number              available online!
Brook Church’s guidance.                        of the Lakers Girls, stopped in to provide
                                                some TLC to trees.                                  You can purchase Tree
                                                                                                    MuskeTeers, Partners for the
MEMORY TREE PLANTINGS                                                                               Planet and 3x3 Campaign
Many new Memory Trees now stand as                                                                  merchandise online.
living tributes on Memory Row. Trees                                                                Visit www.cafepress.com/
adopted: a Bradford Pear in honor of Frank                                                          treemusketeers to see all the
and Maudie Bouman by Shelly Bajorek;                                                                gear, from T-shirts to tote
a Canary Island Pine in memory of Alvin                                                             bags to buttons!
McAdams by Lorna Ennis; an Elderica Pine                                                            Every time
                                                                                                    you shop,
                                                                                                    you help
                                                                                                    fund our
  So many, many ways to help...                                                                     youth
                                                                                                    programs
  GIVE! Please consider making a                                                                    and services.
  donation to Tree MuskeTeers - it’s 100%
  tax-deductible! To contribute, please visit
  us online or mail a check directly.           Lakers player Andrew Bynum took some time
                                                out to plant trees with TREE MUSKETEERS.



                                                        Tree MuskeTeers   - TRUNKLINE SUMMER 2010
                                PARTNERS FOR THE PLANET

                                TREE HUGGER DAY                                   AMAZING HUMAN TIDE LINE
                                                                                  October 24, 2009 - Tree MuskeTeers joined
                                                                                  in creating “The Amazing Waving Human
                                                                                  Tide Line” on 350.org’s International Day of
                                                                                  Climate Action. Starting at the Manhattan




Through our Partners for
the Planet (P4P) Network,
Tree MuskeTeers offers
a vehicle for kids around
the world to function as
the international youth
environmental movement
through a hotline, website,     October 17, 2009 - Tree MuskeTeers, in
speaker’s bureau, youth         partnership with American Forests and
campaigns, how-to kits and      Ikea, presented the First Annual National
more!                           Tree Hugger Day. The event, held in El            Beach Pier, the line was formed to show how
                                                        Segundo, was the          far the California sea level could rise if the
Visit www.TreeMuskeTeers.                               only National Tree        climate continues to change as it is currently.
org and click “P4P Network”                             Hugger Day west           More than 3,700 events in over 160 countries
to join and learn more.                                 of Chicago and “by        also took place on the same day. TM Youth
                                                        kids.” Attendees          Director Adam Gerard, a member of the
3x3 Campaign                                            enjoyed activities        South Bay 350 Climate Action Group, spoke
                                                        including tree care,      at the event.
Kids can                                                a “Tree Hug” photo,
become leaders                                          games, a picnic,
in the fight                                            and a “heart-                So many, many ways to help...
to stop global                                          felt gratitude”
warming by                                              ritual expressing            BUY! Marcie the
planting trees                                          appreciation for             Marvelous Tree: An
as part of the                                          trees and those              Autobiography is an
3x3 Campaign                    Youth Manager           who take care                award-winning book!
- 3 million kids                Brandon Wong            of them.                     You can purchase it
planting 3                      addresses the crowd.                                 and other goodies, like
million trees!                                                                       Earth Cards, at our
                                                                                     office or on our website.
Help us succeed by:             CHEVRON SHOWS SUPPORT
•	 Planting and registering     Chevron continued to show its support of             TRAVEL! Turn your travel dollars into
   trees on our website         our mission by presenting the organization           trees when you book with Partners for
                                with a generous donation.                            the Planet Travel. Visit our website to
•	 Spreading the news about                                                          find out more about great travel deals
   the campaign                                                                      that help the Earth, too!
•	 Encouraging others to
   participate                                                                       SEARCH! Your
                                                                                     Internet searches
•	 Becoming a Campaign
                                                                                     are worth a pretty penny to us! Use
   Partner
                                                                                     GoodSearch and choose TM as your
•	 Donating to the campaign                                                          cause to make a donation each time you
                                                                                     search the Web.
For more information
on the 3x3 Campaign,
visit us online: www.
partnersfortheplanet.org. And
make sure to check back for     Lily Craig presents YMT members Talia, Julian,
updates and exciting news       Adam, Demorrio, Victoria and Aleks with a check
about the campaign!             from Chevron.



                                Tree MuskeTeers   - TRUNKLINE SUMMER 2010
IN EARTH’S COMMUNITIES                                                                                As of June 2010,
                                                                                                      853,504 trees have
                                                                                                      been registered to the
                                                                                                      Partners for the Planet
WIDE RESCUE INITIATIVE                           GUAYMAS MUSKETEERS
                                                                                                      3x3 Campaign!!!
ORGANIZATION                                     Students in
Wide Rescue Initiative Organization              Guaymas,                                             These trees come from all
(WIRIO) in Kenya has signed on as a 3x3          Mexico,                                              over the world. Check out
Campaign Partner. And that’s not all - the       continued                                            what has been planted near
group has registered an astounding 800,000       to devote                                            you.
Campaign trees! Since 2007, WIRIO has            their efforts
been dedicated to environmental and forest       to the 3x3                                             United States - 20,280
preservation, working with youth and adults      Campaign,                                              AL - 161         AZ - 83
in mostly rural areas of the country. The        enacting a plaque in honor of Marcie the
                                                 Marvelous Tree atop the city’s great wall.             CA - 4,880       CO - 29
organization distributes seeds, plants trees
and teaches about the negative effects of        The “Guaymas Musketeers” also continue to              DE - 4,000       FL - 3,002
environmental degradation.                       plant new trees. Members of the YMT plan
                                                                                                        GA - 12          ID - 7
                                                 on making their third visit to Guaymas next
                                                 year.                                                  LA - 250         MA - 3
                                                                                                        MI - 8           MN - 7,238
                                                 EL LIMONAR INTERNATIONAL                               NE - 1           NM - 11
                                                 SCHOOL
                                                                                                        NY - 466         OH - 3
                                                 El Limonar International School in                     OR - 11          PA - 16
                                                 Murcia, Spain, registered six trees to the
                                                 3x3 Campaign. Twenty students worked                   SC - 6           TN - 90
                                                 together to plant the trees and rally behind           TX - 2           VA - 1
                                                 the Tree MuskeTeers goal to get 3 million
                                                                                                        Cameroon - 200
                                                 kids to plant 3 million trees.
                                                                                                        England - 5
Director Dickson Omandi gives instructions
on how to create a nursery bed.                                                                         Kenya - 800,000
                                                                                                        Mexico - 13
TREES NEW YORK                                                                                          Spain - 6
New York City youth came together to                                                                    Tanzania - 3,000
plant trees through Trees New York,
                                                                                                        Uganda - 30,000
an environmental and urban forestry
organization whose mission is to plant,
preserve, protect and care for NYC’s trees                                                            A special thank you to
through                                                                                               our Campaign Partners:
education
and action.                                                                                           •	 Alliance for Climate
The 16 trees                                        Many thanks to all who have planted                  Education
planted                                             trees as part of the 3x3 Campaign:
                                                                                                      •	 I Care For My Planet
by 405                                              Eagle Point Parks, Santa Barbara Beautiful,
                                                    WildPlaces, Roots & Shoots, State of Arizona,     •	 Robert Bateman Get to
youth were
                                                    City of Lake Havasu, Coosa County, City of           Know
registered
                                                    Kingman, Kingman Academy of Learning,
to the 3x3                                          Tree Guild of Arroyo Grande, Cynthia Fant,        •	 Green Trading Now
Campaign.                                           San Bernardino Volunteer Yard, Kamuli             •	 Earth Protect
                                                    Tree Planting Association, Boy Scout Troops
                                                    29, 223, 104, 50 and 854, Cody Everton,           •	 Wide Rescue Initiative
ATLANTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL                          Manhattan Beach Middle School, Joe &
                                                    Malda Farnham, Chiara Clark, Boys &
                                Christina
                                                    Girls Clubs of DE, Anza Elementary School,
                                                                                                      If you have made
                                Donohue             REI, MINI USA, New York Restoration               plantings in your
                                of Atlantis
                                Elementary
                                                    Project, Seven Arrows School, Arlington
                                                    Elementary School, Trinity Lutheran
                                                                                                      hometown, we want to
                                School in           Preschool, UA Mojave Cooperative Extension,       hear about it!
                                                    Peyton Banks, Kids Ecology Corps, Kihare
                                Port St. John,      Wildlife and Forest Preservation, The
                                Florida,                                                              Register as part of the 3x3
                                                    Mulls, Ophelia’s Oracle, Jeannie, Pecan
                                mobilized           Pathways, Heights-Murray Elementary
                                                                                                      Campaign - it’s easy! Go to
                                the school to       School, North East Trees, Sylvania High           www.partnersfortheplanet.
                                plant several       School FFA Chapter, Gilbert Primary School,       org. And don’t forget to send
                                                    Mt. Pleasant High School FFA Chapter, Los         us pictures!
new trees on campus as a part of Arbor              Angeles Lakers
  Day festivities. The school’s 740 students
      planted two new trees.


                                                          Tree MuskeTeers   - TRUNKLINE SUMMER 2010
TrEE MUSkETEErS
TrEE SErVICE
                                  COMMON CENTS
Sadly, no one has ever asked
our Tree Service crew, “What      SAVING $$ - BUT AT WHAT                            A prime example? Throwing away a plastic
can I do in my yard to protect    ExPENSE?                                           bottle in a nearby trash can instead of
the ocean?” However, we                                                              going to the effort to put it in a recycling
should all think about it.        If you’ve turned on the TV or picked up a          bin. Trashing office paper at work to avoid
                                  newspaper in recent weeks, chances are             the trouble and possible cost of arranging a
When possible, sink your                                           you learned       recycling service.
yard an inch or two below the                                      at least a
surrounding hardscape. This                                        thing or two      Are you guilty of this? Many of us save
will capture water during                                          about the         a little time and money buying produce
heavy rains or irrigation                                          environmental     at a supermarket as opposed to our local
fiascos and allow it to                                            tragedy in        farmer’s market. Sure, the grocery store
percolate into the soil instead                                    the Gulf of       is cheaper, open seven days a week and,
of running off.                                                    Mexico. The       perhaps, closer. Farmers’ markets are
                                                                   crisis began on   usually only open once a week and more
Runoff from our yards                                              April 20 when     expensive.
contains topsoil, fertilizers     a drilling rig off the coast of Louisiana          However,
and pesticides that would         exploded. The rig eventually sank,                 think about
otherwise nourish our             rupturing a pipeline to a deep sea well            it this way:
landscape. It flows down          5,000 feet below the water’s surface.              The produce
the street into storm drains                                                         found in your
and directly into the nearest     Effects of the spill, the biggest in United        neighborhood
waterway that eventually          States history, have been devastating,             market has
reaches the ocean.                and they will undoubtedly continue to be           traveled
                                  felt for years to come. Already, billions of       thousands
Make sure your landscape          dollars have been put toward trying to             of miles to
plan includes two or three        stop the leaks by the companies that have          get there.
trees. They reduce runoff         also lost a fortune in product; thousands of       The ships,
when leaves slow the pace at      animals have been displaced and died; and          planes, trains
which rain hits the ground        the livelihoods of millions of people, like        and trucks that are needed to transport
and by their roots absorbing      fishermen and restaurant owners, are               it are largely responsible for damaging
water.                            in jeopardy.                                       greenhouse gas emissions and,
                                                                                     consequently, global warming. Fewer
Choose natural products           The causes of the disaster are still not           natural resources are used and less air
instead of chemical fertilizers   entirely clear. However, allegations loom          polluted bringing us fresher fare at the
and pesticides. This is better    large that the catastrophe was caused by           farmer’s market. Further, our purchases
for a variety of reasons          shortcuts taken to save time and money.            support the local economy.
including keeping these
hazardous materials out of                                                           To sum it up, the spill in the Gulf, with its
the ocean.                                                                           heartbreaking images of helpless wildlife,
                                                                                     beautiful beaches and innocent people all
Ask our certified Arborist                                                           falling victim to a manmade disaster, must
about these and other tips                                                           do more than make us angry at someone
when you call for a free                                                             else. It should cause us to reflect upon our
Tree MuskeTeers Tree                                                                 own environmental influence and question
Service estimate.                                                                    the true costs of the shortcuts we take.

                                  ARE SHORTCUTS WORTH THE
                                  ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS?                                  So many, many ways to help...
                                  In the case of the spill in the Gulf, clear           BEQUEST! Bequests can be made
                                  financial, human and environmental tolls              in both new and existing wills. Simply
                                  make it apparent that any cost-saving                 add the following sentence: “I give
                                  measures taken were, in the end, costly               (specific amount or property, percentage
                                  shortcuts. On a smaller scale and in a                or residue) to Tree MuskeTeers,
                                  much less obvious way, many of us take                a tax-exempt organization, in El
                                  environmentally unfriendly shortcuts                  Segundo, California, for the purpose of
                                  in our daily lives to save time or money.             supporting their youth leadership and
    Affordable tree care by
                                  But when multiplied by just 307 million               environmental programs.
 people who care about trees.
                                  Americans, there is the potential for equally         [Tax ID 95-4277842]”
       (310) 322-0263
                                  devastating results.




                                  Tree MuskeTeers   - TRUNKLINE SUMMER 2010
                                                                                                     WEATHER REPORT
NEIGHBORHOOD CRITTERS

UNDErSTANDING AND lIVING PEACEfUlly wITh UrbAN wIlDlIfE

SEAGULLS                                         Habitat: Seagull species are mostly
                                                 ground-nesting, coastal birds, sometimes
                                                 being found inland but rarely venturing far
                                                 out to sea. They can be found all over the
                                                 world and are known to often live many
                                                 miles from where they spend their days.

                                                 Getting Along: Many seagull species                 Some shocking facts about
                                                 have learned to coexist peacefully and              global warming’s effects:
                                                 comfortably with humans. In fact, seagulls
                                                 are in many ways beneficial to human                •	 Current warming trends
                                                 populations; Utah honors the gull as its               may cause sea levels to
                                                 state bird because they ate hordes of                  rise three to six feet this
                                                 crickets that were destroying crops in the             century.
                                                 1800s. Seagulls also clean our beaches,             •	 The island of Lohachara,
                                                 eating things that wash up from the waters             home to 10,000 people,
                                                 (dead squid and other sea life) as well as             disappeared beneath the
                                                 items left behind by us! Here are some tips            Bay of Bengal due to rising
                                                 to ensure a friendly existence with seagulls:          seas.
                                                                                                     •	 In recent years, 10% of
                                                    1. Do not feed seagulls.
                                                                                                        coral reefs have died.
Maybe you have been a victim of their food-         2. Always keep food items securely               •	 Global warming will
snatching ways or, worse yet, you have been            sealed and stowed out of reach of                expand ocean ‘dead zones’
caught in the crossfire of a flock’s “bombing”         hungry gulls.                                    where few creatures are
from above. Sure, The Little Mermaid’s                                                                  able to live.
Scuttle and the seagulls of Finding Nemo            3. Pick up and dispose of all trash when         •	 Whole species of marine
fame (“Mine, mine, mine!”) seem harmless               in outdoor areas.                                animals and fish are
enough; but, chances are, if you have had
                                                                                                        directly at risk - they
                         an encounter with
                                                                                                        simply cannot survive in
                         seagulls in their
                                                                                                        warmer waters.
                         natural habitat,
                         it might not have
                         been an entirely
                         pleasant one. So, in
                         defense of seagulls
                                                                                                       ECO-FRIENDLY
                         everywhere, we’re                                                             HOUSEHOLD TIP
                         here to tell you                                                              Runoff is the number one
                         a bit more about                                                              ocean pollutant humans
                         these feathered                                                               produce. Here’s one way to
critters. You might be surprised to find out                                                           reduce runoff at your home:
what intelligent, resourceful and beautiful
creatures they actually are!                                                                           Use water
                                                                                                       that drains
                                                                                                       off of
Description: There are many different                                                                  your roof
species of gulls, all commonly referred to                                                             to water
as seagulls. They range drastically in size,        So many, many ways to help...                      your lawn,
though most are similar in coloring (gray                                                              plants
and white with black markings on their              SHOP! Albertsons, Ralphs and                       and trees.
heads and wings). Seagulls have longish             hundreds of eScrip merchants                       Instead of
bills, webbed feet and a characteristic             contribute up to 8% of your purchases              allowing
squawking call. Lifespan is 5-15 years.             to TM. It’s easy and free to do - simply           runoff from your gutters
Notably, seagulls have developed both               register on the Marky’s Market page of             to flow directly into a sewer
                                                    our website.                                       or the streets, redirect your
complex methods of communication and a
                                                                                                       downspouts to vegetated
strict social structure.                                                                               areas or install barrels to
                                                    SHOP MORE!                                         collect the water for use
Diet: Seagulls are scavengers. Crabs and            Enter amazon.com                                   in the future.
small fish make up a large part of their            through the link on our website to get
diet; however, seagulls are extremely               a percentage of your purchases donated
opportunistic and have been known to make           directly to us!
meals out of most anything they can get!

                                                         Tree MuskeTeers   - TRUNKLINE SUMMER 2010
                                    DEAR              MARCIE


                                                                               Dear Marcie,

                                                                                                                 awesome! I whish I
                                                                               I like your website, it’s pretty
The California Natural                                                                                          t 10,000 trees, but i
                                                                               could join you guys and plan
Resources Agency and
                                                                                                              live too far away from
Caltrans jointly administer the                                                am eleven years old and I
                                                                                                               ld live close to the
Environmental Enhancement                                                      you guys. I also whish I cou
and Mitigation Program.                                                                                        l, keep on planting those
                                                                               ocean like you guys. Oh wel
Established by the Legislature
in 1989, the program annually                                                   rocking trees!!!!!!!!!
offers grants for projects to
mitigate the environmental                                                      Your NEW bestest fan,
impacts of new or modified
public transportation facilities.                                                Stephani
                                                                                 Fontana, California
Tree MuskeTeers is the
proud recipient of funding
for the Hometown Forest
project. The objective is to fill
200 vacant street tree sites                                         Fr om the des k of M arc ie M . Tr ee
on El Segundo’s residential
streets. These additions to the
community forest will help                  Dear Stephani,
mitigate environmental effects
of nearby freeways in addition              Wow - what a great letter to rece
                                                                              ive! As you probably guessed, I love
to the air and noise pollution of           kids that are interested in Tree                                            hearing from
                                                                              MuskeTeers and helping the env
surrounding industry.                                                                                             ironment.
                                            You know, Stephani, you CAN join
                                                                                 us in planting trees! No matter
The project began last fall with            you live or how old you are, plan                                        how far away
                                                                             ting and caring for trees is somethi
neighborhood plantings of 130               do to make the Earth a greener                                            ng you can
                                                                             place. In fact, kids of all ages and
trees and will conclude with               the world are planting trees as par                                     from all over
                                                                                t of the Partners for the Planet 3x3
the final events this fall. Some           Young people from places like Mex                                             Campaign.
                                                                               ico, Uganda, Spain and England
197 volunteers participated                from all over the United States,                                         , not to mention
                                                                             have planted almost 854,000 Cam
in activities ranging from                 hope you will think about planting                                      paign trees!!! I
                                                                                some trees in your own backyard
canvassing neighborhoods                   - and make sure you tell us on our                                          or community
                                                                               website when you do.
and identifying planting sites
to organizing materials and               I think it’s great that you love the
                                                                               ocean, too! Even though you don
planting trees.                           there are ways we can work toge                                       ’t live nearby,
                                                                             ther to keep the ocean clean and
                                          use our branches and roots to redu                                   pretty. We trees
                                                                               ce erosion and polluted runoff from
                                          waterways that eventually flow                                             getting into
                                                                            to the ocean. You humans can be
                                          to litter to prevent junk from end                                  extra careful not
                                                                             ing up at the beach and in the wat
                                          can encourage your parents to use                                      er. Plus, you
                                                                               non-toxic cleaning and gardenin
                                          also often find their way into the                                    g products that
                                                                             oceans.
                                          I hope I have convinced you that
                                                                           you can help make the world a mor
                                          healthier place! Thanks again for                                 e beautiful and
                                                                            your letter, Stephani!
                                         Very treely yours,




                                         Marcie the Marvelous Tree




                                    Marcie the Marvelous Tree was planted in 1987, and she inspired the founding of Tree MuskeTeers. Marcie is a
                                    very special tree. She is a local landmark, published journalist, video star, a friend to all youth, and has written
                                    her own autobiography. Because Marcie is an expert on many environmental issues, she also gets fan mail.

                                    Tree MuskeTeers    - TRUNKLINE SUMMER 2010
YOUTH LEADERSHIP

PUTTING KIDS IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT
NEW PLANTING SUPERVISORS                        PUBLIC SPEAKING GRADS
We have welcomed 66 new Tree Planting           Kids can’t save the Earth if they can’t
Supervisors to the team! Each completed         speak out. The following youth completed              Chevron is one of the world’s
                             a training         an eight week                                         largest integrated energy
                             on how to          LEAD course in                                        companies. It is engaged
                             properly           public speaking                                       in every aspect of the oil
                             plant trees        to graduate with                                      and natural gas industry,
                             and assert         Toastmasters                                          including exploration and
                             themselves as      Certificates:                                         production, manufacturing,
                             leaders in a       Trishen Patel,                                        marketing and transportation,
                             group setting,     Kamran Khan,                                          chemicals manufacturing and
                             among other        Raquel Gerard,                                        sales, geothermal, and power
                             things.            Lina McDermott, Ryan Steele, Maxx                     generation. Chevron is also
                                                Tanklage and Luis Valdivia.                           investing in renewables and
Congratulations to: Sebastian Barajas,                                                                advanced technologies.
Tyler Basich, Melissa Berry, Sam Cano,          YOUTH MANAGERS
Alicia Carr, Andrea Castellanos, Brandon                                                              Chevron’s vision is to
Chen, Joseph Cho, Mary Cho, Gina Choi,          The Youth Manager Certification
                                                                                                      provide energy products
Jason Choi, Jun Choi, Min Choi, Ji Chung,       Series focuses on Personal, People and
                                                                                                      vital to sustainable economic
Valerie Equite, Jennifer Garcia, Talia                                     Management
                                                                                                      progress and human
Gerard, Zack Gill, Joseph Gorman, Sarah                                    Skills. These
                                                                                                      development throughout the
Gorman, Shannon Hagedorn, Shelby                                           LEADers
                                                                                                      world. Chevron recognizes
Hager, Katherine Han, Brian Hon, Annie                                     finished all
                                                                                                      and shares the concerns of
Hong, Dawool Huh, Scott Huh, Youjin                                        three courses
                                                                                                      governments and the public
Jeong, Susana Jung, Sang Jung, Tae Jung,                                   to receive a
                                                                                                      about climate change.
Mingyung Kang, Brian Kim, Brittany Kim,                                    certificate as a
Jason Kim,                                                                 Certified Youth
                                                                                                      As part of its commitment
Darien Kim,                                                                Manager at the
                                                                                                      to helping meet the world’s
Jeremy                                          fall graduation event: Ian Hurd, Alejandro
                                                                                                      demand for energy while
Kim, June                                       Paredes, Vanessa Rios, Raquel Gerard and
                                                                                                      taking steps to protect the
Kim, Steven                                     Lina McDermott.
                                                                                                      environment, Chevron
Kim, Sandy                                                                                            partners with nonprofit
Klueger,                                                                                              community organizations such
Calvin Lai,                                                                                           as Tree MuskeTeers through
Benjamin                                           So many, many ways to help...
                                                                                                      charitable contributions
Lee, Brian                                                                                            and volunteerism. Chevron
Lee, John                                          DRIVE! Have a clunker? Show your
                                                   support for us by donating your vehicle            operates in ways that limit or
Lee, Joshua      Supervisor Tyler Shalvarjian                                                         avoid contributing to adverse
Lee, Ji-Young installs trunk guards.               in our name to Cars4Causes!
                                                                                                      environmental impacts,
Lee, Paul                                                                                             and encourages consumers
Lee, Yeeun Lee, Leif Llenos, Tatiana                                                                  to use Chevron products
Lopez, Colleen Marcus, Lina McDermott,          OFF TO COLLEGE                                        more efficiently. In doing
Alan Nhan, Andy Nhan, Joowon Oh,                                                                      so, Chevron contributes to
Kaley Owens, Tiffany Paiva, Kelly Park,         Two TM youth leaders went off to                      meeting the world’s demand
Alejandra Ramirez, Rose Ann Ramirez,            college this year. Besides being strong               for energy while minimizing
Britta Relyea, Richard Salmeron, Tyler          students, both had impressive resumes                 its total environmental
Shalvarjian, Hyo Chol Shin, Evan Tomita         rich in community service and leadership              footprint.
and Marisol Trejo.                              experience.
                                                                                                      For more information on
                                                                                                      Chevron’s commitment to
  Want to take the LEAD?                                                                              the environment, please visit
                                                                                                      www.chevron.com.
  LEAD courses are the first rung of the
  leadership ladder at Tree MuskeTeers,
  and summer courses have just begun!
  Youth 10-18 interested in taking charge
  at the place where kids are boss should
  call us at (310) 322-0263 to find out more
  or sign up for the upcoming fall courses!
                                                Austin Jones at Berkeley.   Victoria Tam at USC.

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                                                                        Page 1     Global warming’s effects on our oceans

                                                                        Page 2     TM wins Outstanding Project Award

                                                                        Page 3     Thank you to our partners

                                                                        Page 4     Playing Litter Bug on Earth Day

                                                                        Page 5     Visit from the Los Angeles Lakers

                                                                        Page 6     Celebrating National Tree Hugger Day

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                                                                        Page 8     Monetary versus environmental costs

                                                                        Page 9     Critters at the ocean: Seagulls

                                                                        Page 10    Marcie talks 3x3 Campaign

                                                                        Page 11    New Youth Planting Supervisors

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