GLOBAL WARMING—NO LONGER “JUNK” SCIENCE

Summer 2006 The heart of a communication system

JOINPLAZA EL SEGUNDO& TREE MUSKETEERS ASPARTNERS FOR THE

PLANET

Partners for the Planet Network is the movement that has brought more than one million kids and trees together to help the Earth! And now Plaza El Segundo has joined!

You don’t have to plant trees or even be a kid to become a Partner for the Planet– just join! Visit our web site, print out a membership form and learn about all the great member benefits.

Now here’s the really hot news! Plaza El Segundo, a new, upscale retail center coming 2006/2007, is offering a fabulous perk to Partners for the Planet members who add a $250 or $500 contribution to their membership fee. Those new members with an additional contribution will get their name on a plaque by one of the hundreds of Plaza El Segundo trees and be honored at the grand opening event!!!

Check out the details as they unfold at

www. treemus-keteers. org

NRC CONFIRMS GLOBALWARMINGThe National Research Council (NRC), in its report to Congress of June 22, 2006, concluded that “Earth is the hottest it has been in at least 400 years…” and that “human activities are responsible for much of the warming.” The NRC is the nation’s premier science policy body. It confirmed the “hockey stick” curve developed by climate scientists. The hockey stick plots temperature data over time and shows a long period of stability followed by a very sharp upward curve in the past 140 years. The NRC report means that global warming theories can no longer be labeled “junk” science.

WHAT RESULTS FROM GLOBALWARMING?The results of global warming are disastrous. For example, the prestigious National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) projects a worst case scenario of a nearly two foot rise in ocean sea levels during this century from the Greenland ice cap melt. The rise will swamp coastal communities, shrink or sink islands and cause catastrophic weather events.

GREENLAND GLACIER MELTINGCompare the two satellite photos showing Greenland melt zone increases between 1992 and 2002. In a ten year period, the melt zone has dramatically extended inland

(see the darker areas) and reached record heights (it is currently above the 6500 foot level). The rate of melting has accelerated significantly in recent years. If the Greenland glaciers totally melt, ocean levels will rise by as much as 21 feet. This does not include the melting of other glaciers or the Antarctic ice cap.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?Island nations will disappear. It has already started with Tuvala. Tuvala’s people have begun to abandon the islands, asking sanctuary from New Zealand. The Maldives in the Indian Ocean and Antigua and Nevis in the Atlantic Ocean are in the same predicament. If the oceans rise by only one meter, Southern Florida and Louisiana will be flooded and mostly disappear. New York City, particularly Manhattan, will be flooded. The Capitol Mall in Washington, DC will likely be underwater. Storms will regularly reach the 100 year flood stage (every 5.5 years). Some of the world’s largest cities are barely above sea level. All of the coastal cities in the world will be affected by rising sea waters.

A CLARION CALLThis is a clarion call for all citizens of the Earth. Read on in this issue for some things that you can do right away to reduce the causes of global warming. Planting trees and keeping trees alive is one thing we can do. If we all start right now, we will have the best chance of slowing and ultimately reversing global warming.

Tuvalans fighting a King Tide washing over their island.

Greenland Ice Cap Melt Zones

1992 2002

Source: Konrad Steffen, U. Colorado

Elevation:6,560 ft.

8,200 ft.

9,840 ft.

10,730 ft.

IT’S AN HONORCounty of Los Angeles Commendation

January 17, 2006 — County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors commended TREE MUSKETEERS for its “dedicated service to the affairs of the organization’s gift of Marcie books to all 88 County libraries.

National Arbor Day FoundationMedia Award

May 29, 2006, — On behalf of the author, youth manager, Adam Gerard, traveled to

Nebraska City, NE to receive the National Arbor Day Foundation’s prestigious Media Award for the book, Marcie the Marvelous Tree: An Autobiography.

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WELCOME ON BOARDThe DoubleTree Hotel hosted TREE MUSKETEERS’ annual Board of Directors retreat in February. Youth Management Team members and staff were also present to engage in strategic planning.

Catherine Magruder was appointed to a two year term of Advisory Director. In addition to prior Board service as a Director, Catherine has been an Adult Partner, speech teacher, and avid volunteer for years.

Leslie Estrada and Naomi Gault, El Segundo High School students, recently joined the TM team as youth interns.

Chuck Milam was elected to the Board and the office of Treasurer. He’s always been active in the community with service on municipal, county and state boards and commissions in addition to Boy Scouts and a variety of other groups including TREE MUSKETEERS. Chuck, an employee of Northrop Grumman, brings extensive professional experience as a budget and financial analyst to his post.

TREE MUSKETEERS is a national organization that was founded by third graders in 1987, and continues to be run by kids with support of adult partners.

MISSIONTo empower young people to be leaders of environmental and social change in Earth’s communities.

TREE MUSKETEERS

136 Main St.El Segundo, CA 90245310/322-0263 youth hotline 800/473-0263info@TreeMusketeers.org www.TreeMusketeers.org

BOARD OFDIRECTORSTara Church, Chair

Margot Nelligan, Secretary

Chuck Milam, Treasurer

Angelica Roque, President

Gail Church, Executive Director

Marie Bliss

Jim Kouzes

Iain Somerville

Stephen Ludwig

David Bliss

Linda Conkey

Don Philips

Gino Polizzotto

Catherine Magruder

WELCOME ON BOARD

TRUNKLINE DESIGN BY GROUP22 INC.

1205 EAST GRAND AVE.EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245

310.322.2210

Adam Gerard and John Rosenow, Pres. NADF.

Adam Miranda accepts the Commendation from Supervisor Don Knabe while Gail Church looks on.

Naomi fills the important role of tree care intern.

As office intern Leslie is the glue that holds things together.

FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE… CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTORS(As of November 16, 2005 to May 31, 2006)

Northrop Grumman, El Segundo Power, Church Family, Environmental Charter School, Chevron Products Co, City of Los Angeles, Group 22, Catherine Magruder, Bannerman Fnd, City of El Segundo, Union Bank, Continental Development, Adam Gerard, McLees Invest-ment Co., Adam Miranda, Chuck Milam, ECHO of Northrop Grumman, Mattel Children's Fnd, ES Firefi ghters Assn, Lynnette Kampe, Shannon David Design, Fernando Vallin, Margot Nelligan, Thomas Properties, Boeing Co, Jessi Sosnovski, Cub Scouts, Alex Umbenbaur, California ReLeaf, Offi ce Depot, Oliver Sarkozy, ES Kiwanis, Frank Lauterbur, Bill Ruane, Reeve Pepe, Sandy Jacobs, Cub Scout Pack 968c, Jessica Fletcher, Girl Scouts, Interact Club, Burt & Estelle Steinberg, Great Scott Tree Svc, Thomas Ashe Family, Jack Weber, LA Air Force Base, Mark Gault, Even Rojas, Ricardo Jarquin, Lane Erickson, ES Rotary, Kayne Eras Center, Hacienda Hotel, DoubleTree Hotel, LAWA, Leigh Snowden, Marian Miranda, Henry & Joan Stuart, 1-800 Got Junk, Mike Rotolo, Jessica Budke, Pat Norlund, Erik Payne, TG Construction, Sam Wies, W Torrance High, Stella Georgious, Mike Kretzmer, Studio Print-ing, Kinecta Credit Union, ES Police Offi cers, Ray & Veronica Ondrejech, Jenkins & Hogin LLP, Laurie & Bill Fisher, Mina Tennyson, Nancy Rinebold, Hafsa Bett, Sounds Like Fun, Eric Busch, South HS VCYC, Boy Scouts, Karen Cryan, Eileen Bell, Jeff Bower, Francziska Steagall, Jeanne & Allen Peters, Anthony Barthel, Brook Church-Koegel, Jaclyn Morrell, Al-ternate Routes, Pacifi c Ave Insurance, Kelly McDowell, Kathy Dutchess, Clifford Seymour, Victoria Tam, Victoria Saboya, George Binder, Noah Shlakman, John Mahoney, Patrick Win-tersteen, Tony Gambucci, Troya Duncanson, Lans Salon, David Dickey, Kim Chieppa, Nancy Schroeder, Mike & Denise Gordon, Ken Haydis & Mike Hall, Victoria & Dennis Robman, Chad Ceretto, Joe Lococo, Joan & Craig Parker, Stuft Pizza, Dan Reeder, Jim Boulgarides, David Herbst, Jeff Stewart, Jane Harman, Anne Marie Polizzotto, First Coastal Bank, Sheila Fowler, Barbara Vidmar, Mary Strenn, Beverly Gilbert, ES Woman's Club, Clint Prentice, Dana Mozena, Phil White, Stacia Mancini, Mercury Air Group, McCall Family, Russell Reyes, Kimberly Keener, Key Club, Alex Alanis, Pio Martinez, Roxana Claros, Tim Frei, Kelly Morales, Jennifer Gonzalez, Marie McFadden, Angelica Roque, Kathy Busick, Blaire Frei, Erin Shinn, Victor Weisburg, Matthew Siewierski, Jamal Smith, Heather Lee, Matthew Seymour, Grace Gunderman, Lauren O'Connor, Cari Hanson, Jennifer Jeong, Teresa Gregory, Alta Skinner, Laura Weber, Darren Tavitian, Shane Doyle, Carolyn Broussard, Bill Silva, Carol Silva, Kelsey Richard, A&A Waste & Rolloff Services, Helen Singleton, Leta Zaengle, Rosanne Choi, Jake Devery, Jamie Higgins, Anna Devintskaya, Andrea Dahm, Brent Donato, Steve Lundgren, Paris Dickson, Jim McLees, Cressan Delima, Mark Trujillo, Michael Mc-Fadden, Elizabeth Juarez, Ezra Atencio, Marcus Finezza, Mark Kampe, Dwayne Taylor, Jet-setters, Stacey Dunn, Main Street Café, Hilton Garden Inn, So Bay Theme Parties, CA Past President's Club, Ann & Louis Jensen, Megan Hart, AquaBio Environmental Technologies, Beth & Jeff Schodorf, Seran Yemma, Kathy Boyers, Jane Durand, Elizabeth Borcia, Katy Lunny, Rhey Lee, Lucy Diaz, Mariana Saboya, Rachel Bower, Colleen Shinn, Lisa Fisher, Lisa Frei, Bret Frei, Justin McLees, Steve Odabashian, Nora Roque, Corey Hughes, Rusty Hicks, Clayton Ambro, Diane Hattori, West Basin Water Dist, Rachel Bauer, Farello Family, Steve & Cindy Gordon, Kevin & Helen Rehm, Jacqueline Ruiz, Chris Roque, Chris Tiernan, Louise Tam, Brandon Wong, Naomi Gault, Tamara Windt, Joanne Malara, Kay Harvey, Rick Monetta, Michael Berry, Ray Gen, The Face Place, Cars 4 Causes, Bill Palace, Lisa Barriere, Tammi Bezanson, Ryan Baros, Viorel Jakob, Lisa Kwon, Danielle Hadley, Alison Leonard, Paul VonDollen, Jennifer Kampe, Leslie Whigham, Szofi a Harding, Erika Sword, Brett Frei, Samantha Miranda, Ryan Gordon, Benna Miller, Gordy Gordon, Anthony Barajas, Conner Rehm, Angel Salazar, Corri Rehm, Brian Carr, Jennifer Miranda, Amanda Sword, Katia Har-ding, Alicia Carr, Tamara Kirkendall, Connie Jappel, Parvin Vameghi-Vessali, Tom Elwood, Dan Newton, Tony Erickson, Tracey Ruesch, Tony Kelly, Timothy & Anne Hopens, Shlak-man Family, Shawn Helsel, Sergio Munoz, Scott Petree, Russell & Barbara Mackey, Valerie Camp, Raymond Davis, Ramon Rodriguez, Ed & Nancy Myska, Gibson Family, Nancy Patterson, Roque Family, Michael Hawkins, Michael Evans, Michael Cohen, Marcia Jones, Magda Drawe, Kristi Tidwell, Julie Shahan, Johnnie Fuqua, Joel Harris, Joe Murphy, Jimmy Grundy, Jim Dawson, Jessica Vanderzee, Ana Chavez, Andrew Klein, Andrew McCabe, Jeane Anderson, Jane Tourino, Walter Fletcher, William Carty, Eric Fleming, Emma Koffroth, Donald Austin, William Gray, Danny Irion, Daniel Jeter, Daniel Coons, Bruce Haupers, Clif-ford Isaacs, Claire Venator, Cindy Crawford, Chris Gallardo, Cheryl Ellis, Charles Heitzman, Kirk Rexroat, Faisal & Nadia Ahmad, Ronnie Family, Gerard Family, Herrmann Family, John Murray, James & Lauralee Garinger, Tredeman Family, Gail Friedman, Olona Family, Katy Sierwierski, Der-Aprahamian Family, Yee Family

YOUTH MANAGERPROFILE: ALEXUMBENHAURAlex leads a very busy life. In addition to being a member of the YMT, he is a freshman at El Segundo

High School where he plays football and wrestles. He is a Boy Scout and an Eagle Scout candidate who enjoys the

outdoors, hiking, back-packing and camping in the High Sierras. Alex also volunteers for an animal rescue group, and is active in his church. Alex has been with TREE MUSKETEERS for five years, has taken

all of our LEAD courses, is a Youth Tree Planting Supervisor, a Toastmasters graduate, and a certified Youth Manager. He has been closely involved in all Trees to the Sea plantings beginning with the original 6 trees in 2004. The Youth Management Team is indeed fortunate to have his experience, participation and enthusiastic insight.

PARTNERSNorthrop Grumman Church Family Mattel Children’s Fnd.Group 22 Chevron Products City of El SegundoECF Boeing Boeing Company Bannerman Fnd.El Segundo Power Catherine Magruder State Farm InsuranceZell Family Fnd. City of Los Angeles Disney Cast Fnd.McLees Investment Co. Kinecta Federal Credit Union El Segundo Firefighters Assn.Union Bank ECHO of Northrop Grumman Thomas Ashe FamilyCounty of Los Angeles El Segundo Kiwanis Shannon David DesignContinental Development Kwang Cho Thomas PropertiesMargo Nelligan California ReLeaf Hacienda HotelChuck Milam Edison International Office Depot

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Alex in a 2001 LEAD class on table manners.

Alex with Angelica Roque, Youth Director, and fellow YMT members, Jessi Sosnovski, Adam Gerard and Fernando Vallin in November 2005

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

FOR YOUTHLEAD Classes(Wednesdays 4:30 to 6 p.m.)

June 28 to July 12, 2006Personal Skills

July 19 to August 2, 2006 People Skills

August 9 to August 23, 2006Organizational Mgmt.

Speech ClassesSeptember 11 to October 30, 2006(Mondays 4:30 to 6 p.m.)All classes are free with a Partners for the Planet Membership. See our website for an enrollment form.

FOR ADULTSAdopt-a Memory Tree EventSaturday August 8, 2006(10 a.m. to Noon)

FOR EVERYONEMemory Tree Care(10 a.m. to Noon)1st Sat each month

Millennium Tree Care(10 a.m. to Noon)3rd Sat each month

Memory Tree PlantingSunday, November 19, 2006(1 to 3 p.m.)

Memory Tree PlantingSunday, January 21, 2007(1 to 3 p.m.)

Tree Pruning WorkshopSaturday, October. 7, 2006(10 a.m. to Noon)All classes are free with a Partners for the Planet Membership. See our website for an enrollment form.

HOMETOWN NEWS

Please call us at310-322-0263 to sign up

and check our website forany changes

www.treemusketeers.org

PLAZA EL SEGUNDO—HEALINGEARTHFor many years the northeast corner of Sepulveda Bl. and Rosecrans Ave. in El Segundo was a 108 acre industrial site. With environmental mitigation complete, it will soon be the home of Plaza El Segundo, a chic shopping center that includes great stores, fine dining and lush outdoor areas for community gatherings. It will also be the home of a new urban forest.

Landscape plans for the 37 acres in Phase I call for 481 trees to frame the stores, line the streets, create walkways, and shade the parking lots. These trees will help fight global warming by removing 27,758

pounds of carbon dioxide from the air and conserving 27,386 kWh of electricity per year at maturity.

Many environmental groups spend their days fighting with developers. At TREE MUSKETEERS, we are proud of our partnership with Continental Development Corporation, Mar Ventures, Inc. and Comstock-Crosser & Associates, who can take the credit for Plaza El Segundo.

MANHATTAN BEACH EARTH DAYApril 22, 2006 — Mattel employees and other volunteers staffed a booth at the Manhattan Beach Earth Day Festival in Polliwog Park. It was a day of fun, music, food and exhibits. People who visited with TREE MUSKETEERS planted Jeffrey Pine trees to grow at home, learned about recycling, and could even help stamp out litter by throwing wet sponges at the Litter Bug.

HAWTHORNE EARTH DAYAPRIL 29, 2006 — TREE MUSKETEERS celebrated Earth Day at the City of Hawthorne’s first annual Earth Day

Festival. In addition to an informational booth, festival goers had a chance to plant seedlings and play the Litter Bug game.

EL SEGUNDO LIBRARYAUTHOR’S DAYJune 4, 2006 — Though Marcie the Marvelous Tree had to work, she was well represented at the El Segundo Public Library’s annual Author’s Day. Youth managers Jessica Fletcher and Adam Miranda manned a table, and had been authorized to sign copies of Marcie the Marvelous Tree: An Autobiography. The event attracted a large number of bibliophiles and kids who were lucky enough to get an animated reading of the book by Jessica. It was a great day for Marcie!

Adam and Marcus conduct seed plantings

The Litterbug game. See the wet sponge?

Jessica Fletcher reading to attentive young listeners at the Library.

Marcie’s Book - Front Cover

March 19, 2006 — Memory Trees were planted for loved ones: John and Helen Singleton planted a Flowering Pear in memory of Kim Green; Leta Zaengle planted a Rainbow Eucalyptus in memory

of George J. Zaengle; Kathy Busick planted a Jacaranda in memory of Peggy Busick and also adopted a Jacaranda in memory of Elizabeth O’Donnol; Rosie Choi planted a

Pine in memory of Joyce Wilson and Jake Devery planted a Pine in memory of Mars,

a beloved dog. The event was well attended by families and friends. Memory Tree plantings are held in

Memory Row, an urban forest located in El Segundo on Imperial Avenue.

ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER HIGHSCHOOL SERVICE PROJECTJanuary 27, 2006 — 115 volunteers from the Environmental Charter High School in Lawndale came to El Segundo for an all day service project. They cared for trees on Millennium Row, visited TREE MUSKETEERS’ Youth LEADership Center for a tour, had

lunch in Library Park, and planted four trees on the south side of Imperial Highway alongside Memory Row. The day was the culmination of training for the

students. They took public transportation to demonstrate the best way of traveling in our urban environment. They learned about tree maintenance (3 truckloads of weeds, prunings and trash were hauled away). TREE MUSKETEERS frequently hosts youth and adult groups for service projects.

KAYNE- ERAS STUDENTS CAREFOR MEMORY ROWJune 6, 2006 — Students and teachers from the Kayne-Eras Center in Culver City regularly come to Memory Row to help maintain the more

than 300 trees planted there. Teachers enrich the students’ educational experience while giving fabulous volunteer opportunities.

RECYCLING HEROESVolunteers, Katelyn Henderson, Reeve Pepe and Bryan Aguilera working hard on recycling while learning to appreciate the good a comprehensive recycling program accomplishes.

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HOMETOWN FORESTS

MEMORY TREE PLANTINGS

Preparing to Plant

Dedication Ceremony

RECYCLING

Global Warming & Recycling. Did you know that recycling helps global warming by decreasing the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that are linked to everyday trash?

Reduce methane emissions from landfills. Waste diverted from landfills reduces the methane released when these materials decompose.

Reduce emissions from incinerators. Recycling allows materials to be diverted from incinerators thus reducing GHG emissions from the combustion.

Reduce emissions from energy consumption. Manufacturing goods from recycled materials requires less energy than producing goods from virgin materials.

Increase storage of carbon in trees. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and store carbon in wood. Recycling allows more trees to remain standing in the forest.

Recycling Savings AccountEl Segundo’s curbside recycling program is a partnership between the city, TREE MUSKETEERS and Consolidated Disposal Services. Since 1997, it has saved:

Petroleum 73,262 gallons

CO2 3,993 tons

Resources 771 tons

Trees 89,913

Water 37 million gals.

Energy 42 million kWh

“ Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tree planted

A few of the students and a teacher take a lunch break.

Students finish weeding and mulching.

Student Volunteers

Pride Day at Meadows Elementary School

March 25, 2006 - TREE MUSKETEERS were at Meadows Elementary School in Manhattan Beach for its Pride Day. Marcie the Marvelous Tree: An Autobiography was a focus of the display which included other age appropriate items. Youth Managers supervised Meadows students in planting a tree for this special occasion.

Through its Partners for the Planet Network (P4P), TREE MUSKETEERS offers a vehicle for kids to function as the international youth environmental movement through:

• Hotline

• Web Site

• Speakers Bureau

• TrunkLine Newsletter

• Resource Sharing

• Youth Campaigns

Participants around the world operate under their own banners while addressing their own hometown issues. Larger historical accomplishments include National and Regional Youth Summits and the One In A Million tree planting campaign which virtually exploded into a powerful movement of one million kids. Twenty youth with Trees for Development in Camarone, Africa planted 200 trees as part of a Partners for the Planet youth campaign.

COUNT ON KIDS

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TREES TO THE SEA 2006March 12, 2006 — A 24 hour weather delay did not dampen the spirits of 350

Arbor Day volunteers from throughout Southern California. They represented Scout groups, corporations, service

clubs, L.A. Air Force Base, cities of Los Angeles and El Segundo, and families. Trees to the Sea 06 was sponsored by 93 individuals, businesses, and nonprofits, and now 269 living noise and pollution barriers grace Imperial Highway between El Segundo and LAX.

Everyone came to plant 108 more Trees tothe Sea on the barren median of Imperial Highway. Adult partners were paired with each of the 30 youth tree planting supervisors. The young leaders briefed their planting teams as the first step.

El Segundo Fire Department watered the freshly planted trees from a tanker truck. In a special ceremony, each group of three star pines, Canary Island pines, Eucalyptus, and California sycamores was dedicated to world peace.

Volunteers also picked up litter and pulled weeds which 1-800-Got-Junk trucks hauled away. Then there was the Herculean task of spreading giant

piles of mulch along the entire one mile area.

Hungry volunteers were treated to lunch by Chevron. Drinks and dessert were provided by DoubleTree Hotel and West Basin Water District.

Youth managers Adam Gerard and Adam Miranda were accompanied by Mayor Kelly McDowell

and Councilman Eric Busch in speaking to and thanking the crowd during a closing ceremony.

The YMT delegated much of the implementation to a task force of community leaders. Pictured are Mike Rotolo, Eric Busch, Rusty Hicks, Mark Trujillo and Darren Tavitian. Other members were Sandy Jacobs, Pat Norlund, Allen Peters, Frank Lauterbur, Joe Harding, Lily Craig, and Rhey Lee.

It is the partnership that made Trees to the Sea possible!

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIPPROJECTFebruary 23, 2006 — Sandra Jacobs headed up a delegation of El Segundo Rotary Club

members that headed south to El Segundo’s Sister City, Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, for Carnival. The Rotarians have undertaken a variety of projects for the impoverished rural community,

and this year they took environmental education and inspiration to the children.

Rotary Club purchased enough Marcie the Marvelous Trees: An Autobiography books (in Spanish) for each child in the two room Vincente Guerra Elementary School (Primera) to have one of their own. The school has few books, so the Rotary’s gift was a very welcome addition!

The children learned about tree planting from TREE MUSKETEERS literature, and trees were planted in the school yard.

TREE MUSKETEERS is currently seeking funding to join with Rotary in a new Guaymas project beginning this fall. It begins with bringing some Guaymas high schoolers to El Segundo for LEADership and tree planting training, so they can return home to muster more youth to begin reforesting their barren land. The project concludes with some TM youth leaders traveling to Guaymas to oversee the first tree plantings next February. Please call if this sounds like an investment you or your company would like to make!

CHEVRON SENDS MARCIETO SCHOOL

Chevron was TREE MUSKETEERS’ first corporate partner, and has remained an enthusiastic supporter throughout the years. Their reaction to Marcie the Marvelous Trees: An Autobiography was no surprise. On top of the usual annual contribution and investing in Trees to the Sea in a big way, Chevron approached TREE MUSKETEERS with a proposal that they fund distribution of the book to local elementary schools. Marcie the Marvelous Tree won the unanimous approval of all the principals, and the book will now be found in every elementary school library and each 1st—3rd grade classroom in the Hawthorne and Wiseburn School Districts.

SPECIAL THANKS

Northrop Grumman has been a partner since 1992. Steadfast in support and

cognizant of the need for environmental action and youth leadership, the local company has given crucial funding and people power.

El Segundo Power has supported the work of TREE MUSKETEERS since arriving in El Segundo. This year

they contributed to Trees to the Sea in a really big way, and fielded a valuable team of employees.

The Employee Community Fund of Boeing is a nonprofit run by, you guessed it, the people who work at Boeing. Not

only are we grateful for 100s of volunteer hours annually emanating from Boeing people, but also for ECF’s extreme generosity.

IN EARTH’S COMMUNITIES

Julia Abreu-Mason reading the Marcie book to elementary students.

Guaymas High School students gathering to discuss the El Segundo Rotary’s trip to Mexico.

Youth Manager Adam Miranda addressing Hawthorne Rotary Club about helping make more books available. Chevron had a great idea, and it is hoped that other companies and service clubs will keep the

ball rolling by contributing toward books for other

schools in the area.

Trees in Guaymas, Mexico being dedicated to International Friendship.

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TREE MUSKETEERS

TREE SERVICETrees are perhaps the most important weapon we have in the war against global warming. They wage this battle by taking in C02 from the air through their leaves, and storing it– carbon sequestration.

It only makes sense that the more leaves a tree has, the better it can fight global warming. That is just one reason to make sure no one “tops” your trees. This discredited practice results in too few, if any, leaves remaining. Topping is “quick and dirty.” By just randomly whacking off the ends of branches, the worker spends less time and the job is cheaper. But true costs are hidden. Topping actually makes a tree fight for its life and creates liabilities for you.

Besides, bigger trees are better in the global warming war! Even so, when necessary, TREE MUSKETEERS Tree Service can reduce the overall size of a tree (within limits) while respecting its structure and well being.

Don’t ask us for topping, because we will say no. If you make the request of someone else, you might just get it.

TREE MUSKETEERS Tree Service offers affordable tree care by people who care about trees. Get a free estimate by calling our ISA certified arborist, Lynnette, at (310) 322-0263.

Ok, we love our cars, and it is a fact of life that we need streets to drive on and places park them. Unfortunately, these streets and parking lots occupy 10-40% of the land and together with other impermeable surfaces in urban settings cause the “heat island effect.” All of the asphalt, concrete, and buildings make the temperature in cities as much as 12 degrees higher than more forested areas or even in a park.

One way that heat islands contribute to global warming is by increasing demand for summertime air conditioning, which results in additional power plant and auto emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. Therefore, efforts are afoot nationwide to reduce the heat island effect by tree-lining residential and commercial streets, increasing open space, making driveways with non-heat retaining materials, and changing the roofs and structure of buildings to light colors. If you live in a really enlightened community, attention may already have turned to parking lots as another way to stop global warming.

Trees do important work in parking lots by moderating the amount of heat absorbed

by asphalt. The resulting cooler air temperatures reduce smog-causing ozone concentrations by minimizing gasoline evaporation from leaky fuel tanks and worn hoses. This lowers hydrocarbon emissions. If you are lucky enough to find a parking lot

space under a tree, the Center for Urban Research finds that in Davis, CA you will reap the following benefits when returning to your car after shopping. The asphalt surface temperature may be reduced by as much as 36 degrees, inside your car might

be 47 degrees cooler, and your fuel tank temperature will be nearly 7 degrees lower. The cooler the car, the less gasoline lost into the air and the more money you save.

What could be better than saving money while shopping? Well, doing your part for global warming is a nice perk too!

If your city doesn’t have an ordinance requiring that 50% of the total paved area in parking lots be shaded, it is time for you to educate your elected officials. It matters for the health of the Earth! It matters for the livability of your community! It matters to your pocketbook!

8 Things You Can Do RIGHT NOW to Fight Global WarmingNo longer is there any scientific issue whether global warming is occurring or that man is causing it. The main culprit is CO² emissions. Here are some things to do right away to fight global warming and the annual CO² savings in lbs.:

1. Change the five most frequently used lights to Energy Star bulbs: CO² savings 700 lbs.

2. Use a programmable thermostat: CO² savings 1,800 lbs.

3. Get rid of inefficient old appliances: CO² savings about 500 lbs. per major appliance

4. Recycle and reduce amount of garbage: CO² savings 850 lbs.

5. Caulk, weatherstrip, plug up gaps and holes: CO² savings 1,700 lbs.

6. Don’t use your car two days a week: CO² savings 1,590 lbs.

7. Get a car that averages 32 or more miles per gallon: CO² savings 5,600 lbs.

8. Insulate your water heater and set heat no higher than 120°F: CO² savings 1550 lbs.

Each and every one of the above saves you money year after year after year. Plus, you are significantly joining in the global warming fight.

COMMON CENTS

YOUR CAR, GLOBAL WARMING AND YOUR WALLET!

ANIMALS FORCED TO ADAPTTO GLOBAL WARMINGBy Jamie Higgins, TREE MUSKETEERS Columnist

Marcie and her tree friends know about global warming. They watch their animal buddies try to adjust to our planet as it gets hotter. Global warming affects wildlife in numerous ways.

As the temperature increases, many animals are moving to colder regions or higher elevations, where more tolerable

conditions exist. These changes have made survival for some species more difficult. Unfamiliar species are brought into contact with each other, often resulting in new and direct competition. Changes

in food quality or in availability of breeding sites are also likely to result. Some species are disappearing from southern or lower elevation portions of their native habitat.

Extinction can occur when a species is unable to adapt to changes in its environment. One example is the polar bear. Polar bears have been affected by loss of Arctic ice caused by global warming. Polar Bears need ice floes to hunt seals and other prey; without ice floes, the polar bears will starve.

Familiar urban wildlife has been affected by global warming, too. In fact, it is changing the behavior of a bird that lives in our own yards and urban

forests. The tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) is a bird that can be seen across the U.S., including throughout Southern California in the winter. Earlier springs and warmer temperatures have caused tree swallows to lay eggs more than a week sooner than usual. Tree swallows act as weather monitors, according to scientists, because they hunt insects "on the wing”. They are "income breeders" that rely on their daily foraging intake. Insects the swallows need do not fly during cool weather so when the weather grows hotter and the insect population increases, the swallows begin their new families. Earlier breeding is a signal that the Earth is indeed warming.

How will this affect the swallows and other interrelated animals? What happens when the tree swallow no longer travels this far south? Will we become inundated with the millions of insects that it would normally eat? We do not yet know and must wait for more observations from Marcie and concerned scientists around the world.

Could you recognize a tree swallow if you saw one?

Stature: This song bird is small and slender ranging between 5-6 inches. Wingspan is 12-14 inches. It is white underneath and shiny blue-green on the top. The face is dark and throat is white.

Habitat: It spends winters throughout southern California, South Carolina, Florida, and the Gulf Coast southward to Panama. It breeds in the late winter as it turns warmer for spring. The tree swallow prefers open areas near water and fields and will nest in a tree cavity or nest box.

Food: Flying insects and some berries. It forages and catches insects in flight.

Sources:http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov, http://www.birds.cornell.edu, http://news.bbc.co.uk, http://www.panda.org, http://www.news.cornell.edu

NEIGHBORHOOD CRITTERS WEATHER REPORT

Signs of Global Warming:

• When Greenland’s glaciers slide as they melt, they create earthquakes. Over the past 5 years, the number of quakes has doubled. LaMont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University.

• In the 1st 75 years of the last century, the average temperature increased 0.80 C but the increase dramatically accelerated in the century’s last 25 years to 0.60 C. The annual warming acceleration rate more than doubled. NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

• The Earth’s warming coincides with rapid growth of human-made greenhouse gases. Goddard Institute.

• 160,000 people, primarily children, die each year as a result of global warming. This is 440 deaths per day! World Health Organization.

UNDERSTANDING AND LIVING PEACEFULLY WITH URBAN WILDLIFE

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Male Tree Swallow

Female Tree Swallow

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DEAR MARCIEDO THE MATH

• For every four trees removed in urban areas, only one replacement is planted!

• 634 million vacant tree sites exist in American cities!

• The average life expectancy of street trees is just seven years due to neglect!

Planting new trees in urban areas is important for the future. We must fill every possible space and replace trees that are declining.

Most critical for today, however, is caring for existing trees. It takes about 20 years for new trees to reach their full air-cleaning potential!

Large trees like Marcie (sycamore) sequester 98 pounds of CO² and conserve 74 kWh of energy annually at maturity.

Medium trees store 13 pounds of CO² and reduce energy consumption by 38 kWh per year when mature.

Dear Nikki,

Thank you for your letter. And you are right, young people do need to join together to fight all of Earth’s problems, especially global warming. The little kids who founded TREE MUSKETEERS always ignored people who said you can’t change the world. They thought that if each of us changed our own little worlds, then the whole world would change. So, where you start is in your yard, your house and your life. You will influence others by what you do and they will start doing it too. There are many action ideas for everyone in this issue of TrunkLine, and here are a few more for you:• Be the recycling police officer at your house.• Walk or ride your bike whenever possible instead of asking for a ride.• Dress lightly in the summer and use a fan instead of air conditioning.• Wear a sweater in the winter and turn down the heat.• Be the light switch monitor to make sure everything is off when not in use. • Care for trees in your yard, and plant some more if there’s room.Once you have your own life in order, you can begin talking to other people about theirs. Start an eco club at school or church! Write letters to the editor in your local newspaper! Speak at city council or school board meetings about needed changes! I could say, “what can I do, I’m just a tree,” and you could say you’re just a kid. But you know what? Together we are a powerful force! Please keep me posted on how everything goes.

Very treely yours,

Marcie the Marvelous Tree

From the desk of Marcie M. 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.

What contribution toward stopping global warming could your community make if everyone maintained just one large yard tree?

––– houses x 98lbs = ––– CO²

––– houses x 74 = ––– kWh

Dear Marcie,

Hello, I am a 13 year old girl that has been brought

to reality on the environmental problems we face

today and in years to come. I read about you in a

magazine.

I realize there is a huge need to alarm & wake up

other teenagers in our world to get environmentally

conscious. We need to join together and as a

whole heal our world.

What can I do to get started?

Thanks a lot

Nikki

Peace, Live it or Rest in it!

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YOUTH LEADERSHIP

PUTTING KIDS IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT

Join the Adult Partner Team

Many thanks to APT members who have volunteered their time to support youth leaders so far this year:

Allen Peters Lisa FreiAndrea Dahm Lisa FisherAnna Devintskaya Lynnette KampeBrent Donato Marian MirandaCatherine Magruder Marie McFaddenChris Roque Mark KampeChuck Milam Michael BanadosColleen Shinn Michael McFaddenDanny Roque Mike RotoloDarren Tavitian Nora RoqueDwayne Taylor Pat NorlundFrancziska Steagall Pio MartinezGail Church Steve OdabashianJack Weber Teresa GregoryJamie Higgins Tim FreiJim McLees Dan NewtonJoe Harding Rhey LeeLaura Weber

To qualify, you just have to attend a Backseat Driving class about the adult role in youth led projects, enjoy working with youth, and have a desire to see young people succeed. Call or email us for details and to sign up!!

Thanks to a Special Adult Partner

TREE MUSKETEERS kids, programs and successes could not happen without Adult Partners. “Thanks” goes to a very special Adult Partner who responds frequently and often on short notice. Whether it’s Treesto the Sea, a youth speaking engagement or a book reading, Marian Miranda has set the benchmark for Adult Partners. Marian is a great member of the Adult Partner Team and a good friend. Her efforts and caring are outstanding.

Inspiring and Inspired Leadership

May 15, 2006 — Youth Manager, Jessi Sosnovski, was the subject of a pilot show by Tall Pony Productions. The series is not yet named, but will feature inspiring role models in the areas of interest to teenage girls. The call for help to TREE MUSKETEERS was a result of surveys showing that the environment was high on the list of many young ladies. Jessi was with the filming crew 3½ hours showing them and (hopefully) the viewing audience around TM’s Youth LEADership Center and project sites to show what she and the other youth leaders at TREE MUSKETEERS do.

LEAD Courses

LEAD (Leadership Education and Action Development) courses are an opportunity for kids to learn marketable skills that will serve them well as environmental leaders, as students, and in life. LEADers are mentored by older youth and adult partners with appropriate expertise. In the end, the young people will have acquired educational enrichment, self-confidence, team spirit, and the means to make a significant contribution to the community.

LEAD courses on the this summer’s agenda include: Personal Skills (table manners, dress for success and body language); People Skills (team dynamics, telephone etiquette and conflict resolution); and Organizational Management (strategic planning, project management and business behavior). Look for Public Speaking and

Youth Tree Planting Supervisor courses this fall. Call for enrollment information.

Tall Pony Film Crew Honors Jessi Sosnovski. She’s the Best!!

Marian Miranda doing her adult partner job—helping a youth leader at a recent tree

planting.

LEAD Class Members Trying out their new Eat For Success Skills

HOW TO HELP

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ACROSS 3. Trees planted on March 19, 2006 (Page 5)?

5. What TREE MUSKETEERS’ tree service will NOT do to your tree (Page 8)?

7. Event that took place on March 12, 2006 (4 words) (Page 6)?

8. Where Alex Umbenhaur likes to backpack (Page 3)?

9. First name of Special Adult Partner (Page 11).

10. Last name of TREE MUSKETEERS’ new Treasurer (Page 2)?

DOWN 1. Name of new shopping center in El Segundo

(3 words) (Page 4)?

2. Name of the city in Mexico that is partnering with TREE MUSKETEERS and the El Segundo Rotary in an international friendship program (Page 7).

4. The 13 year old girl who wrote to Marcie (Page 10)?

5. Name of the bird that is the subject of Neighborhood Critters article (2 words) (Page 9)?

6. Glacier that is the subject of the lead article (Page 1)?

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