Tree Musketeers

Specialties

Tree Musketeers is an El Segundo-​based nonprofit organization with a mission to empower young people to be environmental leaders. Tree Musketeers has a vision in which children all over the world are planting trees and becoming leaders of social change.

To promote the healthy growth of trees, Tree Musketeers provides professional care for residences and businesses throughout the South Bay. We are licensed, insured and certified by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).

Estimates are free! Contact us today at 310−322−0263 or trees@​treemusketeers.​org

Our Tree Care staff can help with:

— Trees that need thinning or shaping

— Diseases or pests in a tree

— Weak, dead or overhanging branches

— Garden clean-​up

— Ivy or other vines growing in your tree

Services offered include:

— Selection and planting

— Garden clean-​up

— Mulching and staking

— Tree and shrub removal

— Tree assessment and consultation

We also offer hands-​on pruning workshops.

History

Established in 1987.

Thirteen Brownie Girl Scouts sat around the freshly planted Marcie the Marvelous Tree on May 9, 1987, dreaming up a plan to help the Earth. The third graders set out on a journey that came to be known as Tree Musketeers — the world’s first youth environmental organization.

Unlike most youth groups run by adults for kids, Tree Musketeers incorporated as a nonprofit where kids sit in the driver’s seat. The young visionaries were undaunted by obstacles littering the uphill road to becoming leaders in an adult world. The philosophy was that their action might inspire others to follow, and follow they did! As word of these youth-​led community projects spread, calls came in from coast to coast seeking to replicate the concept. Programs evolved on public demand, and Tree Musketeers grew to national scope in just five years. The value of its work has been widely honored, including by three Presidents of the United States.

Meet the Manager

Luke M.

Manager

Luke, Tree Musketeers’ Community Forester, recieved his Bachelors in Forest and Natural Resource Management from the University of Minnesota, is an ISA certified Arborist, and has been with Tree Musketeers since 2014. Luke manages the Tree Service, tree planting and care events and instructs Youth Tree Planting Supervisors. He supervises volunteers in the field and oversees new greening projects to enrich the El Segundo area. Luke is adored by coworkers and volunteers for his enthusiasm and commitment.