The mission of Tree Musketeers is to empower young people to be environmental leaders.During two decades of organizational life, Tree Musketeers has created quantifiable results through well awarded, youth led programs. Developing youth as eco leaders is at the heart of two major program areas. The Partners for the Planet Network offers a vehicle for kids nationwide to function as a movement through a website, speakers bureau, resource sharing and youth campaigns. The current thrust internationally is the Partners for the Planet Campaign with aims to document 3 million trees planted by 3 million youth to fight global warming. In the Hometown Program, urban forestry, public education and youth leadership are the focus in the South Bay of Southern California. A formalized adult volunteer program, structured eco LEADership courses, Youth LEADership Center, community tree planting events, maintenance of 1,800 local trees and improved community service opportunities for mainstream and at-risk youth are the mechanisms for taking action.