"We are looking for a way to help them gain life skills and direction while demystifying the college process." 

--Andy Thoms

"I know I need an education, but I also want to help the environment and help my people."

--Jeanine Jim-Bluehorse

"I feel that planting trees has not only built character on my behalf, but also stood as a symbol. It symbolizes the personal growth I feel, and the care that I have taken to lay the groundwork for my future. The significance of our planting trees is to restore the watershed back to health or to enhance the habitat. When we plant cottonwoods, and willows by the water (rivers, creeks, and streams) it stabilizes the bank and create a rooting system that prevents erosion that ruins the quality of the water."

 --Kenek P. Aguilar