Marietta Borough Shade Tree Commission

12/12/2025

https://extension.psu.edu/tree-tenders-webinar'

Become a Tree Tender and help increase the tree canopy in your community!

12/07/2025

Learned much about the right way to prune trees during last week’s workshop at Iron Furnace Park.

10/14/2025

https://cvent.me/KdMqKl?refid=SOCIALSHARE&sms=7&cn=cF5I2DJGSsKtAyziTkDiJA

05/21/2025

https://web.cvent.com/event/ed5a9189-43f6-4844-b2cd-bebc2b968dcd/summary

05/20/2025

This Saturday Volunteer Tree Planting meet at Front and Bank at 9 am. Wear long pants, socks, boots if possible, gloves, long sleeves. Bring Shovels and mallets if you have them.

05/09/2025

https://www.treesaregood.org/treeowner/plantingatree

Trees are an investment. How well that investment grows depends on several factors including, the type of tree planted, its location and the care provided. Getting your new tree off to a healthy start will help the tree mature to its full size and ensures it will provide environmental, economic, and...

05/01/2025

Marietta Borough Shade Tree Commission meeting has been moved to Monday May 5th at 7 pm at the Borough Hall Building. Public always welcome to attend.

04/24/2025

APRIL IS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH!!!

THANKS BEYOND WORDS TO THE OVER 45 VOLUNTEERS, INCUDING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, WHO HAVE SHOWN UP TO CREATE A LIVING LEGACY THROUGH PROTECTING, PRESERVING, AND PLANTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TREES FOR THE FLOODPLAIN FOREST, BOROUGH LANDS AND RESIDENCES. THANKS TO ALL WHO QUIETLY ENGAGE IN STEWARDSHIP.
LIKE THE BILLBOARD QUOTE OF JANE GOODALL SAYS, ON RIVER ROAD, ENTERING TREE CITY COLUMBIA, “EVEN NATURE HAS AN ADVOCATE. STEWARDSHIP”

THANK YOU ALL!

03/29/2025

https://homegrownnationalpark.org/doug-tallamy/

DOUG TALLAMY’S HUB “We are at a critical point of losing so many species from local ecosystems that their ability to produce the oxygen, clean water, flood control, pollination, pest control, carbon storage, etc, that is, the ecosystem services that sustain us, will become seriously compromised....

03/09/2025

Thanks to All who came out to the volunteer vine cutting yesterday!! It was a great group!! 21 adults and 10 children!! Thanks to Brandon Tennis for his, as usual, wonderfully educational and inspiring orientation for the volunteer group.