Marietta Tree Keepers

City of Marietta Tree Ordinance
The purpose of these standards is to facilitate the preservation and/or replacement of trees as part of the land development process within the municipal boundaries of the City of Marietta.
City of Marietta Tree Ordinance

Winter Tree Maintenance
Due to the drought MTK will be maintaining our past plantings this season and not planting trees. More details will be posted closer to the dates.

Who we are

Marietta Tree Keepers is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to planting, preserving and protecting trees in and around the city of Marietta, Georgia. Marietta is a city rich in history, yetchallenged by tremendous growth.

We were established in March of 2002 by city councilman Johnny Sinclair and work very closely with the city government. The organization grew out of a need identified by a local citizens group named IMPACT: Involved Mariettans Planning Actively for the City of Tomorrow. In its first year, the organization has raised $20,000 in grants, over $5,000 in memberships and donations and planted over 120 trees. The organization has one paid staff member, 17 directors, 10 City of Marietta staff liaisons and over 125 volunteers. We have planted trees in over 13 locations within the city and have a vigorous future plans.

Our main strategy is to educate the public about trees; their selection, planting and maintenance. We help them to understand the importance of our abundant great trees, which we are fortunate to have in this 180 year old community. Where once these trees were cleared for farming, now they are once again threatened by development and road construction. We emphasize the many benefits that trees have for our community such as: reducing air and noise pollution, cooling the air, conserving energy and water, reducing soil erosion, enhancing wildlife habitat and greenspace, not to mention raising property values.

WSB-TV awarded Marietta Tree Keepers a "Going Green Champion" for its workto make sure future generations enjoy the city's trees.

A video from the newscast is available online.