In what has been described as a 'watershed moment,' two inner-suburban Perth councils have voted to protect trees on private properties to help preserve the city's urban canopy.
abc.net.au/news/local-government-tree-protection-perth/102159996In what has been described as a "watershed moment," two inner-suburban Perth councils have voted to protect trees on private properties and preserve the city's urban canopy.A development application could soon be needed for the removal of trees over 8 metres high
"This is really a watershed moment, the community groundswell in support of tree protection is growing at a rapid rate and through WACTA — our local tree canopy groups — we've got around 11,000 members at the moment," she told Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC Radio Perth. Karen Chappel says WALGA wants the state government to commit $20 million to tree planting in this year's budget.
Nedlands Mayor Fiona Argyle said the council had considered a tree register but realised protections on private property would be more effective."We realised the data and evidence didn't back that up, so we moved quickly to tree protections on private property," she said.
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