Urban Forest

What's happening?

The City is delivering a number of programs, projects, events and initiatives to grow and sustainably manage the City's urban forest. This page provides key activities, dates and surveys so that you can keep in the loop with all things urban forest.

Backstory

The City of Canning manages 34,190 street trees and 28,534 park trees, as well as natural areas. Private trees also provide amenity and ecosystem services to the broader community as well as the private residences they call home. Collectively, the canopy of all trees covers 9.9% of Canning’s local government area; one of the lowest levels of tree canopy cover of Perth Metropolitan Councils.

The City’s natural assets are often identified as our as most defining feature, beloved by thousands both within our community and across the broader Metropolitan region. Trees play a vital role in Canning. They are the largest living objects in the urban environments and ensure a liveable city. Trees, unlike other City assets, increase in value as they age, emphasising the importance of maintaining tree longevity in sustainable urban forest management. A well-managed urban forest will improve health and well-being, reduce the impacts of heat, floods and bring nature into the city as well as increase economic activity and increase property values.

Our community has told us they want more trees and greater tree canopy cover. In response to this council endorsed an urban forest strategy to provide a road map to sustainably manage and grow the City of Canning's urban forest.