The Town of Claremont’s parks and environment team has been hard at work keeping the streetscapes looking green by planting over 210 saplings across the region ready for when the spring weather arrives.
Starting in May, the team has been planting to replace those trees which failed to thrive due to disease or old age, along with plantings in new locations to enhance the region’s streetscapes.
Twenty-two different species were used across a mix of native, exotic, evergreen, and deciduous saplings with the aim of helping improve the region’s biodiversity.
The species used in the plantings were guided by the region’s Street Tree Masterplan, which was developed in conjunction with community consultation last year and determines the most appropriate trees to use in each of the region’s four wards.
Planting trees which stand a better chance of thriving is essential for enhancing the region’s biodiversity and means we can all enjoy the many benefits that trees bring both now, and into the future.
In a 2017 report from Greener Spaces Better Places, the region’s green canopy saw it as the only urban council in WA, and one of only 12 nationwide, to achieve a low heat vulnerability rating. Claremont is also rated as an Industry Leader in Streetscapes, trees, and verges in this year’s MARKYT Community Scorecard.
