Volunteers of all ages rolled up their sleeves and donned gardening gloves to green up the City of Armadale on Saturday.
Mayor Ruth Butterfield said despite the cold, wet and muddy conditions 87 members of the community showed up to lend a hand at the city’s National Tree Day to help plant native seedlings.
“Approximately 3500 seedlings were planted at the Armadale Settler’s Common close to the Environmental Centre and will provide much needed habitat for native wildlife,” she said.
“Our thanks go to the Armadale Police Rangers, Marmun Mia-mia Aboriginal Corporation, Samskruthi Perth and other members of the community – what an amazing job.”
The City of Armadale adopted an Urban Forest Strategy in 2014, with one of the main objectives being to increase the city’s green canopy.
As a part of the Strategy, the City plants a number of trees within parks, road reserves and on verges adjacent to residential properties.
The City of Armadale is currently ranked 12 out of 25 for green cover compared to similar places across Australia, with 62.4 percent green cover.
Over 50 percent of the city has a green canopy, with trees over three metres tall, – a figure which has increased by six percent since 2016.
But according to the Greener Spaces Better Places initiative, Armadale still has a big challenge ahead of it to increase its greenery.
