WATCA - WA Tree Canopy Advocates’ Post

This isn’t about Nedlands and it’s not even about trees versus houses. We’ve seen cities like Sydney who have been able to increase their density AND their tree canopy. The question we need to be asking is why is Perth so far behind the rest of the country? Why do we have a Canopy Crisis? With 80% of tree loss happening on private land in Perth, if the Planning Minister’s greening strategy doesn’t protect canopy on private land it is worth nothing. #treeprotection #urbanforest #CanopyCrisis #liveablecities #sustainablecities #healthycities #WATCA

Support South Perth's Draft Tree Retention Policy and Help Future Proof Our Suburbs - COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES 4PM THURSDAY The South Perth heating mapping below was done late December 2020 on a day when the temp was between 32 and 34 degrees. The bluest areas are 30.3 degrees and the reddest are 57.4 degrees! The correlation between temperature and trees, or lack of them, is undeniable. And after the summer we've just had, we know it’s only getting hotter while the number of precious large trees in our suburbs that cool our homes is getting lower. If we want liveable, sustainable neighbourhoods for future generations we need to urgently regulate the removal of our large healthy trees so they are only lost if there is a good reason. South Perth's draft Policy is based on the WA Local Government Association (WALGA) Tree Retention Local Planning Policy Template, it is well considered and it is the only option currently available in WA to stop needless loss of our large urban trees given the State Government's refusal to act. Its not anti-development, its just ensuring alternatives are considered and a large tree is not removed if there's not a valid reason. Fill in South Perth's feedback form and help show the South Perth Council, other WA Council's and the State Government that their communities want this. You don't have to be a South Perth resident, this is an issue for everyone who lives in an urban area in WA, and it only takes a couple of minutes. Just go to: https://lnkd.in/gDkNcttY #urbanheatisland #treeprotection #localplanningpolicy #urbantrees #WALGA #WATCA #liveableneighbourhoods #sustainableneighbourhoods #urbanforest #giveatossabouttrees

Across Canada, cities are chopping down mature urban trees faster than young trees can grow to replace them. One small municipality in Manitoba is doing things differently. Writer Mira Miller explores what Canadian municipalities can learn from the prairie city:

Beautification in #SouthForsyth is important for several reasons: . Economic development: Beautifying a district can attract more visitors, tourists, and #businesses, leading to increased economic activity and growth in the area. . Quality of life: A well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing district can enhance the overall quality of life for residents, workers, and visitors. . Community pride: Beautification projects can instill a sense of pride and ownership in the #community, fostering a stronger sense of community spirit and engagement. . Improved health and well-being: Green spaces, public #art, and clean streets can promote physical and mental well-being, encouraging people to spend more time #outdoors and be more active. . Environmental benefits: Beautification efforts such as planting trees, installing green infrastructure, and reducing litter can have positive impacts on the environment, including improving air quality, reducing heat island effects, and supporting biodiversity. . South Forsyth CID is committed to playing a significant role in creating a vibrant, attractive, and livable district that benefits both residents and visitors alike.

Fake nature is no replacement for wild spaces, we have far too few of those to n urban places. Although it's important that developments have more greenspaces, it mustn't be at the expense of nature. Community voices need to be heard and listened too, this resonates with the ongoing battle in #Macclesfield to save the critically important remaining lowland pearlland of #DanesMoss , we also need more genuine neighborhood plans, communities should be involved at all stages in deciding where developments should be and what they should look like not driven by money and developers. Our townscapes and fringe areas are awash with the ugly mediocrity of the majority of overpriced modern developments, people, communities deserve better places to live and above all #nature needs to have a seat at the table and be at the ❤️ of everything we do. We are slowly, far too slowly waking up to what happens when nature is harmed and planetary boundaries exceeded.Places matter, we need better community led smaller scale developments, communities aren't created by throwing up hundreds, even thousands of shortlife houses with little or no infrastructure and largely car centric. Communities are made by people. Andy Middleton Ken Moon Nigel Pugh Jane Davidson https://lnkd.in/eFBpEh9i

Street trees save lives. 🌳 Yup. From reducing urban heat islands, to improving traffic safety, to cutting air pollution and raising property values, a recent study shows a connection between planting street trees and lower mortality rates: https://lnkd.in/ePijMHfd #streettrees #streetscaping #streetdesign #landscapearchitecture #urbandesign #walkability

A Call for Village Conservation Communities (VCC) - A Substantive #Conservation Approach to Real Estate #Development: https://j.mp/3l7hGJc What can be done to preserve a dwindling number of "forest enclaves" around cities like Atlanta? What we need is a substantive conservation approach to real estate development, a way forward to develop land that is competitive financially with conventional development, preserves the majority of our forested areas, re-integrates urban farms and brings people together around a renewed connection to the land with nature and farm based activities. Clustering the development into walkable villages and hamlets while preserving the majority of the green space on site and connecting to adjacent preserved green spaces. This development approach is called a "Village Conservation Community" (VCC). An age-old traditional approach to development that was the norm prior to the advent of the automobile and suburban development. Village Habitat Design has been planning and promoting this type of development since the organization built a first village conservation community - East Lake Commons - 20 years ago. VCCs are not only good for existing neighborhoods, future residents and developers, but they also create tremendous resilience and hope in a world facing uncertainty regarding climate change, loss of bio-diversity, pandemics and social dis-connectedness. This model can protect nature, provide urban farms ,food and energy resilience, reduce stress on infrastructure, improve health through walking and connection to nature and help incubate small neighborhood businesses. #realestate #sustainability #communities #sustainabledevelopment #development #sustainablecommunities #farms #farming #agriculture #walkability #greenbuilding #Atlanta #Georgia

A Call for Village Conservation Communities (VCC) - A Substantive #Conservation Approach to Real Estate #Development: https://j.mp/3l7hGJc What can be done to preserve a dwindling number of "forest enclaves" around cities like Atlanta? What we need is a substantive conservation approach to real estate development, a way forward to develop land that is competitive financially with conventional development, preserves the majority of our forested areas, re-integrates urban farms and brings people together around a renewed connection to the land with nature and farm based activities. Clustering the development into walkable villages and hamlets while preserving the majority of the green space on site and connecting to adjacent preserved green spaces. This development approach is called a "Village Conservation Community" (VCC). An age-old traditional approach to development that was the norm prior to the advent of the automobile and suburban development. Village Habitat Design has been planning and promoting this type of development since the organization built a first village conservation community - East Lake Commons - 20 years ago. VCCs are not only good for existing neighborhoods, future residents and developers, but they also create tremendous resilience and hope in a world facing uncertainty regarding climate change, loss of bio-diversity, pandemics and social dis-connectedness. This model can protect nature, provide urban farms ,food and energy resilience, reduce stress on infrastructure, improve health through walking and connection to nature and help incubate small neighborhood businesses. #realestate #sustainability #communities #sustainabledevelopment #development #sustainablecommunities #farms #farming #agriculture #walkability #greenbuilding #Atlanta #Georgia

A Call for Village Conservation Communities (VCC) - A Substantive #Conservation Approach to Real Estate #Development: https://j.mp/3l7hGJc What can be done to preserve a dwindling number of "forest enclaves" around cities like Atlanta? What we need is a substantive conservation approach to real estate development, a way forward to develop land that is competitive financially with conventional development, preserves the majority of our forested areas, re-integrates urban farms and brings people together around a renewed connection to the land with nature and farm based activities. Clustering the development into walkable villages and hamlets while preserving the majority of the green space on site and connecting to adjacent preserved green spaces. This development approach is called a "Village Conservation Community" (VCC). An age-old traditional approach to development that was the norm prior to the advent of the automobile and suburban development. Village Habitat Design has been planning and promoting this type of development since the organization built a first village conservation community - East Lake Commons - 20 years ago. VCCs are not only good for existing neighborhoods, future residents and developers, but they also create tremendous resilience and hope in a world facing uncertainty regarding climate change, loss of bio-diversity, pandemics and social dis-connectedness. This model can protect nature, provide urban farms ,food and energy resilience, reduce stress on infrastructure, improve health through walking and connection to nature and help incubate small neighborhood businesses. #realestate #sustainability #communities #sustainabledevelopment #development #sustainablecommunities #farms #farming #agriculture #walkability #greenbuilding #Atlanta #Georgia

A Call for Village Conservation Communities (VCC) - A Substantive #Conservation Approach to Real Estate #Development: https://j.mp/3l7hGJc What can be done to preserve a dwindling number of "forest enclaves" around cities like Atlanta? What we need is a substantive conservation approach to real estate development, a way forward to develop land that is competitive financially with conventional development, preserves the majority of our forested areas, re-integrates urban farms and brings people together around a renewed connection to the land with nature and farm based activities. Clustering the development into walkable villages and hamlets while preserving the majority of the green space on site and connecting to adjacent preserved green spaces. This development approach is called a "Village Conservation Community" (VCC). An age-old traditional approach to development that was the norm prior to the advent of the automobile and suburban development. Village Habitat Design has been planning and promoting this type of development since the organization built a first village conservation community - East Lake Commons - 20 years ago. VCCs are not only good for existing neighborhoods, future residents and developers, but they also create tremendous resilience and hope in a world facing uncertainty regarding climate change, loss of bio-diversity, pandemics and social dis-connectedness. This model can protect nature, provide urban farms ,food and energy resilience, reduce stress on infrastructure, improve health through walking and connection to nature and help incubate small neighborhood businesses. #realestate #sustainability #communities #sustainabledevelopment #development #sustainablecommunities #farms #farming #agriculture #walkability #greenbuilding #Atlanta #Georgia