Good Things Come in Trees...

That's why we're fighting to protect urban trees across Western Australia

We are WATCA - Western Australian Tree Canopy Advocates

WATCA is a community organisation established to address the Tree Canopy Crisis in Perth and other WA cities. Perth has the lowest canopy cover of any capital city in Australia - and no state-level protections of any kind. We are driving the protection and expansion of urban tree canopy across WA.

WATCA is the state umbrella for a network of local Tree Canopy Advocacy groups representing 30 local councils across WA and more than 30,000 community members who want the state and local governments to take urgent action.

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WATCA is all about community! Show your support by joining forces with thousands of other leafy legends from across WA.

We have local groups across the Perth metro area, as well as groups in Bunbury, Serpentine Jarrahdale, Mandurah, Busselton, Dunsborough & Geraldton. We're getting bigger everyday - join us to show your support for trees!

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Perth has the lowest tree canopy of any Australian capital city and no tree protections.

We cannot plant our way out of this.

Perth is losing 80% of trees on PRIVATE PROPERTY. No matter how many saplings are planted on public land, without regulating the
removal of mature trees on private property, we are still going backwards. It's like trying to fill a bath without the plug in.

Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra & Hobart have all had protections
for large trees on private land in place for decades.

And guess what? Their tree canopies are in far better shape than ours!
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This is not about 'Houses vs Trees', we must include trees as
part of sustainable development if we want a healthy, resilient
community and a liveable future - it's really that simple.

The WA State government must stop allowing developers to completely clear bushland for new suburbs. Building hot, treeless housing estates is creating urban heat islands where residents pay more for power and water and face much poorer physical and mental health outcomes.

We call on the WA State Government to regulate the removal of large trees on private land and mandate the retention of trees for new greenfields subdivision.

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Trees Cool Our Cities

Adequate tree canopy can lower air temperature in urban areas by up to 10°C...and that’s just one of the amazing benefits that trees bring to our community and environment.

Perth is facing a Tree Canopy Crisis - we need to retain and expand our tree canopy if we want a liveable future as heatwaves become the norm.

WATCA seeks to work collaboratively with the WA State Government, councils,
the private sector and community to develop sensible and effective statewide
regulation of the removal of large trees on public and private land. 

We’re on a mission to create awareness, foster community engagement and drive
regulatory change, because once our precious trees are gone, it’s too late.  

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WATCA Members T-shirts

Join WATCA for 12 months and you'll receive one of these awesome t-shirts mailed directly to you - so you can wear your support!

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