Samson's Urban Forest Growing

More than 1800 trees have been planted over the past 12 months as part of the plan to create an urban forest in Fremantle. The suburb of Samson had the highest tree planting numbers across the City in 2017/18, with 212 trees planted.

Mapping undertaken for the Urban Forest Plan identified Samson had some of the lowest canopy coverage in Fremantle, which meant Samson was on average two degrees hotter than nearby suburbs due to the urban heat island effect. Read more.