Role Title: Project Intern, Creating Resilient Urban Forests
Organisation: WA Local Government Association (WALGA)
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: West Leederville
A priority of the Local Government sector is ensuring that species master lists are comprised of resilient species that are adapted to future climate change projections. This project involve meeting with a key group of Local Governments active in this area to discuss key knowledge gaps and needs. The project will collate a street tree species list from metropolitan and regional councils, identify species origin (exotic, Australian native or WA native), size (small, medium or large) and analyse the prevalence of use of each species by different Local Governments. The project will research the projected climate resilience of individual species using existing tools such as Which Plant (Macquarie University). The intern will be required to report on whether Local Governments have a climate-ready approach to delivery of urban forest planting programs, make recommendations for identified areas of improvement, and present to the Local Government Urban Forest Working Group.
The WA Local Government Association (WALGA) is working for Local Government in Western Australia. As the peak industry body, WALGA advocates on behalf of WA's 139 Local Governments and negotiates service agreements for the sector. WALGA is not a government department or agency.