Welcome, Jenn Cairo, Portland’s new city forester
Friends of Trees Executive Director Scott Fogarty & Portland City Forester Jenn Cairo at FOT's May 17 Leadership Awards Luncheon (Lucia DeLisa)
By Greg Tudor
Congratulations to Jenn Cairo, Portland’s new city forester! Jenn has been a Friends of Trees volunteer since 2009, working in both the Neighborhood Trees and Green Space Initiative programs. A summer inspector and Neighborhood Trees planter in her own North Portland neighborhood, she is most active as a GSI crew leader.
Hailing from the southeast corner of New York state, Jenn has a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, an MS in Forestry from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and an MPA (Master’s in Public Administration) from Syracuse University.
Before coming to the City of Portland, Jenn worked as a region manager for Oregon Parks and Recreation. She oversaw state parks in the Columbia River Gorge, Portland-metro area, and Willamette and Rogue River valleys.
Congratulations, Jenn. We look forward to working with you for years to come!
–Tudor is Development Manager for Friends of Trees.
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I have called twice regrding a tree that has tall dead sections and possibly could break and hit my house in a wind storm, promises that I would be contacted but not to date. The tree is 40 feet north of N.E. Alberta street on 74th ave. in city uninproved street. I’m not asking for much just an assesment of the tree since it belongs to the city and a potential danger to my residence. THANK YOU! Steve Prost 971-404-9780
Thanks for contacting us. Sorry if we misled you. Friends of Trees has the ability to point the public in the right direction, but we are a small non-profit and we don’t have the ability to assess hazard trees. We recommend calling Urban Forestry at 503-823-4489 to report a tree you believe to be hazardous. This department is responsible for doing these inspections. We’re not sure if the tree is across the street from you or not necessarily on your property, but if that’s the case, the adjacent property owner is responsible for street tree maintenance.