Summer Tree Inspector

Where: Cedar Mill/Cedar Hills, Eugene, Gresham, Hillsboro, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Portland (N, NE), Salem, Vancouver, and Wilsonville.

When: Summer Tree Inspectors are needed May – August.  Currently recruiting!

More About this Role: 

Summer Inspectors are one of our most popular volunteer roles! Being a Summer Inspector gives you a chance to learn about young tree health, work in your community, share your tree knowledge with your neighbors to ensure the long-term survival of their young trees, participate in community science data collection, and increase the shade and health benefits that the urban canopy provides. This role can be done on your own schedule and is a great way to enjoy the longer days of summer. Not a bad way to do some fun work! We recommend bringing a family member or friend to inspect your route!

Inspection routes include trees planted along streets and trees planted on private property in front yards and backyards. We will not collect data on backyard trees.

You’ll have the option to select which city/neighborhood you’re interested in. We do our best to honor this request.

Time Commitment: We estimate that the overall time commitment–including the online training and two rounds of inspections— to be between 10-12 hours, May – August.

Completing an online training is required for this role. In this training, you’ll receive expert instruction regarding tree care techniques from FOT staff and professional arborists.