Summer Tree Inspector
Where: Beaverton, Cedar Mill/Cedar Hills, Eugene, Gresham, Hillsboro, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Portland (North & East-only), Troutdale, Vancouver, and Wilsonville.
When: Summer Tree Inspectors are needed May – August.
Sign up to become a Summer Inspector! Space limited.
In-person trainings:
Sat, May 9th, 9:30am-12pm (Beaverton, OR)
Sat, May 16th, 9:30am-12pm (Vancouver, WA)
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!
You’ll be assigned an inspection route of ~20 trees, which includes trees planted along streets and trees planted on private property in front yards and backyards. We will not collect data on backyard trees. We ask that you inspect your route of trees twice. It can take 3-5 hours to inspect your full route of trees. Your training will cover the tree health indicators we want you to observe and document.
Route location: You’ll have the option to select which city/neighborhood you’re interested in. We do our best to honor this request.
Time Commitment: The overall time commitment–including the training and two rounds of inspections–is 12-15 hours, May – August.
Training requirements: Completing an in-person training is required for this role. You’ll receive expert instruction regarding tree health and tree care from FOT staff and professional arborists.