Nicholas Crawford grew up in his family’s tree and landscape business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, contributing to the tree care and plant health care operations.

Now living in the San Francisco area with his wife and three children, he is the Superintendent of the Bureau of Urban Forestry for the City and County of San Francisco's Public Works. His role is to manage the city's trees, landscapes, and sidewalks in the public right of way such as street trees, medians, and open spaces.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in Urban Forestry at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and MBA at UW-Milwaukee.

Since 2016, he serves on the San Francisco Urban Forestry Council.

You can find him exploring with his wife, Kate, traveling on points and miles, learning about history, or spending record amounts of time on the internet.