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 two children, ages 14 and 18, 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 and landscapes 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.

Currently, he serves as Vice Chair of the San Francisco Urban Forestry Council.

You can find him exploring with his wife, Kate, skiing in Tahoe, learning about history, or spending record amounts of time on the internet.