Hello. I'm Jon Swae.
I create cities for people and nature.
I create cities for people and nature.
My work focuses on creating places that reimagine and restore our relationship with nature. For over a decade, I engaged local communities in developing land use plans and environmental policies at the San Francisco Planning Department. I managed and wrote the San Francisco Urban Forest Plan which transformed the City's approach to tree maintenance.
As the Manager of Contracts, Grants and Initiatives for San Francisco Public Works' Bureau of Urban Forestry, I currently lead projects and programs that fund tree planting and maintenance projects throughout the city while creating green jobs for those facing barriers to employment.
As the Manager of Contracts, Grants and Initiatives for San Francisco Public Works' Bureau of Urban Forestry, I currently lead projects and programs that fund tree planting and maintenance projects throughout the city while creating green jobs for those facing barriers to employment.
My accomplishments include:
* Secured nearly $20M in grant funding for urban forestry projects in San Francisco.
* Built the award-winning San Francisco Street Tree Nursery - which transformed a blighted downtown freeway parcel into a nursery, community green space and workforce training center.
* Created new staff positions and workforce development training opportunities for 20+ individuals.
* Managed professional contracts resulting in the pruning and planting of thousands of trees throughout San Francisco.
I am an active member of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's (CAL FIRE) California Urban Forestry Advisory Committee. In my free time, I enjoy making art and exploring the natural beauty and biodiversity of California.
* Secured nearly $20M in grant funding for urban forestry projects in San Francisco.
* Built the award-winning San Francisco Street Tree Nursery - which transformed a blighted downtown freeway parcel into a nursery, community green space and workforce training center.
* Created new staff positions and workforce development training opportunities for 20+ individuals.
* Managed professional contracts resulting in the pruning and planting of thousands of trees throughout San Francisco.
I am an active member of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's (CAL FIRE) California Urban Forestry Advisory Committee. In my free time, I enjoy making art and exploring the natural beauty and biodiversity of California.
