Jenny loves working with clients to develop and apply appropriate GIS and analytical resources to make more informed decisions, explore and understand patterns across landscapes, and communicate those patterns visually. She is continually inspired by the diverse range of uses for GIS, and it’s that inspiration that drives her to do great work for her clients. Away from FLO, she enjoys gardening, snowboarding in the mountains, spending time with her friends and husband, and laughing at their 90-lb lab—who thinks he’s a lap dog.
“I was working as a field data technician in my early 20s when I first got hooked on GIS. I was tromping around small streams, armpit deep in water, collecting data about the health of individual streams. When I was able to see how the data I collected could tell a bigger story about the health of a watershed when combined with broader data about the region and mapped in GIS, I knew I wanted to keep learning about this amazing discipline.”
Education:
Master of Science in Natural Resources Planning, with GIS and Remote Sensing emphasis, Humboldt State University
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Oregon
Related News
Extreme summer heat, mega forest fires, super storms and flooding—global climate change is already having a significant impact on communities and the environment across the United States, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. How...
Jenny AxelrodIn 2016, FLO joined a multidisciplinary team tasked with evaluating Pierce County’s existing land use policy for designating agricultural resource lands (ARL)—lands that “have long-term significance for the commercial production of food...
Jenny Axelrod-
New School Boundaries Set Up Hood River County School District for Success
Client: Hood River County School District
-
Interactive Story Map
Client: Greenbelt Land Trust
-
Data Needs Assessment Assists with Sage Grouse Conservation
Client: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service