Peter Torres is the president, master arborist and chief consultant at Multnomah Tree Experts, Ltd. Peter became a Massachusetts Certified Arborist in 1979. After arriving in Oregon he recognized a need for managing the remnant forest.  He attended OSU Forest Science Department, earning a Master of Forestry (MF) degree in 1997. His field was forest pathology, with a specialization in root disease of native conifers.