FACT:
Many common urban tree removal practices in the United States view felled urban trees as costly waste. We know that trees removed from our cities and communities due to death, storm damage, or other circumstances are a resource worth saving. When processed, sold, and utilized, the U.S. could produce nearly 4 billion board feet annually to cushion local economies, reduce expenses for communities, and provide a sustainable, renewable resource to beautify our homes and neighborhoods.
We’re here to change that.
A thriving urban wood market would mean more holistic management of urban trees, where every part of the tree, from seed to sawdust, can be put to its highest and best use instead of being wasted. And it would mean that artisans and consumers alike would be able to enjoy the beauty that urban wood provides for generations to come.
We’re the Urban Wood Network
The Urban Wood Network is made up of individuals and entities from Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin. We have been dedicated to building urban wood businesses since the early 2000s and united to promote and demonstrate urban wood utilization. We are doing more than just saving trees from a waste stream, we are giving them a second life at their highest use, whether its mulch and firewood or premium end products like furniture and flooring.
We’ve learned from experience that the only way to have an ultimate impact, to truly establish full circle urban forestry management, is to work cooperatively from arborist to value-added manufacturer. A cohesive supply chain is the only way to get the highest product from these trees. Now, we want to use our collective experiences to assist other businesses and other states to join this developing industry. We are funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Forest Service.
The Urban Wood Network’s “How to Do Urban Wood” Webinar Series
The Urban Wood Network presents the “How to do Urban Wood” webinar series, a series of webinars during which experts in the urban wood field will share how they’ve successfully utilized urban wood. Urban wood enthusiasts from every link in the urban wood supply chain will gain a better understanding of how others in every link of the supply chain have successfully been involved in utilizing urban through their own ingenuity and through networking with others in the urban wood community.
The Urban Wood Network invites municipalities, arborists, sawyers, woodworkers and all others interested in helping advance the urban wood movement to participate in one or all of these 90-minute webinars.
Webinar #1: Urban Tree Removals – Reducing Costs and Promoting Utilization – July 25 1:00 EST
Webinar #2: Urban Lumber – How to Produce and Market It August 29, 2018 1:00 EST
Webinar #3: Producing Urban Wood Products – What, How and Where September 26, 2018 1:00 EST
Webinar #4: Starting a State Urban Wood Network October 25, 2018 1:00 EST
International Woodworking Fair (IWF) 2018 set in Atlanta, GA- August 22-25!
FREE URBAN WOOD SEMINAR!
“The Urban Wood Movement is NOW! Come Join the Movement!”
Register NOW and JOIN THE MOVEMENT with an opportunity of a free 90- minute seminar, Friday, August 24th 2018, starting at 1:00p.m.
Located at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Wood-Mizer, a leading manufacturer of portable sawmills and other wood processing equipment, is the major sponsor of this unique program.
The Urban Wood Network (UWN) operates from funding provided by the USDA Forest Service Northeastern, State and Private Forestry Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program.
The Urban Wood Network invites land owners, arborists, sawyers, woodworkers and all other interested in helping advance the urban wood movement.
Join the Movement
Our mission is to inform, collaborate, and connect to build community, business and consumer confidence in the urban wood industry. Whether you are looking to expand your existing model, start a new business dedicated to urban wood, join a statewide network, or start your own, click here to see how we can provide assistance.
