City of Harrisonburg

Southeastern Region

Harrisonburg Urban Wood Program

he City of Harrisonburg has a urban wood utilization program, in partnership with interested agencies and organizations, to recover trees at the end of their useful life so that wood can be reused in creative ways and kept out of the landfill.

Since 2018, Harrisonburg has been adjusting to the effects the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) pest on ash trees in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg removed a significant amount of ash in Harrisonburg and treated some ash through the Virginia Department of Forestry’s (VADOF) Cost Share Program. Through the removal of these ash trees, a program was created to upcycle and give new life to trees that are at the end of their biological life in Harrisonburg. The Harrisonburg Urban Wood Utilization Program was created in 2018.