About the Urbanwood Project

The Urbanwood Project began in 2005 as part of Recycle Ann Arbor and the Southeast Michigan Resource Conservation and Development Council's efforts to encourage more recycling of dead urban trees, especially those killed by the emerald ash borer. Many local businesses have joined together through this project to provide the widest selection of high-quality, sustainable wood products available in southeastern Michigan.

Our Urbanwood Partners are small, family-owned businesses that have found ways to recover good logs from landscape tree removals and turn them into lumber and flooring. Members of the Urbanwood Network are other key links in the chain: the wood suppliers, sellers, and specifiers who keep the process moving smoothly. Most people see only waste and loss when trees are removed from our communities. Our project's members and supporters know better: these trees can live on as remarkable green products that conserve resources and support local jobs.

How to Get Involved

Become an Urbanwood Partner

Does your local business makes lumber, furniture, or other products from reclaimed urban trees? Are you looking for better ways to market your sustainable wood products? Your sawmill or woodworking shop could be a part of our growing partnership. Please see our Membership Agreement for a complete description of the benefits and responsibilities of joining the Urbanwood Project.

Join the Urbanwood Network

Are you a tree care company or community looking for better options for recycling the wood you produce? Are you a builder or architect committed to using local, sustainable products? Are you a retailer interested in carrying these products? There is no cost to join the Urbanwood Network, only an opportunity to create more sustainable options for the natural resources in our communities. We can help you create effective partnerships with local wood industries and be a part of this exciting story.

Support the Urbanwood Project

• Select Urbanwood Products for your next woodworking or home improvement project.
• Choose a member of the Urbanwood Network when you need an arborist, sawmill, or builder.
• Talk to your community's leaders to see what they do with wood from tree removals in your city. Have they considered a wood use plan?
• Plant a tree and keep our communities green.
• Tell your friends about us!