http://urbanwood.org/ en jessica.simons@semircd.org Copyright 2011 2011-12-06T18:55:48+00:00 http://urbanwood.org/news/sale-15-off-lumber-at-raa-in-december/ http://urbanwood.org/news/sale-15-off-lumber-at-raa-in-december/#When:17:55:48Z Don't miss the December Clearance Sale at Recycle Ann Arbor's ReUse Center: 15% OFF ALL LUMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2011 Please note: This additional discount does not apply to lumber already on sale (boards from Tervol's Wood Products already marked with 15-25% off labels). The Urbanwood Sawmills thank you for your 2011 support and purchases! 2011-12-06T17:55:48+00:00 http://urbanwood.org/news/see-more-from-the-iwhy-wood-sustainable-uses-for-city-trees-workshop-i-in-f/ http://urbanwood.org/news/see-more-from-the-iwhy-wood-sustainable-uses-for-city-trees-workshop-i-in-f/#When:14:33:39Z Hosted by the Southeast Michigan RC&D Council and the Genesee County Conservation District, the Why Wood? Sustainable Uses for City Trees Workshop was a great success in Flint on December 2nd. Participants gathered at the Sloan Longway Museum to learn more about how to lower community wood disposal costs, support local businesses, and create value from removed city trees. [Presentations from the event](http://urbanwood.org/uploads/Why_Wood_Flint_Workshop_Presentations_1211_final.pdf), [workshop photos](http://urbanwood.org/uploads/WhyWoodPhotos.pdf) and links to other referenced information are now available online. Relevant links: [Event presentations](http://urbanwood.org/uploads/Why_Wood_Flint_Workshop_Presentations_1211_final.pdf) Southeast Michigan RC&D Council and Partners [Ash Utilization Options Project](http://semircd.org/ash) [Ash Utilization Resource Library](http://semircd.org/ash/education/resources.php) [Michigan Wood Energy Website](http://michiganwoodenergy.org) [The Urbanwood Project](http://urbanwood.org) [Videos: The Urbanwood Project](http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=urbanwoodproject) [Up from Ashes - Ann Arbor's Traverwood Library](http://www.aadl.org/buildings/traverwood) Michigan State University and Partners [emeraldashborer.info](http://www.emeraldashborer.info/) [Emerald Ash Borer University](http://www.emeraldashborer.info/eab_university_ondemand.cfm) Dr. Sam Sherrill and Cincinnati Urban Timber [Harvesting Urban Timber](http://www.harvestingurbantimber.com) [Cincinnati's Urban Timber Program](http://www.cincyparks.com/about-us/newsroom/cincinnatis-urban-timber-program.shtml) [Video: Cincinnati's Urban Timber](http://watch.cetconnect.org/video/1540049463/) [Log Splitting](http://harvestingurbantimber.com/?p=115#more-115) Genesee Conservation District [Flint Urban Forestry Program](http://www.wix.com/geneseecd/home) 2011-12-06T14:33:39+00:00 http://urbanwood.org/news/meet-the-urbanwood-project-join-us-at-flints-why-wood-workshop-dec.-2nd/ http://urbanwood.org/news/meet-the-urbanwood-project-join-us-at-flints-why-wood-workshop-dec.-2nd/#When:14:05:25Z Your community cares about trees. Your residents love the leafy canopy over their city streets. You work hard to care for and maintain a healthy forest. But what happens when trees need to be removed? Do you cringe when you have to chip up valued trees? Do you wish there were other options? Communities across the country are finding ways for dead and dying trees to live on as new sources for green building materials, sustainable energy, and more. Join us to learn how to find more value in the wood from your city’s removed trees. When: Friday, December 2, 2011; 8:30am - 4:00pm Where: Sloan Longway Museum - Flint Cultural Center, 1221 E. Kearsley Street, Flint Learn more: [Why Wood? Sustainable Uses for City Trees](http://urbanwood.org/uploads/Flint_UW_Conference_Flyer_1211.pdf) Register: [http://www.gettrees.org](http://www.gettrees.org) 2011-11-10T14:05:25+00:00 http://urbanwood.org/news/urbanwood-project-featured-at-society-of-municipal-arborists-conference/ http://urbanwood.org/news/urbanwood-project-featured-at-society-of-municipal-arborists-conference/#When:14:41:21Z Stories about Michigan's Urbanwood Project and other innovative urban wood programs were shared during the Society of Municipal Arborists International Urban Forestry Conference in Milwaukee, WI, on September 27, 2011. Jessica Simons, a longtime partner with the Urbanwood Project, encouraged the event's participants to learn more the wood resources generated by urban forestry activities, to build partnerships with local industries, and to be creative in thinking about how the wood from removed trees could benefit their local communities. Learn more by viewing the whole [presentation](http://urbanwood.org/uploads/Simons_-_Urban_Wood_-_SMA_Milwaukee_0911.pdf). 2011-09-28T14:41:21+00:00 http://urbanwood.org/news/urban-ashes-and-the-urbanwood-project-featured-on-the-lucy-ann-lance-busine/ http://urbanwood.org/news/urban-ashes-and-the-urbanwood-project-featured-on-the-lucy-ann-lance-busine/#When:13:25:42Z Paul Hickman, owner of Urban Ashes, and Ingrid Ault, of Think Local First, recently talked with Lucy Ann Lance about their passion for local business. Paul gave a fascinating overview of how he creates furniture and picture frames for his business using locally reclaimed urban wood, talented area fabricators, and milling services from the Urbanwood Project. They also discussed the upcoming Day at the (Urban) Sawmill event on Saturday, August 20th at Recycle Ann Arbor's ReUse Center. Listen to the complete interview at the [Lucy Ann Lance Business Insider](http://lucyannlance.com/?page_id=2039). The Lucy Ann Lance Show is a live, weekly radio broadcast that looks at Ann Arbor's local news, events, businesses, and community happenings. 2011-08-10T13:25:42+00:00 http://urbanwood.org/news/join-us-for-a-day-at-the-urban-sawmill/ http://urbanwood.org/news/join-us-for-a-day-at-the-urban-sawmill/#When:18:00:02Z The Urbanwood Project is hosting a Day at the (Urban) Sawmill on Saturday, August 20th at the ReUse Center (2420 South Industrial, Ann Arbor). Come meet Urbanwood's expert sawyers, arborists, and designers; see equipment demonstrations; and enjoy fun activities for the kids. See the [event flyer](http://urbanwood.org/uploads/UW_Event_Flyer_0811.pdf) for more details. We hope to see you there! 2011-07-08T18:00:02+00:00 http://urbanwood.org/news/lansings-city-pulse/ http://urbanwood.org/news/lansings-city-pulse/#When:17:47:50Z Kelvin Potter recently described his love of rescuing urban logs for the Lansing City Pulse. The article showcases the unique, high-quality character of urban forest products -- “The industry wants lumber that looks like a computer made it — telephone pole trunk,” Potter said. “We go for just the opposite. A big, stubby trunk with lots of branches gives you wood with character.” Visit the [City Pulse](http://npaper-wehaa.com/citypulse/2011/06/29/#?article=1310352&page=1) to learn more about how Kelvin got into business and why he's so passionate about helping wood find its highest use. 2011-07-08T17:47:50+00:00 http://urbanwood.org/news/no-more-chainsaw-massacres-the-comeback-of-the-urban-sawyer/ http://urbanwood.org/news/no-more-chainsaw-massacres-the-comeback-of-the-urban-sawyer/#When:17:38:03Z Matt Grocoff, an Ann Arbor resident and green building expert, describes his own eye-opening experience in using urban wood in restoring his historic, net-zero energy home on Old House Web. He explains: "It would have been really easy to drive over to the big box store and buy cheap, low-grade wood that was clear cut from a forest thousands and thousands of miles away. Yet right nearby the city was removing trees from parks, neighbors were cutting trees that fell in storms, and the utility company was trimming or cutting trees from around power lines. We’re talking good wood here: walnut, ash, sycamore, sugar maple, and other hard and exotic woods. The saddest part was that almost all of it was going into chippers, cut into firewood, torched in burn piles or sent to a landfill. But, there is a revolution underway among urban sawyers across the country who are harvesting dead and downed trees, milling it into high-quality lumber and selling it locally for use by those smart enough to find them." Visit Old House Web to read the rest of [Matt's story](http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/no-more-chainsaw-massacres-the-comeback-of-the-urban-sawyer/). 2011-07-08T17:38:03+00:00 http://urbanwood.org/news/urbanwood-featured-on-wemus-issue-of-the-environment/ http://urbanwood.org/news/urbanwood-featured-on-wemus-issue-of-the-environment/#When:17:31:08Z Urbanwood's own Paul Hickman recently discussed the Urbanwood Project, the importance of supporting local businesses, and his own Urban Ashes enterprise on WEMU's Issues of the Environment radio show with David Fair. [Listen online](http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wemu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1807338) to hear the whole story. Paul's passion for reclaiming and reusing urban trees is clear: He explains, "We tend to go for the easiest way to do things and are short sighted. Utilizing urban wood to it's highest level will save the governments and the tax payers money in the medium to long run." 2011-07-08T17:31:08+00:00 http://urbanwood.org/news/action-alert-help-us-gain-fsc-recognition-for-urban-forest-products/ http://urbanwood.org/news/action-alert-help-us-gain-fsc-recognition-for-urban-forest-products/#When:12:43:53Z The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is currently inviting comments on its policy regarding sourcing of reclaimed materials. This comment period provides an opportunity to make the FSC aware of the opportunity to identify reclaimed urban trees as post‐consumer material. FSC is one of the most visible and respected certification programs for wood products and is currently the only standard recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. Obtaining FSC recognition of urban wood as reclaimed material could be another step toward increasing the visibility of urban forest products and creating new market opportunities. The Urban Forest Products Alliance has suggested edits to the draft FSC policy to include language addressing the policy change that we are advocating to recognize urban trees as post‐consumer reclaimed. This comment form, along with the FSC policy, is available at . The UFPA is asking all supporters to review this comment form, modify it as necessary, and submit comments on this FSC policy to Lucia Mayer Massaroth at l.massaroth@fsc.org. The deadline for submitting comments is January 15, 2011. If possible, please also copy jessica.simons@semircd.org on this message. 2011-01-03T12:43:53+00:00