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How Wood is Processed
Why are Urbanwood products different?
Dead trees in your city are cut down.
Instead of being chipped and treated as waste, good logs are hand-picked, saved, and sent to a local mill for processing.
Logs are evaluated for quality and then cut into lumber at a local mill.
Lumber is dried and finished by local processors.
Finished products are available at Recycle Ann Arbor’s Reuse Center and urbanwood.org.
Customers purchase and use products – a smart environmental choice that also supports the local economy.
Get Involved
- Visit the ReUse Center to see products
- Apply for Tree Grant
- Wood processors, join us!
Get Help
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- Custom order?
Contact the mills - Questions?
Contact Jessica Simons
Urbanwood is a cooperative project of the Southeast Michigan Resource Conservation and Development Council and Recycle Ann Arbor. This program is supported by grants from USDA Forest Service Wood Education and Resource Center and the USDA Federal State Marketing Improvement Program. Additional technical support is provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.