Urban Lumber represents a huge opportunity since the materials available through normal tree-falls and tree removals can be valuable. We have been successful in gathering local oak, pine, eucalyptus, and other species, milling the wood, and using it in furniture production. The Urban Ecology Project would be involved on a local and potentially a regional level, in forging relationships with tree cutting companies, arborists, developers, cities, and individual homeowners. Being in the right place at the right time is the key as the removals will generally need to take place quickly.
The benefit to the owners and the tree cutting crews is that the heaviest and most cumbersome part of the tree hauling is taken care of by The Urban Ecology Project team at no cost. We mill the wood and air dry it for up to three years until it is ready for use.
Urban Lumber is one component of the Urban Ecology Project, which is a California non-profit corporation. The milling operation is coordinated by the Urban Ecology Project, which has experience handling large logs and heavy machinery.