Closing the Loop on Urban Wood Utilization

Closing the Loop on Urban
Wood Utilization
Bringing the Urban Forest Full Circle Conference - 2016
Amy Hall Photography
Ian Brown
Urban Forestry District Manager
City of Milwaukee
Milwaukee Urban Forest
City of Milwaukee – Forestry Section
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Mission:
“To efficiently manage the urban landscape to
provide a better quality of life for our citizens
and visitors. This effort seeks to maximize the
environmental and psychological benefits of
the urban forest, while enhancing both
landscape and property values.”
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Responsibilities
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Maintain 120 miles of landscaped
boulevards
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Design, Plant, and maintain annual
flower and perennial flower and
shrub beds
Turf mowing and maintenance
Irrigation installation and repair
City of Milwaukee
Forestry
Maintain 193,000 street and
Boulevard trees
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Planting
Pruning
Removals
Tree Inventory Software
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Web-based software
Track individual
trees
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Archived history
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Tree Inventory Software
Tree Management
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Trees managed for
urban benefits
6-year pruning cycle
Multiple ‘end of life’
options
Disposal Options
Historically “Wood Waste”
Shift to “Wood Resource”
$47/ton for disposal
$25/ton for transport
Disposal Options
VS
The Urban Wood ‘Story’
Horigan Urban Forest Products
Wudeward Urban Forest Products
Urban Ecology Center
Milwaukee Urban Wood
Wudeward Urban Forest Products
Horigan Urban Forest Products
Kettle Moraine Hardwoods
Urban Wood Encounter
Wudeward Urban Forest Products
Clock Shadow Building
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$7 million
commercial building
“Living Building”
goal
Amy Hall Photography
Clock Shadow Building
Fix Development
UWM Children’s Learning
Center
Wudeward Urban Forest Products
Direct Supply Headquarters
Wudeward Urban Forest Products
Direct Supply Headquarters
Wudeward Urban Forest Products
Milwaukee Public Library
Mequon Outpost
Mequon Collectivo Coffee
Milwaukee Honey Locust Table
Milwaukee Honey Locust Table
Milwaukee Honey Locust Table
Milwaukee Honey Locust Table
Bay View Lumber Company
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Creation Fall 2014
Hoppe Urban Wood Lab
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Established Fall 2014
Off the shelf or mill to
order
Local artist showroom
Hoppe/Habitat ReStore
Partnership
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Began 2014
Consignment
arrangement
Revenue generator
Questions?
Clock Shadow Building – Amy Hall Photography
Ian Brown
[email protected]
(414) 286-8233